7 Miss. Code. R. 142-972
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
996000 Culinary Arts I
996001 Culinary Arts II
996002 Orientation to Culinary Arts
996004 Theory and Application of Culinary Arts I
996005 Theory and Application of Culinary Arts II
996006 Advanced Studies in Culinary Arts
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.
- Applicants must successfully complete the Manager and Instructor ServSafe Certification exams and keep them current.
- Applicants must successfully complete all components of national Prostart Certification program.
OR
- Applicants must successfully complete at least 48 hours of Culinary Arts mini - courses offered by the Mississippi University for Women.
OR
- Other teacher occupational competency assessment approved by MDE Office of Career and Technical Education.
- Applicants that have a bachelor's degree or higher in Culinary are exempt from the Prostart and Culinary Arts mini - courses.
- 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 Culinary Arts 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 972 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. 142-972