Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030,
161.124,
161.126
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
certification provisions for applicants with out-of-state educator
preparation.
Section 1. Definition.
"Out-of-state educator preparation provider" means an educator preparation
provider located outside of the Commonwealth of Kentucky or an online educator
preparation provider not subject to the licensing requirements of
13 KAR
1:020 that is not accredited by the Education
Professional Standards Board.
Section
2.
(1) An applicant for Kentucky
teacher or administrative certification whose professional preparation was
completed at an out-of-state educator preparation provider, excluding providers
that are solely online, shall have completed a program of preparation and the
curriculum requirements approved by the responsible state education agency for
teacher or administrative certification.
(2) An applicant for Kentucky teacher or
administrative certification who completes an out-of-state educator preparation
program through a solely online out-of-state educator preparation provider
shall have:
(a) Completed a program of
preparation that is:
1. Accredited or
approved, as applicable, by the provider's state of origin;
2. Regionally accredited; and
3. Accredited by the Council for
Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP); and
(b) The curriculum requirements approved by
the responsible state education agency for teacher or administrative
certification.
Section
3. Teacher Certification.
(1) An
applicant for Kentucky teacher certification whose professional preparation was
completed at an out-of-state educator preparation provider shall:
(a) Possess a teacher license or certificate
equivalent to the Kentucky statement of eligibility from the state, territory,
or province where the applicant completed his or her preparation
program;
(b) Satisfy the degree,
academic preparation, and grade point requirements established in
16
KAR 2:010;
(c) Provide evidence that the out-of-state
license or certificate was obtained by completion of an approved educator
preparation program and not based on the completion of a written or verbal
assessment; and
(d) Follow the
procedures for certificate application established in
16
KAR 2:010.
(2) An applicant for Kentucky teacher
certification whose professional preparation was completed at an out-of-state
educator preparation provider and who meets the requirements of Section 2 of
this administrative regulation and subsection (1) of this section shall be
issued a Kentucky teaching certificate or statement of eligibility established
in
16
KAR 2:010 at the grade range and content area
corresponding to the out-of-state preparation.
(3)
(a)
Beginning July 1, 2016, in addition to any other certification renewal
requirements, an applicant for Kentucky teacher middle school, high school,
Grades 5-12, and Grades P-12 teacher certification whose professional
preparation was completed at an out-of-state educator preparation provider
shall, within five (5) years of receiving certification, complete the
following:
1. A three (3) hour content
literacy course aligned to the six (6) International Reading Association
Standards 2010: Middle and High School Content Classroom Teacher and taught by
faculty qualified to deliver literacy instruction; or
2. Two (2) or more courses aligned to the six
(6) International Reading Association Standards 2010: Middle and High School
Content Classroom Teacher and taught by faculty qualified to deliver literacy
instruction.
(b) The
course or courses submitted by an applicant for Kentucky teacher middle school,
high school, Grades 5-12, and Grades P-12 teacher certification whose
professional preparation was completed at an out-of-state educator preparation
provider shall meet the following requirements:
1. The course or courses, identified in
paragraph (a) of this subsection, shall be developed to ensure that each
candidate demonstrates the six (6) International Reading Association Standards
2010: Middle and High School Content Classroom Teacher;
2. The syllabus for each course shall be
aligned to the six (6) International Reading Association Standards 2010: Middle
and High School Content Classroom Teacher;
3. The assessments, including any scoring
instruments, developed for each course shall be aligned to the six (6)
International Reading Association Standards 2010: Middle and High School
Content Classroom Teacher to demonstrate the candidate's competency to provide
classroom instruction aligned to each standard; and
4. The faculty assigned to teach each course
aligned to demonstrate the six (6) International Reading Association Standards
2010: Middle and High School Content Classroom Teacher shall be qualified to
teach a course aligned to the six (6) International Reading Association
Standards 2010: Middle and High School Content Classroom Teacher.
Section 4.
Administrative Certification.
(1) An applicant
for Kentucky administrative certification whose professional preparation was
completed at an out-of-state educator preparation provider shall:
(a) Possess an administrative license or
certificate equivalent to the Kentucky corresponding statement of eligibility
or administrative certificate from the state, territory, or province where the
applicant completed his or her preparation program;
(b) Satisfy the degree, academic preparation,
and grade point requirements for the administrative certificate established in
16 KAR Chapter 3;
(c) Provide
evidence that the out-of-state license or certificate was obtained by
completion of an approved educator preparation program consisting of a minimum
of thirty (30) post Masters' graduate-level hours in school administration;
and
(d) Follow the procedures for
certificate application established in 16 KAR Chapter 3.
(2) An applicant for Kentucky administrative
certification whose professional preparation was completed at an out-of-state
educator preparation provider and who meets the requirements of Section 2 of
this administrative regulation and subsection (1) of this section shall be
issued a Kentucky administrative certificate or statement of eligibility
established in 16 KAR Chapter 3 corresponding to the out-of-state
preparation.
(3) An applicant for
Kentucky principal certification who was admitted to a principal preparation
program located outside the Commonwealth of Kentucky prior to January 1, 2012
and who completes the program prior to January 31, 2014 shall be exempt from
subsection (1)(c) of this section.
Section 5.
(1) An out-of-state applicant shall be
subject to the testing and internship requirements of KRS Chapter 161 and
implementing administrative regulations of the Education Professional Standard
Board in KAR Title 16.
(2) An
out-of-state applicant shall be subject to the certificate issuance, recency,
reissuance, renewal, and rank change provisions of KRS Chapter 161 and KAR
Title 16.
Section 6.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "The
Standards for Reading Professionals - Revised 2010", 2010, 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, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (SBE 42.005(4),
(6),
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030