Effective Now: Mild/Moderate Disability 7-12 (Licensure Endorsement Code 224) can be added to a valid Three-Year Provisional Internship or Five-Year Standard Educator License by obtaining a passing score on the appropriate Praxis Subject Assessment. The Foundations of Reading Assessment will not serve as a requirement for obtaining the Mild/Moderate Disability 7-12 (Endorsement Code 224) endorsement. Practicing educators who have met the requirements may submit the Supplemental Endorsement application in their assigned MECCA user accounts for review. Please note: Educators who took and passed the previous 5354 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Application Praxis test on or before August 31, 2023, will have until August 31, 2025, to submit a complete application and receive the endorsement using the 5354 Praxis assessment. The current version of the Special Education Praxis assessment for the purpose of obtaining the 224 Mild/Moderate Disability 7-12 or, if applicable, the 221 Mild/Moderate Disability (K-12) is 5355 Special Education: Foundational Knowledge. As a reminder, the Foundations of Reading test is required to receive the 221 Mild/Moderate Disability (K-12) endorsement.
All applications received (in the pending review status) the week of July 23, 2025
To prevent the delay of licensure issuance, please review the Licensure Application Checklist to identify the documents required for obtaining licensure in your desired area of certification. If you did not submit the Verification of Lawful Presence (VLP) form and required identification with a previously submitted licensure request, a copy of a valid and acceptable form of identification must be uploaded with your next most immediate licensure application submission. Applications that are submitted without supporting documents will be considered incomplete and the educator will be emailed “requirements” language stating which documents are needed to process the licensure request.
Email: teachersupport@mdek12.org
Call: 601-359-3483
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