Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028
161.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.028(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 provides for a program of preparation and
certification leading to a certificate endorsement for administering individual
intellectual assessments.
Section 1.
(1) Upon application to the EPSB and
compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), an endorsement for individual
intellectual assessment shall be issued to an applicant who holds certification
as a school counselor and who has completed the approved program of preparation
for the endorsement at a teacher education institution approved in accordance
with
16
KAR 5:010.
(2) The program of preparation for the
endorsement for individual intellectual assessment shall include the following
twelve (12) hours of graduate credit:
(a)
Three (3) semester hours of graduate credit in basic testing and measurement
concepts;
(b) Six (6) semester
hours of graduate credit which relate directly to individual intellectual
assessment; and,
(c) Three (3)
semester hours of graduate credit in a supervised practicum for administering,
scoring, and interpreting individual intellectual
assessments.
Section
2.
(1) The endorsement for
individual intellectual assessment shall be issued for a duration period of
five (5) years and may be renewed upon completion of:
(a) Two (2) years of experience with
administering, scoring, and interpreting individual intellectual assessments as
part of the job function; or
(b)
Three (3) semester hours of additional graduate credit in counseling, school
counseling, or intellectual assessments.
(2) If there is a lapse in the endorsement
for individual intellectual assessment for lack of meeting renewal
requirements, the endorsement may be reissued at a later date upon application
to the EPSB, compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and completion of six (6)
semester hours of additional graduate credit in counseling, school counseling,
or intellectual assessments.
Section
3. The endorsement for individual intellectual assessment shall be
valid for administering individual assessments at all grade levels in the
schools of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030
