Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 2023
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
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 prescribed by the Education Professional
Standards Board. This administrative regulation establishes a plan for
recruiting certified classroom teachers into positions for teachers of
exceptional children.
Section 1.
Definition. "Qualified teacher" means a teacher who holds the appropriate
certification as a teacher of exceptional children unless the superintendent of
the employing school district has documented evidence that the teacher is
unsuitable for appointment.
Section
2. If a qualified teacher is not available for the position of
teacher of exceptional children as attested by the local school superintendent,
the superintendent, on behalf of the local board of education, may request a
one (1) year probationary certificate be issued as provided in this
administrative regulation.
(1)
(a)
1. A
valid classroom certificate or an internship statement of eligibility for
grades K-4, 1-8, P-5, 5-9, or 5-8 shall be a prerequisite for a one (1) year
probationary certificate for learning and behavior disorders, grades P-12; for
hearing impaired, grades P-12; and for visually impaired, grades
P-12.
2. The applicant shall have
enrolled in an educator preparation program, in accordance with 16 KAR Chapter
5, in the certification area for which application is being made, and shall
have completed a minimum preparation of nine (9) semester hours of credit from
the special education component of the approved curriculum.
(b)
1. A valid classroom teaching certificate or
an internship statement of eligibility for grades 7-12, 8-12, all grades, or
9-12 shall be a prerequisite for a one (1) year probationary certificate for
learning and behavior disorders, grades P-12; for the endorsement for learning
and behavior disorders, grades 8-12; for hearing impaired, grades P-12; and for
visually impaired, grades P-12.
2.
The applicant shall have enrolled in an educator preparation program in the
certification area for which application is being made, and shall have
completed three (3) semester hours in the teaching of reading and a minimum
preparation of nine (9) semester hours of credit from the special education
component of the approved curriculum.
(c)
1. A
valid classroom teaching certificate or an internship statement of eligibility
for grades K-4, 1-8, 5-8, 7-12, P-5, 5-9, 8-12, all grades, or 9-12 shall be a
prerequisite for a one (1) year probationary certificate for teaching the
moderately and severely disabled, grades P-12.
2. The applicant shall have enrolled in an
educator preparation program for teaching the moderately and severely disabled
and shall have completed nine (9) semester hours of credit from the special
education component of the approved curriculum for teaching the moderately and
severely disabled.
(d)
1. A certificate for teaching exceptional
children, including interdisciplinary early childhood education, shall be a
prerequisite for a one (1) year probationary certificate for teaching learning
and behavior disorders, grades P-12; the endorsement for learning and behavior
disorders, grades 8-12; hearing impaired, grades P-12; visually impaired,
grades P-12; or moderately and severely disabled, grades P-12.
2. The applicant shall have enrolled in an
educator preparation program in the certification area for which application is
being made and shall have completed a minimum preparation of nine (9) semester
hours of credit from the special education component of the approved
curriculum.
(2) The applicant shall complete twelve (12)
clock hours of training as required by the Office of Next-generation Learners,
Division of Learning Services.
(3)
(a) The applicant shall complete an
additional six (6) clock hours of training during the fall conference conducted
by the Kentucky Department of Education, Division of Learning Services. A
teacher employed after the fall conference shall complete these six (6) hours
of training during the spring conference of the Council for Exceptional
Children; or
(b) If the applicant
is unable to attend either the fall conference or the spring conference, the
applicant shall complete an additional six (6) clock hours of training
conducted or approved by the Kentucky Department of Education, Division of
Learning Services.
1. The applicant shall
contact the Division of Learning Services to schedule the training.
2. The training shall be similar to the
topics covered at the conferences.
(4) The Kentucky Department of Education
shall report to the Education Professional Standards Board those probationary
certified teachers of exceptional children who have not completed the training
requirements established in subsections (2) and (3) of this section by June 30
of each year for the preceding school year.
(5) Application for a probationary
certificate for a teacher of exceptional children shall be made on Form
CA-19.
Section 3. The
probationary certificate for teachers of exceptional children may be renewed a
maximum of two (2) times.
Section
4. Requirements for Renewal of a Probationary Certificate for
Teachers of Exceptional Children.
(1) The
first renewal of the probationary certificate for teachers of exceptional
children shall be for one (1) year based upon:
(a) Evidence of employment in a Kentucky
school district or nonpublic school as a teacher of exceptional children in the
area indicated on the initial probationary certificate;
(b) Completion of at least six (6) semester
hours or its equivalent toward the completion of the approved exceptional
children educator preparation program; and
(c) Successful completion of 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.
(2) Subsequent one (1) year renewal of the
probationary certificate for teachers of exceptional children shall require at
least six (6) semester hours or its equivalent of additional credit toward
completion of the approved exceptional children educator preparation
program.
Section 5. Upon
successful completion of all program requirements for the approved exceptional
children educator preparation program, including successful completion of all
required assessments established in
16 KAR
6:010, a professional certificate for teaching
exceptional children established in
16
KAR 2:010 and valid for five (5) years shall be
issued.
Section 6. Program
requirements for completion of the exceptional children educator preparation
program while serving on the probationary certificate for teachers of
exceptional children shall not include student teaching.
Section 7. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Form CA-19", 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.
15 Ky.R. 743; eff.
10-7-1988; 19 Ky.R. 2322; 2647; eff. 6-7-1993; 22 Ky.R. 992; eff. 1-8-1996; 23
Ky.R. 3423; eff. 5-12-1997; 28 Ky.R. 471; 870; eff. 10-1-2001; Recodified from
704 KAR 20:510, 7-2-2002; 33 Ky.R. 832; 1271; eff. 12-1-2006; 42 Ky.R. 801;
1449; eff. 12-4-2015.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030
