7 Miss. Code. R. 142-961
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:
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
7 Miss. Code. R. 142-961