CSR 80-800.230 Application for a Student Services Certificate of License to Teach

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Title 5-DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Division 80-Teacher Quality and Urban Education
Chapter 800-Educator Certification

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5 CSR 80-800.230 Application for a Student Services Certificate of License to Teach

PURPOSE: The State Board of Education is authorized to grant certificates of license to teach in any of the public schools of the state and establish requirements and qualifications for those certificates. This rule outlines the procedures for application for a student services certificate of license to teach for school counselors, school psychological examiners, school psychologists, adult education supervisors, career education counselors, career education placement coordinators, and speech-language pathologists.

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(1) An applicant for a student services certificate of license to teach may be granted in the following areas subject to the specific certification requirements found in the Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements (compendium) which is incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. Anyone interested in viewing or requesting a copy of the compendium, published by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (revised June 2007), may contact the Educator Certification Section, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. The criteria established in the rules, promulgated by the State Board of Education (board), to an individual who possesses good moral character is:

(A) School Counselor:

1. School counselor, grades K-8, and/or grades 7-12;

(B) School Psychological Services Personnel:

1. School psychological examiner, grades K-12; and/or

2. School psychologist, grades K-12;

1. Adult education supervisor;

2. Career education counselor (excluding K-8); and/or

3. Career services coordinator;

(D) Speech-Language Services Personnel;

1. Speech-language pathologist, birth-grade 12.

(2) Applications for a student services Missouri certificate of license to teach shall be submitted on the forms provided by the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee, and may be obtained by writing the Educator Certification Section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) at PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or by downloading from the Internet.

(3) An application is not considered officially filed with the board until it has been determined by the board or DESE staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the forms provided by the board, signed and accompanied by two (2) full sets of fingerprints with the appropriate fee as set by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and any other applicable forms and/or fees. All information should be received by the board within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.

(A) The applicant is responsible for submitting the fingerprints in the manner acceptable to the Highway Patrol and/or FBI and the payment of any fees required by the Highway Patrol and/or FBI.

(4) The applicant shall submit verification of certification or licensure directly to DESE including information regarding any disciplinary action from each state or United States’ territory regulatory entity in which a professional license, including a certificate of license to teach, is held or has ever been held.

(5) The applicant for a student services certificate of license to teach as a school counselor must comply with the following additional criteria:

(A) The applicant shall request and obtain the recommendation of the designated certification official for a state-approved master’s or higher level school counselor preparation program; and

(B) The applicant must possess either:

1. A master’s or higher degree in school counseling from a state-approved school counselor preparation program; or

2. A master’s or higher degree in education, school counseling, counseling, counseling psychology, or a closely related mental health discipline with additional graduate course work specific to school counseling, as designated by the state-approved recommending certification official, including a supervised internship or field experience of at least three hundred (300) hours in an appropriate school setting; and

1. Possess a bachelor’s degree in education from a state-approved teacher preparation program; or

2. Complete a curriculum in teaching methods and practices, classroom management and the psychology of the exceptional child, as specified by the recommending certification officer of the state-approved program; and

(D) The applicant must achieve a score equal to or in excess of the qualifying score on the exit assessment(s), not to include the principles of learning and teaching, as defined in the rules promulgated by the board. An official score report shall be submitted to DESE.

(6) The applicant for a student services certificate of license to teach as a school psychological examiner must comply with the following additional criteria:

(A) The applicant shall request and obtain the recommendation of the designated certification official for a state-approved master's or higher level school psychological examiner preparation program; and

(B) The applicant must possess either:

1. A master’s or higher degree from a state-approved school counselor preparation program; or

2. A master’s or higher degree in education, school counseling, counseling, counseling psychology, or a closely related mental health discipline; and complete a designated graduate curriculum in the practice of the school psychological examiner, as specified by the recommending certification program, including a supervised internship or field experience in school psychological assessment of at least one hundred fifty (150) hours in an appropriate school setting.

(7) The applicant for a student services certificate of license to teach as a school psychologist must comply with the following additional criteria:

(A) The applicant shall request and obtain the recommendation of the designated certification official for a state-approved school psychologist preparation program;

(B) The applicant must possess an education specialist’s or equivalent degree in school psychology from a state-approved program; and

(C) The applicant must achieve a score equal to or in excess of the qualifying score on the exit assessment(s) as defined in the rules promulgated by the board. An official score report shall be submitted to DESE.

(8) The applicant for a student services certificate of license to teach as an adult education supervisor must comply with the following additional criteria:

(A) The applicant must possess a baccalaureate level or higher degree from a state-approved college or university.

(9) The applicant for a student services certificate of license to teach as a career education counselor must comply with the following additional criteria:

(A) The applicant shall request and obtain the recommendation of the designated certification official for a state-approved master’s or higher level school counselor preparation program; and

(B) The applicant must possess either:

1. A master’s or higher degree in school counseling from a state-approved school counselor preparation program; or

2. A master’s or higher degree in education, school counseling, counseling, counseling psychology, rehabilitation counseling, vocational evaluation, or a closely related mental health discipline with additional graduate course work specific to school counseling, as designated by the state-approved recommending certification official, including a supervised internship or field experience of at least three hundred (300) hours in an appropriate school setting; and

1. Possess a bachelor’s degree in education from a state-approved teacher preparation program; or

(10) The applicant for a student services certificate of license to teach as a career services coordinator must comply with the following additional criteria:

(A) The applicant must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher degree in a business-related field or human resources.

(11) The applicant for a student services certificate of license to teach as a speech-language pathologist must meet all the additional requirements in one (1) of the following areas:

(A) State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts:

1. The applicant must possess a master's or higher degree from a state-approved program for speech-language pathologists;

2. The applicant must possess a valid unencumbered, undisciplined Missouri license as a speech-language pathologist from the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; and

3. The applicant must achieve a score equal to or in excess of the qualifying score on the exit assessment(s), not to include the principals of learning and teaching, as defined in the rules promulgated by the board. An official score report shall be submitted to DESE; or

(B) Teacher Preparation Program:

1. The applicant must possess a master's or higher degree from a state-approved program for speech-language pathologist;

2. The applicant must obtain the recommendation of the designated certification official for a state-approved program for the preparation of a speech-language pathologist; and

(12) Additional certificates of license to teach may be granted pursuant to rules promulgated by the board.

(13) An applicant for a Missouri student services certificate of license to teach who possesses a valid certificate of license to teach from another state and possesses good moral character may be granted a Missouri student services certificate of license to teach.

(A) The applicant shall submit the application on the forms provided by the board, signed and accompanied by two (2) full sets of fingerprints with the appropriate fee as set by the Missouri State Highway Patrol (Highway Patrol) and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and any other applicable forms and/or fees. All information should be received by the board within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.

1. The applicant is responsible for submitting the fingerprints in the manner acceptable to the Highway Patrol and/or FBI and the payment of any fees required by the Highway Patrol and/or FBI.

(14) Following review by DESE, the applicant shall be informed in writing of the decision regarding the application for a certificate of license to teach.

(15) An initial student services certificate of license to teach may be issued for a school counselor, school psychological examiner career education counselor, adult education supervisor, career services coordinator, speech-language pathologist, and/or school psychologist for a period of four (4) years and may be renewed as set forth in the compendium.

(16) The holder of a student services certificate of license to teach shall ensure that DESE has their current legal name and address.

(A) A holder of a student services certificate of license to teach whose name is changed shall notify DESE within ninety (90) days of the name change and provide a copy of the appropriate documents verifying the name change.

(B) A holder of a student services certificate of license to teach whose address has changed shall inform DESE in writing of the change within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the change.

AUTHORITY: sections 161.092, 168.021, 168.071, 168.081 and 168.400, RSMo Supp. 2006 and 168.011, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed April 26, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed March 27, 2001, effective Oct. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Aug. 13, 2002, effective March 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 2003, effective April 30, 2004. Amended: Filed Sept. 22, 2004, effective April 30, 2005. Amended: Filed June 30, 2005, effective Jan. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed April 4, 2007, effective Nov. 30, 2007.

*Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2003; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003; 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984, 2002; and 168.400, RSMo 1985, amended 1990, 2002.

For more information regarding this rule, please contact the
Educator Certification Section at (573) 751-0051.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education