Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.020 and
161.030
require that a teacher and other professional school personnel hold a
certificate of legal qualifications for the respective position to be issued
upon completion of a program of preparation prescribed by the Education
Professional Standards Board.
KRS
161.028(1)(a) requires the
Education Professional Standards Board to establish the standards for obtaining
and maintaining a teaching certificate.
KRS
161.028(1)(b) requires an
educator preparation institution be approved for offering the preparation
program corresponding to a particular certificate on the basis of standards and
procedures established by the Educational Professional Standards Board.
KRS
161.028(1)(f) requires the
Education Professional Standards Board to issue and renew any certificate. This
administrative regulation establishes the provisional and probationary
certificates for school social worker and the requirements for obtaining and
maintaining these certificates.
Section
1.
(1) The provisional
certificate for school social worker shall be issued to an applicant who has:
(a) Completed a Master's of Social Work (MSW)
degree:
1. With:
a. A cumulative minimum grade point average
of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale; or
b. A
minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale on the last sixty (60)
hours of credit completed, including undergraduate and graduate coursework;
and
2. Accredited by the
Council on Social Work Education;
(b) An offer of employment from a Kentucky
school district or accredited nonpublic school as a school social worker;
and
(c) Enrolled in an approved
program of preparation for school social worker.
(2) The initial provisional certificate for
school social worker shall be issued for a validity period of one (1)
year.
(3) The first renewal of the
provisional certificate for school social worker shall be for one (1) year
based upon successful completion of the following requirements:
(a) Evidence of employment in a Kentucky
school district or nonpublic school as a school social worker; and
(b) Completion of at least six (6) semester
hours or its equivalent from the approved program of preparation for school
social worker as indicated on the applicant's curriculum contract.
(4) Subsequent one (1) year
renewals of the provisional certificate for school social worker shall require
at least six (6) semester hours or its equivalent of additional credit from the
approved program of preparation for school social worker as indicated on the
applicant's curriculum contract.
(5) Upon successful completion of all program
requirements for the program of preparation for school social worker, a
professional certificate for school social worker established in
16 KAR
2:070 and valid for five (5) years shall be
issued.
(6) Compliance with the
requirement established in subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be verified
by submission of a curriculum contract completed by the educator preparation
institution with the approved program of preparation for school social
worker.
(7) To apply for the
provisional certificate for school social worker, the applicant shall submit a
completed Form TC-1 to the Education Professional Standards Board.
(8) The provisional certificate for school
social worker shall be valid for providing school social work services for all
grade levels in the public schools or an accredited nonpublic
school.
Section 2.
(1) The probationary certificate for school
social worker shall be issued to an applicant who has:
(a) Completed a Bachelor's of Social Work
(BSW) degree:
1. With:
a. A cumulative minimum grade point average
of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale; or
b. A
minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale on the last sixty (60)
hours of credit completed, including undergraduate and graduate coursework;
and
2. Accredited by the
Council on Social Work Education;
(b) An offer of employment from a Kentucky
school district or accredited nonpublic school as a school social
worker;
(c) Completed at least one
(1) year of experience as a social worker in the last five (5) years;
and
(d) Enrolled in the Master's of
Social Work (MSW) approved program of preparation for school social
worker.
(2) The initial
probationary certificate for school social worker shall be issued for a
validity period of one (1) year.
(3) The first renewal of the probationary
certificate for school social worker shall be for one (1) year based upon
successful completion of the following requirements:
(a) Evidence of employment in a Kentucky
school district or nonpublic school as a school social worker; and
(b) Completion of at least six (6) semester
hours or its equivalent from the Master's of Social Work (MSW) approved program
of preparation for school social worker as indicated on the applicant's
curriculum contract.
(4)
Subsequent one (1) year renewals of the probationary certificate for school
social worker shall require at least six (6) semester hours or its equivalent
of additional credit from the Master's of Social Work (MSW) approved program of
preparation for school social worker as indicated on the applicant's curriculum
contract.
(5) Upon successful
completion of all program requirements for the Master's of Social Work (MSW)
program of preparation for school social worker, a professional certificate for
school social worker established in
16 KAR
2:070 and valid for five (5) years shall be
issued.
(6) Compliance with the
requirement established in subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be verified
by submission of a letter of recommendation from the applicant's employer
during the one (1) year of social worker experience.
(7) Compliance with the requirement
established in subsection (1)(d) of this section shall be verified by
submission of a curriculum contract completed by the educator preparation
institution with the Master's of Social Worker (MSW) approved program of
preparation for school social worker.
(8) To apply for the probationary certificate
for school social worker, the applicant shall submit a completed Form TC-1 to
the Education Professional Standards Board.
(9) The probationary certificate for school
social worker shall be valid for providing school social work services for all
grade levels in the public schools or an accredited nonpublic
school.
Section 3.
(1) The approved program of preparation shall
be based upon the Standards for School Social Work Services established by the
National Association of Social Workers.
(2)
(a) The
program of preparation shall be submitted to the Education Professional
Standards Board for approval pursuant to the requirements established in
16
KAR 5:010.
(b) The program of preparation shall be
submitted through the institutional unit for educator preparation.
Section 4. Incorporation
by Reference.
(1) The following material is
incorporated by reference:
(a) Form TC-1, rev.
10/02, Education Professional Standards Board; and
(b) National Association of Social Workers
Standards for School Social Work Services, June 18, 1992.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Education Professional
Standards Board, 100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030