7 Miss. Code. R. 142-949
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
200121 Family Dynamics
200122 Child Development
200140 Contemporary Health (Grades 9-12)
200129 Resource Management
200130 Nutrition & Wellness
Minimum Requirements for this Endorsement:
- A bachelor degree in Home Economics/Family and Consumer Sciences Education-this must be a teacher education degree that includes student teaching and passing score on PRAXIS Core, Principles of Learning and Teaching and passing score on PRAXIS II, Home Economics/Family and Consumer Science. Or complete an academic alternate route see Office of Licensure Guidelines Or applicant with a valid educator license can earn a passing score on PRAXIS II, Family and Consumer Science.
(An educator with a 322 endorsement automatically qualifies for a three - year provisional 949 endorsement.)
- 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.
- All successful applicants must hold bachelor or higher degree in the subject area to be taught. This degree in subject area exempts applicant from any additional occupational competency testing.
- Applicant must successfully complete a Learning Management Systems Fundamentals or C.O.O.L. workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi Department of Education.
- Applicant must successfully complete training for updated curricula in Family and Consumer Sciences. This requirement may be a workshop, module or course that is approved by the Mississippi Department of Education. (Exception: Teachers with a currently valid license and endorsement #322 are exempt from this requirement; however, those teachers are strongly encouraged to attend this educator training.)
- Applicant must successfully complete the Contemporary Health - Grades 9-12 workshop, module or course that is approved by the MDE
Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed above, that applicant will be issued a 949 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. 142-949