PURPOSE: The State Board of Education is authorized to grant certificates of license to teach in any of the public schools of the state and establish requirements and qualifications for those certificates. This rule outlines the requirements for application for each of the various areas of certification within the Career Continuous Career Education Certificate.

1. (1) An applicant for a Career Continuous Career Education (CCCE) Certificate who possesses good moral character may be granted a CCCE Certificate subject to the certification requirements found in 5 CSR 20-400.500 and the following additional certification requirements specific to CCCE certificates:

   1. (A) CCCE Certificate will be issued to an applicant upon completion and verification of the following:

      1. 1. Four (4) years of teaching experience

approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (department);

1. 2. The development, implementation,

and completion of a professional development plan of at least ninety (90) contact hours of professional development relating to the specific career education subject area for which the educator seeks certification and approved by the local district to include clearly stated goals for improvement and enrichment;

1. 3. Participation in a mentoring program

for a minimum of two (2) years, the guidelines for which shall be established by the local district;

1. 4. Annual participation in the district’s

performance-based teacher evaluation (PBTE) program; and

1. 5. For applicants for a Career Continuous

Career Education Certificate in Secondary Education, verification of participation in a Beginning Career Education Teacher’s Assistance Program. The assistance may include retraining, internship, counseling, and in-service training;

1. (B) The CCCE is continuous upon verification by the employing school district that the certificate holder has participated in the district’s PBTE program and completed thirty

1. (30) contact hours of professional development relating to the specific career education subject area for which the educator seeks certification each school year.

   1. 1. Individuals possessing a CCCE who

do not complete thirty (30) contact hours of professional development each school year may, within two (2) years, make up the missing hours. The individual must first meet the thirty (30) hour requirement for the current year and then count the excess hours as makeup hours.

1. 2. A CCCE becomes inactive if the indi-

vidual does not make up the requisite hours within two (2) school years.

1. 3. A CCCE may be reactivated by the

individual by completing twenty-four (24) contact hours of professional development within six (6) months prior to or after the reactivation of the certificate. Failure of the individual to complete the twenty-four (24) contact hours within six (6) months will result in the certificate becoming inactive.

1. (C) The CCCE holder is exempt from the thirty (30) contact hours of professional development, if the holder has a local professional development plan in place with the school and at least two (2) of the following: 5 CSR 20-400

   1. 1. Ten (10) years of teaching experience

approved by the department;

1. 2. A master’s degree from an accredited

college or university; and/or

1. 3. Certification from the National Board

for Professional Teaching Standards.

1. (2) The requirements of this rule shall become effective August 1, 2017.

AUTHORITY: sections 168.011, 168.405, and 168.409, RSMo 2000, and sections 161.092, 168.021, 168.071, 168.081, and 168.400, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Original rule filed Oct. 29, 2013, effective May 30, 2014.

*Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003, 2013; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013; 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984, 2002; 168.400, RSMo 1985, amended 1990, 2002; 168.405, RSMo 1985; and 168.409, RSMo 1985.