What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pool (2026-2027) CTE Law & Public Safety position at Newton Career & Technology Center?
Career Pathway: Law and Public Safety
This endorsement licenses a person to teach the following secondary courses: 990101 Law and Public Safety I 990102 Law and Public Safety II 990103 History of Law and Legal Systems 990104 Emergency Services and Corrections 990105 Topics in Law and Public Safety 990106 Emergency Management and Military Professions Minimum Requirements for this Endorsement:
1. Education - Applicant must have earned a two-year college degree (associate degree) or higher from an accredited institution of higher education. The degree must be in Criminal Justice, Emergency Medicine (EMC), Political Science, Social Science, or a two – year college degree or higher with documented completion of law enforcement training, emergency medicine training, fire academy training, or military training, or eighteen (18) hours of acceptable coursework with an earned grade of “C” or higher in the subject area to be taught.
2. Technology Literacy and Related Assessment of that Competency - 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.
3. Occupational Experience and Related Assessment of that Experience - Applicants with an associate degree must have at least three years of verifiable occupational experience in the past ten years. Experience must be appropriate to the subject to be taught. - Applicants with a bachelor or higher degree 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. An educator with a standard five – year license may use experience outside of the ten – year timeframe.
This endorsement requires the following assessment(s) of occupational expertise: - Applicant must possess and maintain a Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Trainer Certification. - Applicant must possess and maintain National Incident Management System certifications: . 100 – Introduction to Incident Command System . 200 – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents . 700 – National Incident Management System, An Introduction . 800 – National Response Framework, An Introduction For more information, consult http://training.fema.gov/IS/