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 approved by the Education Professional
Standards Board. This administrative regulation establishes a plan for
recruiting certified classroom teachers into positions for teachers of English
as a second language.
Section 1.
Definitions.
(1) "Qualified teacher" means a
teacher who holds the appropriate certification as a teacher for English as a
second language unless the superintendent of the employing school district has
documented evidence that the teacher is unsuitable for appointment.
(2) "Teacher for English as a second
language" means a teacher who works:
(a)
Directly with identified English as a second language pupils, in addition to
the regularly assigned classroom teacher; or
(b) In a classroom made up only of properly
identified English as a second language students.
Section 2.
(1) If a qualified teacher is not available
for the position of teacher for English as a second language as attested by the
local school superintendent, the superintendent, on behalf of the local board
of education, may request by filing a Form CA-EL with the Education
Professional Standards Board a probationary endorsement for teaching English as
a second language for a teacher who:
(a) Has a
bachelor's degree;
(b) Has a valid
Kentucky teaching certificate;
(c)
Has completed at least one (1) year of successful teaching
experience;
(d) Has been admitted
to the preparation program for the endorsement for teachers for English as a
second language; and
(e) Is
currently enrolled in graduate studies related to the education
profession.
(2) The
request for the probationary endorsement shall be submitted on Form CA-EL to
the Education Professional Standards Board for each teacher for English as a
second language requiring the probationary endorsement.
(3)
(a) The
probationary endorsement for teachers for English as a second language 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 English as a second language within the two (2)
year validity of the probationary endorsement.
(c) The probationary endorsement shall not be
renewed.
Section
3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) Form CA-EL, 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.
36 Ky.R. 1390;
eff. 3-5-2010; 42 Ky.R. 805; eff. 12-4-2015.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030
