2026-2027 Driver's Education Teacher

Requirements. To qualify for the Driver Education Teacher License- an applicant shall meet one of the following options:

Option One Educator Licensure Guidelines K12 – Educator Licensure:

• Hold a valid Three-Year or Five-Year teaching license, and
• Completion of an Approved Program

Option Two Career and Technical Educator Guidelines:

Minimum Requirements for Driver Education Alternate Route Pathway to 114 Endorsement

• Education & Other Requirements:
  • Two-year college degree or higher from an accredited institution.
  • Valid Driver License at issuance and while teaching Driver Education.

• Technology Literacy and Related Assessment of that Competency –
  • Approved assessment for this license is IC3 or another MDE approved substitute.

• Occupational Experience, Expertise, and/or Related Assessment of that Experience
  • Applicants with an associate degree must have at least two years of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years. Experience must be appropriate to the subject to be taught.
  • Applicants that possess a bachelor’s degree or higher must have at least one year of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years. Experience must be appropriate to the subject to be taught.

  (Exception: Those teachers that currently hold a valid five-year license are not required to meet the occupational experience criterion.)
  OR –
  Certified Law Enforcement Certificate issued by the Mississippi Board of Law Enforcement Standards and Training OR Professional Mississippi Fire Fighter Certificate issued by the Mississippi Board of Standards and Training/Mississippi Fire Academy with 1001 certification

• Teacher Education Preparation and Related Assessment(s) of that Education
  • Applicant must immediately enroll in New Teacher Induction (NTI) program
    (Exception: Those teachers that currently hold a valid five-year license do not have to enroll in VIP.)
  • Applicant must successfully complete a Certification for online learning workshop, module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi Department of Education.
  • Applicant must successfully complete the Driver’s Education Instructor Certification workshop module, or course that is approved by the Mississippi Department of Education. This course should include online modules and face-to-face training.