Professional Development in Education: Getting Certified in Missouri

1. Professional Development in Education: Getting Certified in Missouri Teach for America – St. Louis, Alumni Leadership 2014

2. Levels of Certification (Initial & Career Certification) Expands your area of expertise and allows you to work across subject areas with multiple populations of varying age and ability (Initial & Career Certification) TFA gets you here. Principal, Special Education Director, Superintendent, Career Education Director You started here. School Counselor, School Psychological Examiner, School Psychologist, Speech Language Pathologist

3. Routes to Additional Certifications (Followed by a Praxis Test) NOTE: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education have specific requirements for certification. These criteria may or may not be different from university graduation requirements. Check with your college’s department chair to ensure you meet state certification requirements.

4. What you should know about Praxis II Tests • Who has to take the test? • Anyone exiting TFA who plans to continue teaching in Missouri • Anyone applying for an initial Missouri teaching license • Anyone looking to get certified in an additional content area • Most candidates completing administrative degree/certification programs • What is on the test? • The “Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment” (MoPTA) has four sections: • (1) Knowledge of Students and the Learning Environment; • (2) Assessment and Data Collection to Measure and Inform Student Learning; (3) Designing Instruction for Student Learning; and, • (4) Implementing and Analyzing Instruction to Promote Student Learning • The “Missouri School Leader Performance Assessment” (MoSLPA) has three sections: • (1) Problem Solving in the Field; • (2) Supporting Continuous Professional Development; and, • (3) Creating a Collaborative Team • Where do I take the test? • Educational Service Testing administers the assessments at their private testing centers. To sign up for an exam go to the ETS website.

5. Available Praxis II Tests in Missouri Admin. Principal K-8; 9-12 Admin. Special Edu. Admin. K-12 Admin. Vocational School Dir. K-12 Admin. Superintendent K-12 Agriculture 9-12 Art K-9; K-12; 9-12 Blind/Partially Sighted B-12 Business Education 9-12 Chinese (Mandarin) K-12 Deaf/Hearing Impaired B-12 Early Childhood B-3 Early Childhood Special Edu. B-3 Elementary 1-6 Elementary Math Specialist 1-6 English 9-12 Family & Consumer Services B-12 French K-9; K-12 German K-9; K-12 Health K-9; K-12; 9-12 Library Media Special K-12 Marketing Education 9-12 Mathematics 9-12 Middle School Language Arts 5-9 Middle School Mathematics 5-9 Middle School Social Science 5-9 Mild/Mod. Cross Categorical Disabilities K-12 Music Instrumental/Vocal K-12 Physical Edu. K-9; K-12; 9-12 School Counselor K-8; 7-12 School Psychologist K-12 Science-Biology 9-12 Science-Chemistry 9-12 Science-Earth Science 9-12 Science-Physics 9-12 Science-General Science 9-12 Severely Developmentally Disabled B-12 Spanish K-9; K-12 Speech Language Pathology B-12 Speech/Theatre 9-12 Technology and Engineering Middle School Agriculture 5-9 Middle School Business Education 5-9 Middle School-Industrial Technology 5-9 Middle School-Speech/Theatre 5-9 Hebrew K-9; K-12 Italian K-9; K-12 Journalism 9-12 Latin K-9; K-12 Russian K-9; K-12 • Fill out • Add’tl Certifications • form on the • DESE website Take and passthe correct test Record your test with DESE Sign up for the correct test Study with a friend! For more info on the Praxis II Test, go to the DESE website.

6. Educational Degree and Certification Programs in the STL Region Four subcategories of educators: teachers; administrators; student services; and, substitute teachers TEACHERS: Teachers are certified in various areas of early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, and special education. Certification is based upon completion of an approved teacher education program. Teacher certification is valid based on the level of certification you have earned; renewal requirements vary depending on level of certification. Contact DESE for additional information. + Career Education teachers are certified to work in Career-Technical Centers and programs such as nursing, automotive, occupational family and consumer science, and trade/industrial fields. Certification is based on occupational work experience. For more info on becoming a Career-Technical Certified Teacher go to the DESE website. Individuals with valid Missouri teaching certificates who wish to substitute teach in a school district are no longer required by the department to apply for a substitute certificate. This includes individuals who hold an initial professional, career continuous professional, lifetime, student services, administration, provisional, and/or temporary certificate. There are restrictions on the number of hours a retired teacher may substitute teach. If, at any time, the educator allows his/her teaching certificate to expire, then a substitute certificate would be required.

7. ADMINISTRATORS:Principal, Special Education Director, Career Education Director, Superintendent in Missouri must be certified. An Initial Administrator Certificate is the first certificate a new administrator receives. Completion of a master's degree or higher in educational administration from a college or university having an educational administration degree program approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is required. A superintendent certificate requires a minimum of an educational specialist degree. The applicant must have a recommendation for certification from the designated official for educational administration at the college or university where the program was completed. The applicant must also obtain Missouri's passing score on the appropriate assessments. NOTE: Missouri requires at least two years of teaching experience for the initial principal certificate, and two years of experience before granting the career admin certificate. Complete one (1) online initial application and submit it to the Missouri institution where you completed your educational administrator program. The institution will complete their portion and then forward the application to DESE for processing. If you hold an expired teaching certificate and have not received a background clearance within the past 12 months, you will need to do so. The application processing time is dependent on receipt of background clearance, institution recommendation, official transcripts, and current DESE workload. *Administrator certifications are valid for four years, and must be renewed thereafter.

8. STUDENT SERVICES: School Counselor, School Psychological Examiner, School Psychologist, Speech Language Pathologist An Initial Student Services Certificate (ISS) is the first certificate a new student services provider receives. A minimum of a master's degree from a college or university having a student services program approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is required. The applicant must have a recommendation for certification from the designated official at the college or university where the program was completed. Applicants for School Counselor and School Psychologist must obtain Missouri's passing score on the appropriate assessment(s). Also, complete one (1) online initial application and submit it to the Missouri institution where you completed your student services program. The institution will complete their portion and then forward the application to DESE for processing. If you have not received a background clearance within the past 12 months, you will need to do so. The application processing time is dependent on receipt of background clearance, institution recommendation, official transcripts, and current DESE workload. Certification is valid for four years. If you hold a provisional license through the Missouri Board of Healing Arts, you will need to apply for the Temporary Authorization Certificate (TAC) during your clinical fellowship year. If you hold a full professional license through the Missouri Board of Healing Arts, you will need to complete one (1) online Speech Language Pathologist application and submit it to the Department. Maintaining licensure through the Missouri Board of Healing Arts is required in order to maintain certification from DESE.

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10. The following slides list available certification areas along with universities in the St. Louis region offering corresponding educational degree programs. For additional information on the requirements for specific certifications, please visit the DESE website.

11. Fontbonne • Lindenwood • Maryville • MIZZOU • UMSL • Webster • Lindenwood • Missouri Baptist • Lindenwood • Harris-Stowe • Lindenwood • Missouri Baptist • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Webster • Fontbonne • Harris-Stowe • Lindenwood • Missouri Baptist • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Webster • MIZZOU • Lindenwood • Fontbonne • Harris-Stowe • Lindenwood • Maryville • Missouri Baptist • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Webster • Washington University • MIZZOU • Webster • Fontbonne • MIZZOU • Lindenwood • Missouri Baptist • UMSL

12. Lindenwood • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Webster • Washington University • Washington University • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Webster • Washington University • MIZZOU • Washington University • Washington University • Lindenwood • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Webster • Washington University • Lindenwood • Missouri Baptist • UMSL • Lindenwood • MIZZOU • Webster • Fontbonne • Lindenwood • Missouri Baptist • UMSL

13. Fontbonne • Lindenwood • Maryville • Missouri Baptist • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Washington University • Webster • Lindenwood • Lindenwood • Missouri Baptist • MIZZOU • UMSL • Washington University • Webster • MIZZOU • Washington University • Washington University • MIZZOU • Washington University • Maryville • MIZZOU • UMSL • Washington University • Missouri Baptist • Fontbonne • Lindenwood • Maryville • Missouri Baptist • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Washington University • Webster • Fontbonne • Lindenwood • Maryville • Missouri Baptist • MIZZOU • St. Louis University • UMSL • Washington University • Webster

14. References Certification. Retrieved July 29, 2014, from http://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification For more information on certification in Missouri please contact the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Educator Certification P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Phone 573-751-0051 certification@dese.mo.gov