Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030,
161.1211
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.030(3)(b) establishes a
one (1) year conditional certificate for persons who have completed an approved
teacher preparation program but have taken and failed to successfully complete
the appropriate assessments selected by the Education Professional Standards
Board (EPSB).
KRS
161.030(3)(b) also requires
the EPSB to promulgate an administrative regulation to establish the standards
and procedures for issuance of the conditional certificate. This administrative
regulation establishes the standards and procedures for issuance of the one (1)
year conditional certificate.
Section
1. A teacher applicant for the one (1) year conditional
certificate shall have:
(1) Taken all of the
appropriate assessments established in
16 KAR
6:010 corresponding to the approved teacher
preparation program completed by the teacher applicant; and
(2) Failed at least one (1) of the
assessments required by subsection (1) of this section.
Section 2.
(1) A superintendent, on behalf of the
employing local board of education, shall be responsible for requesting the one
(1) year conditional certificate.
(2) Application shall be made to the EPSB.
(a) The teacher applicant shall meet the
requirements of
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1)
(b) The certification officer of the teacher
applicant's approved teacher preparation program shall submit documentation to
the EPSB:
1. Indicating that the teacher
applicant has completed all required coursework of the teacher preparation
program corresponding to each grade level and specialization for which
certification is requested; and
2.
Recommending the teacher applicant for the one (1) year conditional
certificate.
(3)
(a) The
teacher applicant shall submit an official college transcript from each college
or university attended.
(b) The
teacher applicant shall have at least a bachelor's degree with:
1. A cumulative grade point average of 2.75
on a 4.0 scale; or
2. A grade point
average of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale on the last thirty (30) hours of credit
completed, including undergraduate and graduate coursework.
(4) The employing school
district shall submit the following materials to the EPSB:
(a) A plan for providing technical assistance
and mentoring to the conditionally-certified teacher to:
1. Offer support during in-class and
out-of-class time to assist the conditionally-certified teacher in meeting the
teacher's instructional responsibilities; and
2. Assist the conditionally-certified teacher
in passing each appropriate assessment required by
16 KAR
6:010; and
(b) The name, contact person, and role for
the collaborating teacher education institution.
(5) The employing school district shall be
responsible for all costs associated with providing the technical assistance
and mentoring to the conditionally-certified teacher.
Section 3.
(1)
(a) The
conditional certificate shall be issued for a validity period not to exceed one
(1) year.
(b) The one (1) year
conditional certificate shall not be reissued or renewed.
(2) The one (1) year conditional certificate
shall be:
(a) Issued in accordance with a
grade level and specialization established in
16
KAR 2:010; and
(b) Valid for each grade level and
specialization listed on the face of the certificate.
(3)
(a) The
one (1) year conditional certificate shall be issued at the rank corresponding
to the degree held by the teacher applicant.
(b) Advanced degrees shall be considered in
accordance with the requirements established in
16 KAR
8:020.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.030(3)(b)
