Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 142 - Guidelines and Clarification of Requirements for Issuance of Career and Technical Education (Occupation Educator) Licenses › TAB 1 - CTE Stand Alone Endorsements › Section 7-142-972 - Career Pathway: Culinary Arts

Current through June 25, 2024
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:
1.
Education
- Applicant must have earned a two-year college degree
				  (associate degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher
				  education.
2.
Technology Literacy and Related Assessment of that Competency
- 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.
3.
Occupational Experience and Related Assessment of that Experience
- 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.
4.
Teacher Education Preparation and Related Assessment(s) of that
				Education
- 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.