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 procedures for a temporary authorization certificate of license to teach when the applicant is employed by a Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. Therefore, the material which is so incorporated is on file with the agency who filed this rule, and with the Office of Secretary of State. Any interested person may view this material at either agency’s headquarters or the same will be made available at the Office of Secretary of State at a cost not to exceed actual cost of copy reproduction. The entire text of the rule is printed here. This note refers only to the incorporated by reference material.

1. (1) An applicant for a Missouri temporary authorization certificate of license to teach (temporary authorization certificate) who possesses good moral character may be granted a temporary authorization certificate upon joint application with a Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school. The temporary authorization certificate is limited to the employing Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school. SECONDARY EDUCATION
2. (2) Applications for a Missouri temporary authorization certificate shall be submitted on the forms provided by the State Board of Education (the board) and may be obtained by writing the Educator Certification Section at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) at PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or downloading from the Internet.

3. (3) An application is not considered officially filed with the board until it has been determined by the board or DESE staff to be complete and the application is submitted on the forms provided by the board, signed and accompanied by two (2) full sets of fingerprints with the appropriate fee as set by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and any other applicable forms. All information should be received by the board within ninety (90) days of the date of the application.

   1. (A) The applicant is responsible for the payment of any fees required by the Missouri Highway Patrol and/or FBI.
   2. (B) For the purposes of this rule, the fingerprint cards shall be completed by any law enforcement agency and sent directly to DESE.
4. (4) The applicant shall request that each state or United States territory regulatory entity in which a professional license including a certificate of license to teach is held or has ever been held to submit verification of certification or licensure directly to DESE, including information regarding any disciplinary action.
5. (5) The employing Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school must develop a mentoring program to provide adequate support to the holder of the temporary authorization certificate to ensure proper transition into the classroom or administrative environment.
6. (6) The temporary authorization certificate will not include the areas of elementary education grades 1–6; early childhood, birth–grade 3; early childhood special education, birth–grade 3; blind and partially sighted, birth–grade 12; and/or deaf and hearing impaired, birth–grade 12. Applicants for the areas of driver’s education, English for speakers of other languages, gifted, and special reading must hold a certificate of license to teach or must seek a certificate of license to teach in a stand-alone area.

7. (7) The applicant for a temporary authorization certificate (excluding a temporary authorization administrator’s certificate) must comply with the following criteria:

   1. (A) Possession of a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university in the subject area to be taught or a closely related field or demonstration of exceptional experience in the subject area to be taught:

      1. 1. Applicants for a special education

temporary authorization certificate must possess a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university;

1. (B) Possession of a grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, both overall and in the major area of study;
2. (C) Submission of a joint application verifying contracted employment with a Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school; and
3. (D) If this is the applicant’s initial certificate of license to teach, documentation of a plan of study based upon required certification competencies incorporated in classes provided by an accredited college or university. If the applicant holds an initial Missouri professional or life certificate of license to teach and is seeking an additional certificate of license to teach, a transcript analysis from DESE based on the requirements set forth in the Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements (compendium) which is incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule must be submitted.

1. (8) The applicant for a temporary authorization administrator’s certificate for an administrator must comply with the following criteria:

   1. (A) Possession of a valid Missouri certificate of license to teach;
   2. (B) Completion of five (5) years teaching experience at the appropriate grade levels for which the temporary authorization administrator’s certificate is sought in a public school or an accredited nonpublic school, or a combination of such schools;
   3. (C) Possession of a master’s or higher degree or currently enrolled in a stateapproved master’s or higher degree program for the preparation of a school administrator; and
   4. (D) Submission of a joint application verifying contracted employment with a Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school.

2. (9) The temporary authorization certificate (excluding a temporary authorization administrator’s certificate) is valid for up to one (1) school year. It may be renewed annually by joint application from the certificate holder and the employing Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school upon demonstration of the following:

   1. (A) Continued contracted employment with a Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school;
   2. (B) Documentation of successful Performance Based Teacher Evaluation by the sponsoring Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school;
   3. (C) Documentation of participation in a mentoring program by the sponsoring Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school;

   4. (D) Taking both the Praxis II assessments, one (1) content knowledge or specialty area assessment and two (2) principles of learning and teaching for the specific grade levels as promulgated by the rules adopted by the board if this is the certificate holder’s first renewal. An individual who currently possesses a professional certificate of license to teach will be exempted from taking the principles of learning and teaching;

      1. 1. Failure to achieve the Missouri quali-

fying score on either of these assessments shall be used by the certificate holder and a teacher preparation program to identify priority classes for further study; and

1. (E) Completion of nine (9) semester hours of course work toward the professional certificate of license to teach in the area of assignment based upon the requirements set forth in the Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements (compendium) which is incorporated be reference and made a part of this rule.

1. (10) The temporary authorization administrator’s certificate is valid for up to one (1) school year and may only be renewed annually for four (4) subsequent years. It may be renewed annually by joint application from the certificate holder and the employing Missouri public school district upon demonstration of the following:

   1. (A) Continued contracted employment as an administrator with a Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school;
   2. (B) Documentation of participation in a mentoring program by the sponsoring Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school; and
   3. (C) Completion of nine (9) semester hours of course work toward the administrator’s certificate of license to teach. The appropriate hours will be determined by the stateapproved program for the preparation of an administrator’s certificate of license to teach.
2. (11) The applicant shall be informed in writing of the decision regarding the application for a temporary authorization certificate.

3. (12) An individual may qualify for a professional classification certificate of license to teach (excluding an administrator’s certificate) upon documentation of the following:

   1. (A) The certificate holder has been teaching under a temporary authorization certificate of license to teach for a minimum of three (3) years;
   2. (B) Achievement of the Missouri qualifying score on both the Praxis II assessments, one (1) content knowledge or specialty area assessment and two (2) principles of learning and teaching for the specific grade levels as promulgated by the rules adopted by the board;
   3. (C) Documentation of successful Performance Based Teacher Evaluation by the sponsoring Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school;
   4. (D) Documentation of participation in a mentoring program by the sponsoring Missouri public school district or accredited nonpublic school; and

   5. (E) Documentation of key course work in education as listed below:

      1. 1. Course work in education not to

exceed twenty-four (24) credit hours for any temporary authorization certificate (excluding an administrator’s and/or special education temporary certificate) to include competencies in:

1. A. Psychology of the Exceptional

Child;

1. B. Behavioral Management Tech-

niques;

1. C. Measurement and Evaluation;
2. D. Teaching Methods/Instructional

Strategies;

1. E. Methods of Teaching Reading at

the appropriate level;

1. F. Developmental Psychology at the

appropriate level; and

1. G. Beginning Teacher Assistance; or
2. 2. Course work in education not to

exceed twenty-nine (29) credit hours for a special education temporary authorization certificate to include competencies in:

1. A. Psychology of the Exceptional

Child;

1. B. Behavioral Management Tech-

niques or Supporting Challenging Behavior;

1. C. Evaluation of Abilities and

Achievement (to include Intelligence Testing);

1. D. Introduction to Teaching Students

in one (1) of the following areas:

1. (I) Cross-Categorical Disabilities;

or

1. (II) Severely Developmentally Dis-

abled;

1. E. Methods of Teaching Students in

one (1) of the following areas:

1. (I) Cross-Categorical Disabilities;

or

1. (II) Severely Developmentally Dis-

abled;

1. F. Methods of Teaching Reading:

   1. (I) Reading Methods; and
   2. (II) Analysis and Correction of

Reading Disabilities;

1. G. Methods of Teaching Mathema-

tics:

1. (I) Mathematics Methods; and
2. (II) Methods of Teaching Remedial

Mathematics;

1. H. Counseling Techniques or Collab-

oration with Family, School and Community;

1. I. Selection and use of assistive tech-

nology such as augmentative communication systems (only for the Severely Developmentally Disabled certificate of license to teach);

1. J. Alternative formats for communi-

cation including: nonverbal communication systems (only for the Severely Developmentally Disabled certificate of license to teach); and

1. K. Speech and Language Develop-

ment of the Exceptional Child (only for the Severely Developmentally Disabled certificate of license to teach).

1. (13) The holder of a temporary authorization certificate shall ensure that DESE has their current legal name and address.

   1. (A) A holder of a temporary authorization certificate whose name is changed by marriage or court order shall notify DESE within ninety (90) days of the name change and provide a copy of the appropriate documents verifying the name change.
   2. (B) A holder of a temporary authorization certificate whose address has changed shall inform DESE in writing of the change within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the change.
2. (14) All Missouri public school districts are required to disclose the certification status of teachers holding a temporary authorization certificate by public notice in a form established by the board and consistent with applicable state laws and regulations.

AUTHORITY: sections 161.092, 168.021, 168.071, 168.081 and 168.083, RSMo Supp. 2003 and 168.011, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed April 26, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed March 27, 2001, effective Oct. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Aug. 13, 2002, effective March 30, 2003. Amended: 5 CSR 80-800 Filed Sept. 12, 2003, effective April 30, 2004. *Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2003; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003; 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984, 2002; 168.083, RSMo 2002.