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 7-142-961 - Career Pathway: Healthcare and Clinical Services

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the
				  following secondary courses:
995003 Theory and Applications of Health Sciences I
995100 Health Sciences (Core)
995101 Healthcare and Clinical Services
995102 Health Sciences Core I
995103 Health Sciences Core II
995104 Healthcare and Clinical Services I
995105 Healthcare and Clinical Services II
Minimum Requirements for this
				  Endorsement:
1.
Education
- Applicant must be a Licensed Practical Nurse or higher who
				  is a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a two-year (associate)
				  degree or higher.
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.
- Applicant must possess and maintain an unrestricted
				  Mississippi Registered Nurse License.
- Applicant must possess and maintain CPR Certification for
				  Health Care Provider Basic Life Support through American Heart
				  Association.
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 the Certification of
				  Online Learning (COOL) workshop, module or course approved by MDE.
- Applicant must successfully complete the Healthcare and
				  Clinical Services 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 961 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.