Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION › Division 20 - Division of Learning Services › Chapter 400 - Office of Educator Quality › Section 5 CSR 20-400.180 - Temporary Authorization Certificate of License to Teach

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment would eliminate the required
				  cumulative grade point average in all applicable certification
				  rules.
(1) An applicant for a
				Missouri temporary authorization certificate of license to teach (temporary
				authorization certificate) who possesses good moral character may be granted a
				temporary authorization certificate upon joint application with a Missouri
				public school district or accredited nonpublic school. The temporary
				authorization certificate is limited to the employing Missouri public school
				district or accredited nonpublic school.
(2) Applications for a Missouri temporary
				authorization certificate shall be submitted on the forms provided by the State
				Board of Education (board).
(3) An
				application is not considered officially filed with the board until it has been
				determined by the board or the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
				(department) staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the forms
				provided by the board, signed, and accompanied by two (2) full sets of
				fingerprints with the appropriate fee as set by the Missouri State Highway
				Patrol (Highway Patrol) and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and
				any other applicable forms. All information should be received by the board
				within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.
(4) The applicant shall request that each
				state or United States territory regulatory entity in which a professional
				license including a certificate of license to teach is held or has ever been
				held to submit verification of certification or licensure directly to the
				department, including information regarding any disciplinary action.
(5) The temporary authorization certificate
				will not include the areas of elementary education, grades 1-6; early
				childhood, birth-grade 3; early childhood special education, birth-grade 3;
				blind and low vision, birth-grade 12; deaf and hard of hearing, birth-grade 12;
				counselor, kindergarten-grade 8; and counselor, grades 7-12. Applicants for the
				areas of driver's education, grades 9-12; English language learners,
				kindergarten- grade 12; gifted education, kindergarten-grade 12; special
				reading, kindergarten-grade 12; and math specialist, grades 1-6 must hold a
				professional teaching certificate of license to teach.
(6) The applicant for a temporary
				authorization certificate (excluding a temporary authorization administrator
				and career education certificate) must comply with the following criteria:
(A) Possession of a baccalaureate or higher
				degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the subject area
				to be taught or a closely related field or demonstration of exceptional
				experience in the subject area to be taught or demonstrate completion of a
				minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours in the content area from a
				regionally accredited college or university.
1. Applicants for a special education
				temporary authorization certificate must possess a baccalaureate or higher
				degree from a regionally accredited college or university;