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	Title 5-DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION Division 80-Teacher Quality and Urban Education Chapter 800-Educator Certification
5 CSR 80-800.380 Required Assessments for Professional Education Certification in Missouri

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 to establish requirements and qualifications for those certificates. This rule establishes required assessments for individuals applying for an initial or additional certificate of license to teach.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.

(1) Each applicant seeking a Missouri certificate of license to teach will successfully complete an exit assessment to measure the applicant’s competency in subject matter, pedagogical knowledge, or both, prior to being granted the certificate. An exemption exists if the applicant holds a valid certificate of license to teach from another state.

(A) The State Board of Education (board) has selected the Praxis II: Content Knowledge or Specialty Area assessments and the Principles of Learning and Teaching assessments developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) as the exit assessments for certificates of license to teach. Qualifying scores are established by the board and published by ETS for each assessment designated for an area of certification.

1. Applicants seeking initial certificates of license to teach must complete and achieve a Missouri qualifying score in the content knowledge or specialty area assessment in their major area of preparation or the appropriate principles of learning and teaching assessment if no content knowledge or specialty area assessment is designated, except in the areas of special education, student services, and administration (see Appendix A, which is included herein).

2. Applicants holding a valid Missouri professional or life certificate of license to teach in a content area who are seeking an additional certificate(s) of license to teach in another content area(s), will receive the additional certificate(s) upon meeting either of the following conditions:

A. Complete and achieve a Missouri qualifying score for the Praxis II content knowledge or specialty area assessment designated for the certificate of license to teach, except for the areas of unified science, special education other than mild/moderate cross-categorical disabilities, student services, administration, career education, and adult education and literacy; or

B. Successfully complete the applicable certification requirements as set forth 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 January 2008), may contact the Educator Certification Section, 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.

3. Applicants holding a valid Missouri professional or life certificate of license to teach in a secondary content area who are seeking additional certification for middle school in the same content area, will receive the additional certification upon meeting either of the following conditions:

A. Complete and achieve a Missouri qualifying score for the Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching, grades five through nine (5-9), assessments; or

B. Successfully complete the applicable certification requirements for middle school education, grades five through nine (5-9), as set forth in the compendium.

(B) In addition to the previously described assessments, the board will accept successful completion of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) or, for school psychologists, the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) assessment as meeting the exit assessment requirement for Missouri.  Therefore, applicants seeking a Missouri certificate of license to teach having certification granted by the NBPTS or NASP are not required to take the exit assessment designated by the board in the content area for which they hold NBPTS or NASP certification.

(C) The board has selected the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) developed by ETS to assess the attainment of competencies required for the building-level administrator certificate of license to teach (see Appendix A). A minimum qualifying score for this assessment is established by the board.

(D) The board has selected the School Superintendent Assessment (SSA) developed by ETS to assess the attainment of competencies required for the district-level administrator certificate of license to teach (see Appendix A). A minimum qualifying score for this assessment is established by the board.

(E) Applicants seeking a Missouri certificate of license to teach shall have their assessment score(s) reported to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education by the authorized testing agency and on their application for initial certification from the college/university recommending the applicant for their certificate of license to teach, if appropriate.

(2) Applicants seeking a certificate of license to teach in a career education area, adult education and literacy, substitute and/or temporary authorization certificate of license to teach may not be required to take an exit assessment prior to the issuance of the certificate of license to teach.

(3) Applicants holding a temporary authorization certificate of license to teach who have not completed a state-approved teacher preparation program shall complete and achieve the Missouri qualifying scores for both the Praxis II content knowledge or specialty area assessment for the content area and the Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching for the specific grade ranges prior to advancement to a professional classification certificate of license to teach (see Appendix A).

APPENDIX A ASSESSMENTS DESIGNATED FOR CERTIFICATION IN MISSOURI The Praxis® assessments listed below have been designated by the State Board of Education to fulfill the assessment requirement for certification in Missouri. The assessments are listed beside the certificates to which they correspond.   Missouri Certificate of License to Teach Test Code Designated Assessment Early Childhood Education, Birth – Grade 3 20021 Education of Young Children Early Childhood Special Education, Birth – Grade 3 10690 Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood Elementary Education, Grades 1-6 10011 Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Middle School Education, Grades 5-9 - --- Language Arts 10049 MS English-Language Arts:  Content Knowledge           Mathematics 20069 MS Mathematics:  Content Knowledge           Science 10439 MS Science:  Content Knowledge           Social Science 20089 MS Social Studies:  Content Knowledge Other Middle School Subject Areas 30523 Principles of Learning and Teaching, Grades 5-9 Secondary Education, Grades 9-12 (except as noted) - ---             Agriculture 10700 Agriculture             Art K-12, 9-12 10133 Art:  Content Knowledge             Business Education 10100 Business Education             English 10041 English Language, Literature and Composition:  Content Knowledge             Family and Consumer Sciences 10120 Family and Consumer Science             Foreign Language:  K-12                  French K-12 20173 French:  Content Knowledge               German K-12 20181 German:  Content Knowledge               Spanish K-12 10191 Spanish:  Content Knowledge             Health K-12, 9-12 20550 Health Education             Industrial Technology 10050 Technology Education             Library Media Specialist, K-12 10310 Library Media Specialist             Marketing and Distributive                      Education 10560 Marketing Education             Mathematics 10061 Mathematics:  Content Knowledge             Music:  Instrumental, Vocal                K-12 10113 Music:  Content Knowledge             Physical Education K-9, K-12,               9-12 10091 Physical Education:  Content Knowledge            Science:                Biology 20235 Biology:  Content Knowledge             Chemistry 20245 Chemistry:  Content Knowledge             Earth Science 20571 Earth Science:  Content Knowledge             General Science 10435 General Science:  Content Knowledge             Physics 10265 Physics:  Content Knowledge          Social Science 10081 Social Studies:  Content Knowledge Special Education, K-12     Blind and Partially Sighted1 10280 Teaching Students with Visual Impairments           Deaf and Hearing Impaired1 10271 Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Mild-Moderate Disabilities:  Learning Disabled, Behavioral Disordered,    Mentally Handicapped, or Physical and Other Health Impairments1 20353 Education of Exceptional Students:  Core Content Knowledge Mild-Moderate Cross-Categorical Disabilities 20353 and 10542 Education of Exceptional Students:  Core Content Knowledge Education of Exceptional Students:  Mild to Moderate Disabilities Severely Developmentally Disabled1 20353 and 10544 Education of Exceptional Students:  Core Content Knowledge Education of Exceptional Students:  Severe to Profound Disabilities Speech/Theatre 10220 Speech Communication Speech and Language Pathologist K-123 20330 Speech-Language Pathology Unified Science2 - --- Biology Chemistry Earth Science Physics 20235 20245 20571 10265 Biology:  Content Knowledge Chemistry:  Content Knowledge Earth Science:  Content Knowledge Physics:  Content Knowledge K-12 or 9-12 teaching certification for which no specialty area assessment or content knowledge assessment is designated and a Temporary Authorization Certificate (TAC) of License to Teach 30524 Principles of Learning and Teaching, Grades 7-12 School Counselor K-8, 7-123 20420 School Guidance and Counseling School Psychologist K-123 10400 School Psychologist Building-Level Administrator3   Principal K-8, 5-9, 9-12   Special Education Administrator K-12   Career Education Director 11010 School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) District-Level Administrator (Superintendent) K-122 11020 School Superintendent Assessment (SSA)       1. Not available by completion of the designated assessment only; also requires completion of a program of study in special education with the area of specialization from a state-approved institution. 2. Not available by completion of the designated assessment only; also requires completion of a program of study in the unified science core with the area of specialization from a state-approved institution. 3. Not available by completion of the designated assessment only; also requires completion of a program of study and a recommendation from a state-approved institution. AUTHORITY:  sections 161.092, 168.021, 168.071, 168.081, and 168.400, RSMo Supp. 2007 and sections 168.011, 168.405, and 168.409, RSMo 2000.*  Original rule filed April 26, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000.  Amended:  Filed March 27, 2001, effective Oct. 30, 2001.  Amended:  Filed March 1, 2002, effective Sept. 30, 2002.  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. Amended:  Filed Jan. 18, 2008, effective Sept. 30, 2008. *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; 168.400, RSMo 1985, amended 1990, 2002; 168.405, RSMo 1985; and 168.409, RSMo 1985.

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