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 7-142-970 - Career Pathway: Early Childhood

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the
				  following secondary courses:
996200 Early Childhood I
996201 Early Childhood II
996202 Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education
996203 Child Development
996204 The Learning Environment
996205 Management of a Quality Child Care Program
Minimum Requirements for this
				  Endorsement:
1.
Education:
- Applicant must have earned a bachelor's degree or higher
				  from an accredited institution of higher education in the area of Early
				  Childhood, Elementary Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Human
				  Services, Human Sciences, or an appropriate, related field approved by the 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:
- 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.
(Exception:
				  Those teachers that have a currently valid five-year license are not required
				  to have the occupational experience.)
- Applicant must earn and maintain CPR Certification.
- Applicant must earn and maintain First Aid
				  Certification.
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 Early Childhood
				  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 970 endorsement - 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.