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Licensure commission approves drone endorsement, opens rulemaking on educator-prep guidelines and signs off on several university program changes
Summary
The commission approved a new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) teacher endorsement, revisions to special-populations endorsement rules, and launched an Administrative Procedures Act rulemaking to revise Mississippi Admin. Code Title 7, Part 107; the board also approved multiple university licensure and endorsement requests affecting K–12 teacher preparation.
Jackson, Miss. — The Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification, Licensure and Development voted July 12 to create a new career-pathway teacher endorsement in unmanned aircraft systems and to begin rulemaking to revise state guidelines for educator preparation providers.
The commission approved the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) endorsement after hearing from Brett Robertson of the Office of Career and Talent Education and Workforce Development, who said the state piloted the program in three school districts and expects the endorsement to be active in five districts next school year. Robertson said the initial endorsement would be issued for three years with a later conversion to a five-year endorsement once required criteria are met. ‘‘We piloted this in 3 school districts last year,’’ he said.
Commissioners also voted to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process to revise Mississippi Administrative Code Title 7, Part 107, the educator preparation provider process and performance review guidelines. Dr.…
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