7 Miss. Code. R. 142-963
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
995100 Health Sciences Core
995102 Health Services Core I
995103 Health Sciences Core II
995300 Dental Assisting
Minimum Requirements for this Endorsement:
- Applicant must have earned a four-year college degree (bachelor's degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher education in Dental Hygiene or degree approved by the MDE Supervisor of Program Area.
- Applicant must validate technology competency by attaining the established minimum score or higher on an assessment approved by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). Approved assessments for this license are IC3 or other approved MDE substitute.
- Applicants with a bachelor or higher degree must have at least one year of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years. Experience must be appropriate to the subject to be taught.
An educator with a standard five - year license may use experience outside of the ten - year timeframe.
- Applicant must possess and maintain currently valid certification as Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) as issued by the Dental Assisting National Board.
- Applicant must possess and maintain a Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support Certification through American Heart Association.
- Applicant must enroll immediately in Vocational Instructor Preparation (VIP) program.
(Exception: Those teachers that have a currently valid five-year license or have completed an alternate route program do not have to enroll in VIP).
- Applicant must complete the individualized professional development plan (PDP) requirements of the VIP program prior to the expiration date of the three-year Career & Technical license.
- Applicant must successfully complete a Certification of Online Learning (COOL) workshop, module or course.
- Applicant must successfully complete the Dental Assisting Certification workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed above, that applicant will be issued a 963 endorsement-a five-year license. If the applicant meets the educational and occupational experience requirements, but does not meet all other requirements, the applicant may be issued one (1) three-year endorsement (license), and all requirements stated above must be satisfied prior to the ending date of that license.
7 Miss. Code. R. 142-963