Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 5, § 80-800.380
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 to establish requirements and qualifications for those certificates. This rule establishes required assessments for candidates for certification who have completed a stateapproved professional education program.
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) Each applicant seeking a Missouri certificate of license to teach will successfully complete an exit assessment to measure the applicant’s competency in subject matter, pedagogical knowledge, or both, prior to being granted the certificate. An exemption exists if the applicant holds a valid certificate of license to teach from another state and has five (5) years teaching experience in the same school district in the curriculum area and approximate grade levels in another state. That applicant may obtain a Missouri certificate of license to teach upon completion of five (5) years teaching in Missouri public school. 5 CSR 80-800
(A) The State Board of Education (board) has selected the Praxis II: Content Knowledge or Specialty Area assessments and the Principles of Learning and Teaching assessments developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) as the exit assessments for certificates of license to teach. Qualifying scores are established by the board and published by ETS for each assessment designated for an area of certification.
of license to teach must complete and achieve a Missouri qualifying score in the content knowledge or specialty area assessment in their major area of preparation or the appropriate principles of learning and teaching assessment if no content knowledge or specialty area assessment is designated, except in the areas of special education, student services, and administration (see Appendix A, which is included herein).
of license to teach, having a valid certificate of license to teach in the same or a closely aligned area of certification from another state, having taken that state’s required subject or specialty area assessment(s) for that certification and achieved that state’s passing score(s), and having at least two (2) years of full-time professional experience in education in the area for which they are seeking Missouri certification, shall not be required to take the designated assessment(s) in Missouri in order to receive the Missouri certificate of license to teach. If no subject or specialty area assessment is required in the state from which the applicant holds a valid certificate of license to teach, the applicant shall successfully complete the assessment(s) designated by the board in order to receive the Missouri certificate of license to teach.
professional or life certificate of license to teach in a content area who are seeking additional certificate(s) of license to teach in other content areas, will receive the additional certificate(s) upon meeting either of the following conditions:
qualifying score for the Praxis II content knowledge or specialty area assessment designated for the certificate of license to teach, except for the areas of unified science, special education other than mild/moderate crosscategorical disabilities, speech-language specialist, student services, administration, vocational-technical, and adult education and literacy; or
ble certification requirements as set forth in the Compendium of Missouri Certification SECONDARY EDUCATION
Requirements (compendium), which is incorassessment prior to the issuance of the cerporated by reference and made a part of this tificate of license to teach. rule.
professional or life certificate of license to teach in a secondary content area who are seeking additional certification for middle school in the same content area, will receive the additional certification upon meeting either of the following conditions:
qualifying score for the Praxis II: Principles of Learning and Teaching, grades five through nine (5–9), assessment; or
ble certification requirements for middle school education, grades five through nine (5–9), as set forth in the compendium.
The Praxis® assessments listed below have been designated by the State Board of Education to fulfill the assessment requirement for certification in Missouri. The assessments are listed beside the certificates to which they correspond.
Missouri Certificate of License to Teach Early Childhood Education, Birth–Grade 3 Early Childhood Special Education, Birth–Grade 3 Elementary Education, Grades 1–6
Middle School Education, Grades 5–9 Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Science Other Middle School Subject Areas Secondary Education, Grades 9–12 (except as noted) Agriculture Art K–12, 9–12 Business Education English
Family and Consumer Science1 Vocational and Non-Vocational Foreign Language: French K–12 German K–12 Spanish K–12 Health K–12, 9–12 Industrial Technology Library Media Specialist K–12 Marketing and Distributive Education Mathematics Music: Instrumental, Vocal K–12 Physical Education K–9, K–12, 9–12 Science: Biology Chemistry Earth Science General Science Physics Social Science Special Education K–12 Mild-Moderate Cross-Categorical Disabilities2
Special Education K–123 Mild-Moderate Disabilities (except crosscategorical), Blind/Partially Sighted, Hearing Impaired, Severely Developmentally Disabled
Speech/Theatre Speech and Language Specialist K–125 Unified Science4 Biology Chemistry Earth Science Physics APPENDIX A
Test Code 10020 10690 10011
— 10049 20069 10439 20089 30523 — 10700 10133 10100 10041
10120
20173 20181 10191 20550 10050 10310 10560 10061 10113 10091
20235 20245 20571 10435 10265 10081
20353 and 10542
10350
10220 20330 — 20235 20245 20571 10265 5 CSR 80-800
Designated Assessment Early Childhood Education Special Education: Preschool/Early Childhood Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment — MS English-Language Arts: Content Knowledge MS Mathematics: Content Knowledge MS Science: Content Knowledge MS Social Studies: Content Knowledge Principles of Learning and Teaching, Grades 5–9 — Agriculture Art: Content Knowledge Business Education English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge Family and Consumer Sciences
French: Content Knowledge German: Content Knowledge Spanish: Content Knowledge Health Education Technology Education Library Media Specialist Marketing Education Mathematics: Content Knowledge Music: Content Knowledge Physical Education: Content Knowledge
Biology: Content Knowledge Chemistry: Content Knowledge Earth Science: Content Knowledge General Science: Content Knowledge Physics: Content Knowledge Social Studies: Content Knowledge
Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge Education of Exceptional Students: Mild to Moderate Disabilities Special Education
Speech Communication Speech-Language Pathology — Biology: Content Knowledge Chemistry: Content Knowledge Earth Science: Content Knowledge Physics: Content Knowledge SECONDARY EDUCATION
APPENDIX A—continued
Missouri Certificate of License to Teach K–12 or 9–12 teaching certification for which no specialty area assessment or content knowledge assessment is designated. School Counselor K–8, 7–125 School Psychologist K–125 Building-Level Administrator5 Principal K–8, 9–12 Special Education Administrator K–12 Vocational School Director District-Level Administrator (Superintendent) K–125
1 Additional certification by completion of the designated assessment only is limited to Non-Vocational. 2 Additional certification by completion of the designated assessments only is limited to Mild-Moderate Cross-Categorical Disabilities. 3 Additional certification by completion of the designated assessment only is not applicable in these categories of special education. 4 Not available by completion of the designated assessment only; also requires completion of a program of study for the unified science core with the area of specialization from a state-approved institution. 5 Not available by completion of the designated assessment only; also requires completion of a program of study and a recommendation from a state-approved institution. Test Code 30524
20420 10400 11010
11020 Designated Assessment Principles of Learning and Teaching, Grades 7–
School Guidance and Counseling School Psychologist School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA)
School Superintendent Assessment (SSA) AUTHORITY: sections 161.092, 168.071, 168.081 and 168.400, RSMo Supp. 2002, 168.011, 168.021, 168.405 and 168.409, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed April 26, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed March 27, 2001, effective Oct. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed March 1, 2002, effective Sept. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Aug. 13, 2002, effective March 30, 2003. *Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2002; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2002; 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.400, RSMo 1985, amended 1990; 168.409, RSMo 1985; 168.409, RSMo 1985.