7 Miss. Code. R. 142-925
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
029990 Agriscience--Introduction
991200 Food Products (Meats) I
991201 Food Products (Meats) II
991202 Food Products (Meats): Fundamentals
991203 Food Products (Meats): Custom Operations
991204 Food Products (Meats): Basic Meats Processing
991205 Food Products (Meats): Advanced Meats Processing
Minimum Requirements for this Endorsement:
- Applicant must have earned a two-year college degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education. The degree must be in a field related to the subject being taught and must be approved by the MDE Supervisor of Program Area.
- 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.
- Applicants with an associate degree must have at least three 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 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 Food Products (Meats) 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 925 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.
7 Miss. Code. R. 142-925