About this role
1. Applicant must hold a bachelor's degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university and hold a currently valid 5-year standard teaching license in Mississippi. 2. Applicant must have at least five years of teaching experience. 3. 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. 4. Applicant must successfully complete a Certification for an online learning workshop, module, or course that is approved by the MDE. 5. Applicant must successfully complete the Teacher Academy Certification workshop, module, or course that is approved by the MDE. Note: If the applicant meets all requirements listed above, that applicant will be issued a 971 endorsement—a five-year license. If the applicant meets the educational and standard five-year license with years of teaching requirements, but does not meet all other requirements, the applicant may be issued a three-year endorsement (license), and all requirements stated above must be satisfied prior to the ending date of that license.