Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
156.101,
156.160,
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.028(1) authorizes the
Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) to establish standards and
requirements for obtaining and maintaining a teaching certificate and for
programs of preparation for teachers and other professional school personnel,
and
KRS
161.030(1) requires all
certificates issued under
KRS
161.010 to
161.126
to be issued in accordance with the administrative regulations of the EPSB.
This administrative regulation establishes the preparation and certification
program for school counselors, at all grade levels.
Section 1. Conditions and Prerequisites.
(1) The provisional and standard certificate
for school counselor shall be issued in accordance with KRS Chapter 161 and 16
KAR Chapters 3 and 6 to an applicant who has completed the approved program of
preparation which corresponds to the certificate at an educator preparation
institution approved in accordance with
16
KAR 5:010.
(2) The school counseling program shall be
subject to the program approval requirements established in
16
KAR 5:010 and shall incorporate the Kentucky Standards
of Preparation for School Counselors.
(3) The provisional and standard certificate
for school counselor established under this administrative regulation shall be
valid for the position of school counselor for all grade levels, primary
through grade twelve.
Section
2.
(1) The provisional
certificate for school counselor shall be issued to an applicant who meets the
requirements of
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and has completed an approved
master's level program in school counseling.
(2) The provisional certificate for school
counselor shall be issued for a period of five (5) years and may be renewed
upon application to the EPSB, compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and submission of proof of
the completion of a minimum of three (3) semester hours of graduate credit in
the areas of counseling or school counseling.
(3) An applicant with a valid Kentucky
teaching certificate who has completed the coursework for the standard
certificate for school counselor, but has not met the employment requirements
of Section 3 of this administrative regulation, may renew the provisional
school counselor certificate upon meeting the requirements of
16
KAR 4:060 for the renewal of the applicant's teaching
certificate.
(4) If there is a
lapse of a provisional certificate for school counselor for lack of meeting the
renewal requirements, certification may be reissued at a later date upon
application to the EPSB, compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and the submission of proof
of the completion of a minimum of six (6) semester hours of graduate credit in
the areas of counseling or school counseling.
Section 3.
(1) The standard certificate for school
counselor shall be issued to an applicant who meets the requirements of
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1) and one (1) of the following
qualification options:
(a) Option I:
1. Successful completion of an approved
master's level program in school counseling;
2. Successful completion of an additional
three (3) to six (6) credit hours from an approved graduate level counseling or
school counseling program;
3. One
(1) year of full time employment as a provisionally- certified school counselor
in a public school or nonpublic school that meets the state performance
standards as established in
KRS
156.160 or that has been accredited by a
regional or national accrediting association;
4. A valid Kentucky Professional teaching
certificate; and
5. A minimum of
one (1) year of full time classroom teaching experience on a Professional
Teaching Certificate in a public school or a nonpublic school that meets the
state performance standards as established in
KRS
156.160 or that has been accredited by a
regional or national accrediting association; or
(b) Option II:
1. Successful completion of an approved
master's level program in school counseling;
2. Successful completion of an additional
three (3) to six (6) credit hours from an approved graduate level counseling or
school counseling program; and
3. A
minimum of two (2) years of full-time employment as a provisionally certified
school counselor.
(2) The standard certificate for school
counselor shall be issued for a period of five (5) years and shall be renewed
subsequently for five (5) year periods upon application to the EPSB, compliance
with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and completion of:
(a) Two (2) years of experience as a
certified school counselor;
(b)
Three (3) semester hours of additional graduate credit in counseling or school
counseling; or
(c) The Effective
Instructional Leadership Act hours as specified by the Kentucky Department of
Education in
KRS
156.101. It shall be the responsibility of
the school counselor to provide documentation of this training to the local
school superintendent who recommends certificate renewal.
(3) If there is a lapse in the standard
certificate for school counselor for lack of meeting renewal requirements, the
certificate may be reissued at a later date upon application to the EPSB,
compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and completion of twelve (12)
clock hours of counselor role specific training for each year since the
expiration of the certificate up to a maximum of seventy-five (75) clock hours
or six semester hours of additional graduate credit appropriate to position of
school counselor.
Section
4. Validity of Prior Certificates.
(1) A valid Provisional or Standard
Certificate for Guidance Counselor grades K-8, 5-12, or 7-12 issued prior to
August 5, 2005 shall be valid for the position of school counselor for any
school configurations containing at least one (1) grade level listed on the
certificate.
(2) An individual who
holds a valid Kentucky provisional or standard guidance counselor certificate,
grades K-8, grades 7-12, or grades 5-12 shall be eligible to extend that
certificate to a provisional or standard school counselor certificate, all
grades, upon application to the EPSB, compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and proof of the following:
(a) Successful completion of a minimum three
(3) credit hours from an approved graduate level counseling or school
counseling program. The additional graduate semester hours shall be designed to
address content of the preparation program not previously addressed and that
provides the candidate with knowledge relevant to counseling all grades;
and
(b) A recommendation from the
institution of higher education for the appropriate certificate.
Section 5.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Kentucky
Standards of Preparation for School Counselors", 2019, is incorporated by
reference.
(2) This material may be
inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law at the
Education Professional Standards Board, 300 Sower Boulevard, 5th Floor,
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(3) This material is also available on the
EPSB's Web site at
http://www.epsb.ky.gov/course/view.php?=2.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030