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Mississippi commission launches rulemaking on several licensure changes including driver‑education pathway and reading assessment options
Summary
The commission voted to begin Administrative Procedures Act rulemaking on multiple licensure changes: recognizing advanced degrees for nontraditional pathways, creating a driver‑education licensure pathway, requiring a temporary 3‑year entry license for some elementary candidates who fail the Foundations of Reading initially, and removing the Foundations requirement for certain special‑education endorsements.
The Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education Certification and Licensure Development voted July 11 to begin rulemaking on a package of changes to teacher-licensure rules, including new pathways for driver‑education instructors, a revised approach to reading-assessment requirements for elementary candidates, and broader recognition of advanced degrees for nontraditional licensure entry.
Commission Chair David Martin opened the agenda item and staff from the division of educator licensure outlined the recommendations. The division asked the commission to revise current licensure guidelines to allow a bachelor’s degree or higher to serve as the qualifying degree for entry into a State Board‑approved nontraditional licensure pathway, noting that some candidates pursue advanced degrees without a first bachelor’s degree and should not be excluded.
Staff also recommended creating a…
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