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 7-142-989 - Career Pathway: Polymer Science

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the
				  following secondary courses:
994500 Polymer Science I
994501 Polymer Science II
994502 Introduction to Polymer Science I
994503 Introduction to Polymer Science II
994504 Advanced Topics in Polymer Science
994505 Careers in Polymer Science
Minimum Requirements for this
				  Endorsement:
1.
Education
-
Applicant must hold a four-year college degree
				  (bachelor's degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher
				  education. The degree must be in polymer science, chemistry, or other
				  appropriate field of science and must be approved by MDE program
				  coordinator.
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
- Verification of at least one year of occupational
				  experience in the past ten years. This experience must be appropriate to the
				  subject area to be taught.
(Exception: Those teachers that hold a valid
				  license in the area of Chemistry or Physics are not required to have the
				  occupational experience.)
An educator with a standard five - year license
				  may use experience outside of the ten - year timeframe.
- All successful applicants must hold a bachelor or higher
				  degree in the subject area to be taught. This degree in subject area exempts
				  applicant form any additional occupational competency
				  testing
.
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 Agriculture Power
				  and Machinery 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 993 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.