7 Miss. Code. R. 142-993
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
029990 Agriscience--Introduction
991300 Agriculture Technology & Mechanical Systems (Core)
991301 Agriculture Power and Machinery
991302 Agriculture Power and Machinery: Introduction to Agricultural Technology & Mechanical Systems (Core)
991303 Agriculture Power and Machinery: Basic Equipment Systems, Maintenance and Repair (Core)
991304 Agriculture Power and Machinery: Diesel and Hydraulic Systems and Advanced Cutting
991305 Agriculture Power and Machinery: Advanced Equipment Systems, Maintenance and Repair
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 Agriculture Power and Machinery 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 993 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.
(Licensure Endorsement Code TBD) Career Pathway: Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
235130 Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems
235125 Foundations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
235120 Applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
235115 Advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems
235100 Unmanned Aircraft Systems I
235110 Unmanned Aircraft Systems II
Minimum Requirements for this Endorsement:
- Hold a two-year college degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education.
- 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 to be taught. Approved assessment for this license is IC3 or other approved MDE substitute.
This endorsement requires the following assessment of occupational experience:
- Applicant must hold the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Small Unmanned Aircraft Part 107 certification (required to obtain the three - year provisional license).
- 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 Unmanned Aircraft Systems 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 XXX endorsement-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. 142-993