9 Miss. Code. R. § 7-3-3.16 - TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
The commission does not appoint instructors. However, the commission has a responsibility to review and evaluate their qualifications. The right of acceptance carries with it the right of revoking such acceptance for cause. All Instructor Data Forms must be submitted for approval within 10 days of hiring.
3.16.1
Academic Classes
A. Classroom instructors shall hold at least
a Bachelor's degree with appropriate coursework in the teaching discipline from
an accredited institution.
B.
Classroom instructors shall have additional training as follows:
a. A minimum of eighteen (18) semester hours
of credit from an accredited institution in the subject area being taught;
or
b. A minimum of twelve (12)
semester hours in methods and techniques of teaching.
C. College transcripts are required as proof
of completion.
3.16.2
Technical Classes
A. Classroom
instructors shall have at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
B. Classroom instructors shall have
additional training as follows:
a. A minimum
of three (3) years work experience in the technical area or related
field.
b. A degree, certificate, or
active license in the subject area or related field; or
c. A minimum of eighteen (18) semester hours
of credit from an accredited institution in mathematics and/or science, or
courses related to the subject area.
C. High school or college transcripts
required as proof of completion.
3.16.3
Apprenticeship Trade
Classes
A. Instructors of
apprenticeship trades shall have at least a high school diploma or
equivalent.
B. Instructors of
apprenticeship trades shall have additional training as follows:
a. A minimum of three (3) years work
experience above the students' level in the trade to be taught; and
b. The instructor shall have recognized
standing as a tradesman or specialist supported by evidence from previous
employers.
C. High school
transcripts required as proof of completion.
3.16.4
Practical Nursing Classes
A. Practical nursing faculty (full-time,
part-time, and adjunct) must have an unencumbered registered nursing license in
Mississippi and must:
a. Hold a minimum of an
Associate's Degree in Nursing
b.
Have three (3) years clinical experience working as a registered
nurse;
c. or have two (2) years'
experience as faculty in a nursing/allied health program
B. Satisfy clinical agency requirements,
i.e., background checks, immunizations, CPR, etc.
3.16.5
Commercial Truck Driving
Skills/Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) Classes
D. Commercial truck driving staff teaching
hand-on skills must:
a. Classroom instructors
shall have at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
b. Possess a valid Class A CDL with all
endorsements necessary to operate the Commercial Motor Vehicle's applicable to
the subject matter being taught (such as Long Carrier Vehicle (LCV) Doubles,
LCVs Triples, including any specialized variation such as tank vehicles) that
requires an additional endorsement.
c. A minimum of three (3) years in-field
driving experience in type of driver training being provided (LCV doubles or
LCV triples, etc.
3.16.6
Approval of Substitute
Instructors & Teaching Assistants
A. When, in cases of emergency, sickness,
etc., a regularly approved instructor is unable to perform his/her duties, and
an alternate instructor is required to substitute for more than two consecutive
weeks, the commission must be notified, and the credentials of the substitute
submitted to the commission.
a. In the event
that an instructor leaves and a new instructor is employed to replace the
instructor of record, the institution shall provide the commission notice of
the fact within ten (10) days and submit the Instructor Data
Form for the new instructor.
B. When a proposed instructor does not meet
the minimum requirements, the instructor may be approved as a teaching
assistant under the direction of an approved instructor to meet the regulations
with the following:
a. Teaching assistants
shall have at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
b. Teaching assistants shall have additional
training as follows:
i. A minimum of 18 months
in-field work experience in the technical area or related field; and
ii. A degree, certificate, or license in the
subject area or related field.
High school or college transcripts are required as proof of completion.
Notes
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