7 Miss. Code. R. 142-932
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses:
991050 Fire Science I
991051 Fire Science II
991052 Fundamentals of Fire Science
991053 Beginning Fire Science
991054 Intermediate Fire Science
991055 Advanced Fire Science
Minimum Requirements for this Endorsement:
- Applicant must have earned a two-year college degree (associate degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher education. The degree must be in Fire Science or a two - year college degree or higher with documented completion of fire academy training or eighteen (18) hours of acceptable coursework with an earned grade of "C" or higher in the subject area to be taught.
- 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's 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.
This endorsement requires the following assessment(s) of occupational expertise:
- All successful applicants must have completed the Mississippi State Fire Academy or equivalent from another state. This training exempts the applicant from any additional occupational competency testing.
- 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 Fire Science 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 932 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. 142-932