Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 2023
RELATES TO:
KRS
160.380(5),
161.010,
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.028(1) authorizes the
Education Professional Standards Board to establish standards and requirements
for obtaining and maintaining a teaching certificate and for programs of
preparation for teachers and other professional school personnel, and
KRS
161.030(1) requires all
certificates issued under
KRS
161.010 to
161.126
to be issued in accordance with the administrative regulations of the board.
This administrative regulation establishes the Kentucky certification for
instructor of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.
Section 1.
(1) The certificate for senior instructor,
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, shall be issued initially for a two (2)
year period to an applicant if the applicant has submitted a Form CA-8 and the
following:
(a) A bachelor's degree from a
standard college or university as defined by
KRS
161.010;
(b) An official recommendation by the
appropriate branch of military service;
(c) A contract for this employment by a local
school district;
(d) A
recommendation for certification by the local school superintendent;
and
(e) A DD214 documenting
honorable service.
(2)
The certificate for senior instructor, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp,
may be renewed for a five (5) year period upon recommendation by the local
school superintendent and upon completion of nine (9) semester hours to
include:
(a) Human growth and development and
learning theory;
(b) Foundations of
education; and
(c) Career
development and vocational planning.
(3) Each five (5) year renewal thereafter
shall require the completion of two (2) years of experience teaching in the
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.
Section 2.
(1) The certificate for junior instructor,
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, shall be issued initially for a two (2)
year period to an applicant if the applicant has:
(a) Graduated high school, or its equivalence
as determined by a minimum passing standard on the General Education
Development Test;
(b) Submitted an
official recommendation by the appropriate branch of military
service;
(c) Submitted a contract
for this employment by a local school district;
(d) Submitted a recommendation for
certification by the local school superintendent; and
(e) Submitted a DD214 documenting honorable
service.
(2) Initial
Renewal. The certificate for junior instructor, Junior Reserve Officers
Training Corps, may be initially renewed for a two (2) year period upon
application to the board. The applicant shall complete and submit Form CA-2,
incorporated by reference in
16
KAR 4:060, and submit verification:
(a) By the local school superintendent of two
(2) years' experience as a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructor at
a local school district; and
(b)Of
successful completion of:
1. A minimum of
twenty-four (24) clock hours of district-approved professional development,
annually; or
2. Six (6) semester
hours from a standard college or university as defined by
KRS
161.010 to include:
a. Human growth and development and learning
theory;
b. Foundations of
education; and
c. Career development
and vocational planning.
(3) Each subsequent two (2) year renewal
thereafter shall require completion by September 1 of the year of expiration
of:
(a) Six (6) semester hours selected from
an associate degree program from a standard college or university as defined by
KRS
161.010; or
(b) Twenty-four (24) clock hours of
district-approved professional development, annually.
(4) Upon completion of the associate degree
with at least a 2.5 grade point standing, the certificate for junior
instructor, Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, shall be renewed for a five
(5) year period. Each five (5) year renewal thereafter shall require completion
of two (2) years of experience teaching in the Junior Reserve Officers Training
Corps.
(5) A junior instructor who
renews the certificate for junior instructor, Junior Reserve Officers Training
Corps, by completing the twenty-four (24) hours of professional development
annually shall not be eligible to receive the five (5) year certificate as
established in subsection (4) of this section, but shall be granted a
certificate of two (2) years in duration.
Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Form CA-8, 10/18", is incorporated by
reference.
(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.
2 Ky.R. 395; eff.
5-12-1976; Am. 23 Ky.R. 2280; eff. 1-9-1997; re-codified from 704 KAR 20:260;
7-2-2002; 31 Ky.R. 1849; 32 Ky.R. 26; eff. 8-5-2005; 42 Ky.R. 794; 1446; eff.
12-4-2015; 45 Ky.R. 1704, 2329; eff.
3-8-2019.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030
