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 7-142-914 - Career Pathway: Forestry

Current through June 25, 2024
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the
				  following courses:
029990 Agriscience--Introduction
991500 Forestry I
991501 Forestry II
991502 Forestry Introduction
991503 Forestry Surveying and Measurements
991504 Forestry Cruising
991505 Forestry Marketing
Minimum Requirements for this
				  Endorsement:
1.
Education
- Applicant must have earned a four-year college degree
				  (bachelor's degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher
				  education. Degree must be in Forestry or closely related field as approved by
				  MDE Supervisor of Program Area.
2.
Technology Literacy and Related
				Assessment
- 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.
An educator with a standard five - year license
				  may use experience outside of the ten - year timeframe.
- All successful applicants must hold bachelor or higher
				  degree in the subject area to be taught (see #1 above). This degree in subject
				  area exempts applicant from 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 or 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 Forestry
				  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 914 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.