2441 Teacher Certification Officer

POSITION IDENTIFICATION

TITLE Teacher Certification Officer

CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 2441

GRADE 46

CLASSIFICATION Exempt

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Dean, College of Education

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Teacher Certification Officer oversees the certification of teacher candidates from undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs and communicates changes to certification requirements and assessments associated with those changes to all stakeholders. The Teacher Certification Officer coordinates the post-baccalaureate teacher certification application and admission to the University process and collaborates with masters-level teacher certification programs. The Teacher Certification Officer consults with University departments, units, and committees regarding matters pertaining to the certification process and assessments pertaining to teacher certification.

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A Master’s degree in Education or Higher Education Administration is required.

Experience: At least five years of related experience in a college or university or a minimum of five years of experience as a teacher or administrator in a K-12 school setting is required.

Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills and familiarity with complex administrative systems are required. The ability and willingness to learn certification processes and requirements and related assessment reports, especially in Missouri, are required. Knowledge of teacher certification requirements in Missouri is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required. Knowledge of the operation of University support units and academic departments is preferred. Knowledge of University policies and procedures is preferred.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Collects, manages, and analyzes data to demonstrate compliance with policies and requirements of the University, individual education programs, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and accreditation bodies.

2. Oversees the management and administration of the Professional Educational Services database.

3. Monitors the DESE work log of teacher certification applicants, verifies eligibility, and recommends teacher candidates to DESE for certification and performs system administration responsibilities within the DESE administrative system.

4. Oversees the process of MSU teacher certification candidates transferring their teaching certificate to other states including completing out-of-state verification forms.

5. Oversees applications for provisional certification through DESE, involving communication with local school districts, DESE, teacher education programs, and the teacher candidates.

6. Attends state and University meetings regarding teacher certification requirement updates and acts as a resource for teacher education certification programs across the University.

7. Collaborates with programs to maintain the DESE certification matrix and ensures that programs meet DESE certification requirements by updating programmatic matrices submitted to DESE for approval.

8. Completes certification documents, communicates certification information to all student teacher candidates, and monitors candidates’ required assessments for certification.

9. Collaborates with the MSU College of Education’s Coordinator, Assessment Data Systems to ensure that required certification assessments are uploaded to Banner and ensures that data is provided to the Assessment Office for annual reporting.

10. Provides certification information to programs and responds to information requests from faculty, staff, school district administration, and teacher candidates regarding initial certification.

11. Oversees the postbaccalaureate teacher certification application and admission to the University process.

12. Admits postbaccalaureate teacher certification students to Missouri State University and assigns major codes.

13. Assists the Education Advisement Office with the Master of Arts in Teaching advisement process.

14. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.

15. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses required by the Dean.

16. Contributes to the success of the College of Education by performing all other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION

The Teacher Certification Officer is supervised by the Dean, College of Education.

OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES

REVISED JANUARY 2021

JOB FAMILY 4

Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery

Level 5.0 - 3300 Points: Knowledge of the principles and methods of an administrative, managerial, or professional field such as accounting or auditing, financial management, information technology, business administration, human resources, engineering, law, social sciences, communications, education, or medicine. Knowledge permits employee to supervise projects and/or departments using standard methods to improve administrative and/or line operations. Knowledge also permits employee to plan steps and carry out multi-phase projects requiring problem definition and modified techniques, to coordinate work with others, and to modify methods and procedures to solve a wide variety of problems. Knowledge at this level requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree with substantial related work experience, including up to two years of administrative or supervisory experience. Alternatively, this level may require a professional or clinical degree beyond the Bachelor's degree with moderate related work experience; knowledge requirements include significant levels of related work experience.

Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility

Level 1.0 - 50 Points: Typically, little, if any, supervision of others is required. The job may require irregular but occasional responsibility to direct the work of student workers and/or temporary or part-time workers. The nature of supervision is largely confined to assigning tasks to others and does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities. The amount of time spent on directing the work of others is normally a small portion of total work time.

Factor 3: Interactions with Others

Level 4.0 - 500 Points: Interactions with others are somewhat unstructured. The purpose may be to influence or motivate others, to obtain information, or to control situations and resolve problems. Interactions may be with individuals or groups of co-workers, students, or the general public, may be moderately unstructured, and may involve persons who hold differing goals and objectives. Individuals at this level often act as a liaison between groups with a focus on solving particular unstructured problems. Interactions at this level require considerable interpersonal skill and the ability to resolve conflict.

Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines

Level 3.0 - 500 Points: The employee operates under general supervision expressed in terms of program goals and objectives, priorities, and deadlines. Administrative supervision is given through statements of overall program or project objectives and available resources. Administrative guidelines are relatively comprehensive and the employee need only to fill in gaps in interpretation and adapt established methods to perform recurring activities. In unforeseen situations, the employee must interpret inadequate or incomplete guidelines, develop plans, and initiate new methods to complete assignments based on those interpretations. Assignments are normally related in function, but the work requires many different processes and methods applied to an established administrative or professional field. Problems are typically the result of unusual circumstances, variations in approach, or incomplete or conflicting data. The employee must interpret and refine methods to complete assignments. Characteristic jobs at this level may involve directing single-purpose programs or performing complex, but precedented, technical or professional work.

Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility

Level 4.0 - 1500 Points: Work involves the primary accountability for a smaller department, program, or process. Work activities involve managerial decisions that directly affect the efficiency, costs, reputation, and service quality of the department, program, or process. Work affects a limited range of professional projects or administrative activities of the University. Work activities have a direct and substantial impact on the department. While work activities do have some effect on the efficiency and reputation of the cost center, departments, programs, or processes at this level represent a relatively minor function within the cost center. Employees in jobs at this level may have responsibility for developing budgets, distributing budgeted funds, and exercising the primary control over a relatively small budget.