7 Miss. Code. R. 142-918
This vocational program area and associated teacher license title and code number are LIMITED to currently existing programs. Future use of this license is exclusively limited to teachers of currently existing programs; further, any applicant for this license must be approved by the MDE Office of Career and Technical Education.
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
993500 Furniture Manufacturing & Upholstery I
993501 Furniture Manufacturing & Upholstery II
993502 Furniture Design and Manufacturing I
993503 Furniture Design and Manufacturing II
993504 Furniture Design and Manufacturing III
993505 Furniture Design and Manufacturing IV
Minimum Requirements for this Endorsement:
- Applicant must have earned a two-year college degree (associate degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher education.
- Applicant must validate technology competency by attaining the established minimum score or higher on an assessment approved by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). The assessment must be directly related to technology competency required by the grade level and subject matter being taught. Approved assessments for this license are IC3 or other approved MDE substitute.
- Applicants with an associate degree must have at least two years of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years. Experience must be appropriate to the subject to be taught.
- 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.
This endorsement requires the following assessment(s) of occupational expertise:
- Careful review of occupational experience with documentation of the applicability of that experience to the subject area being taught is required. No further assessment required.
- 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 for online learning workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi Department of Education.
- Applicant must successfully complete the Furniture Design & Manufacturing 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 918 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. 142-918