Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030,
161.052
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028 and
161.030 require that teachers
and other professional school personnel hold certificates of legal
qualifications for their respective positions to be issued upon completion of
programs of preparation approved by the Education Professional Standards Board.
KRS
161.052 requires that all persons employed as
a teacher for gifted education hold an appropriate certificate endorsement for
gifted education. This administrative regulation establishes a
preparation-certification program for teachers for gifted education.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Qualified teacher" means a teacher who
holds the appropriate certification as a teacher for gifted education unless
the superintendent of the employing school district has documented evidence
that the teacher is unsuitable for appointment.
(2) "Teacher for gifted education" means a
teacher who works:
(a) Directly with
identified gifted pupils, in addition to the regularly assigned classroom
teacher; or
(b) For at least
one-half (1/2) of the regular school day in a classroom made up only of
properly identified gifted students.
Section 2.
(1) A certificate endorsement as teacher for
gifted education shall be issued in accordance with KRS Chapter 161 and KAR
Title 16 to an applicant who:
(a) Holds a
certificate valid for classroom teaching at the elementary school level, the
middle grade level, or the high school level;
(b) Successfully completed the Kentucky
Teacher Internship Program established in
16 KAR 7:010. A teacher who has
successfully completed the Kentucky Teacher Internship Program prior to
issuance of the initial probationary certificate or who is not required to
complete the internship program under the requirements for out-of-state
teachers established in
KRS
161.030(5) shall not be
required to complete the internship program again while serving on the
probationary certificate; and
(c)
Has completed the appropriate program of preparation for the certificate
endorsement established in this administrative regulation at a teacher
education institution approved under the standards and procedures established
in 16 KAR 5:010.
(2) The endorsement as teacher for gifted
education shall be valid for grades K-12.
(a)
Assignment to a full-time self-contained gifted education class shall be
restricted to the level of the base certificate.
(b) The endorsement shall have the same
duration as the base certificate.
(3) Each person employed as a teacher for
gifted education shall hold an appropriate certificate endorsement for gifted
education, except a teacher:
(a) Identified in
Section 3 of this administrative regulation; or
(b) Certified on or before July 1, 1984, in
accordance with KRS
161.052.
Section 3.
(1) If a qualified teacher is not available
for the position of teacher for gifted education as attested by the local
school superintendent, the superintendent, on behalf of the local board of
education, may request a probationary endorsement for teaching gifted education
for a teacher who:
(a) Has a bachelor's
degree;
(b) Has a valid Kentucky
teaching certificate;
(c) Has been
admitted to the preparation program for the endorsement for teachers for gifted
education; and
(d) Is currently
enrolled in graduate studies related to the education profession.
(2) The request for the
probationary endorsement shall be submitted on Form CA-GP to the Education
Professional Standards Board for each teacher for gifted education requiring
the probationary endorsement.
(3)
(a) The probationary endorsement for teachers
for gifted education shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from the
initial request.
(b) A teacher
receiving this probationary endorsement shall complete the required curriculum
for recommendation for the endorsement for teacher for gifted education issued
under Section 2 of this administrative regulation within the two (2) year
validity of the probationary endorsement.
(c) The probationary endorsement shall not be
renewed.
Section
4. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) Form CA-GP, 08/15, 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.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030