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 requires the Education Professional
Standards Board to establish the standards for obtaining and maintaining a
teaching certificate. This administrative regulation establishes the
probationary certificate for middle school teachers and the requirements for
issuance and renewal of this certificate.
Section
1. Definition. "Qualified teacher" means a teacher who holds the
appropriate certification as a middle school teacher unless the superintendent
of the employing school district has documented evidence that the teacher is
unsuitable for appointment.
Section
2. Requirements for Issuance of the Probationary Certificate for
Middle School Teachers, Grades Five (5) Through Nine (9).
(1) If a qualified teacher is not available
for the position of middle school teacher at the grade level and content area
necessary as attested by the local superintendent, the superintendent may
request a one (1) year probationary certificate for a teacher who:
(a) Holds at least a valid Kentucky teaching
statement of eligibility or Kentucky teaching certificate issued by the
Education Professional Standards Board;
(b)
1. Has
a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; or
2. Has a grade point average of at least 3.0
on a 4.0 scale on the last sixty (60) hours of credit completed, including
undergraduate and graduate coursework;
(c) Has an offer of employment from a
Kentucky school district or accredited nonpublic school in grades five (5)
through nine (9) in a content area or areas;
(d) Has enrolled in an approved middle school
preparation program for the content area or areas for which certification is
sought; and
(e) Has successfully
completed at least twelve (12) semester credit hours of content coursework in
each content area for which certification is sought.
(2) Application shall be made on Form
CA-MG.
(3) Compliance with the
requirements established in subsection (1)(d) and (e) of this section shall be
verified by submission of a curriculum contract completed by the teacher
education institution with a middle school preparation program, approved
pursuant to 16 KAR Chapter 5, in the content area or areas for which
certification is sought.
(4)
(a) Upon completion of all requirements
established in this section, the applicant shall be issued a probationary
certificate for middle school teachers in the content area or areas valid for
one (1) year.
(b) The probationary
certificate shall be valid for teaching grades five (5) through nine (9) in the
content area or areas indicated on the face of the certificate.
Section 3. Requirements
for Renewal of a Probationary Certificate for Middle School Teachers, Grades
Five (5) Through Nine (9).
(1) The first
renewal of the probationary certificate for middle school teachers shall be for
one (1) year based upon:
(a) Evidence of
employment in a Kentucky school district or nonpublic school in grades five (5)
through nine (9) in the content area or areas indicated on the initial
probationary certificate;
(b)
Completion of at least six (6) semester hours or its equivalent from the middle
school preparation program, approved pursuant to 16 KAR Chapter 5, as indicated
on the teacher's curriculum contract; 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)
(a)
Subsequent one (1) year renewals of the probationary certificate for middle
school teachers shall require at least six (6) semester hours or its equivalent
of additional credit from the middle school preparation, approved pursuant to
16 KAR Chapter 5, program as indicated on the teacher's curriculum
contract.
(b) The probationary
certificate for middle school teachers may be renewed for a maximum of two (2)
times after the initial issuance.
(3) Upon successful completion of all program
requirements for the middle school preparation program, approved pursuant to 16
KAR Chapter 5, including successful completion of all required assessments
established in
16 KAR
6:010, a professional certificate for teaching middle
school established in
16
KAR 2:010 and valid for five (5) years shall be
issued.
(4) Program requirements
for completion of the middle school preparation program while serving on the
probationary certificate for middle school teachers shall not include student
teaching.
Section 4.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) Form CA-MG,
08/15, Education Professional Standards Board, 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 40602, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
