Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 2023
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030,
161.048
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.028(1)(b) requires that
the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) promulgate administrative
regulations setting standards for educator preparation programs.
KRS
161.030(1) requires that the
EPSB promulgate administrative regulations establishing requirements for
issuance of a certificate authorized under
KRS
161.010 to
161.126.
This administrative regulation establishes the standards for admission to an
educator preparation program that is required for certification.
Section 1. Selection and Admission to
Educator Preparation Programs.
(1) Each
accredited provider of an approved program of educator preparation shall adhere
to minimum standards for admission to its certification educator preparation
programs, including those programs established pursuant to
KRS
161.048, in accordance with this
section.
(2)
(a) Admission to an approved undergraduate
initial certification education preparation program shall require the
following:
1.
a. A cumulative grade point average of 2.75
on a 4.0 scale; or
b. A grade point
average of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale on the last thirty (30) hours of credit
completed, in accordance with the following:
(i) Grade point average (GPA) shall be
calculated by beginning with the most recent course completed and proceeding
backward for two (2) semesters in the order the grades fall on the transcript
to accumulate the last thirty (30) hours completed; and
(ii) If it is necessary to go back further
than two (2) semesters, then the courses in the third semester included in the
calculation shall be chosen based on the highest grades earned during that
third semester; and
2. Successful completion of one (1) of the
following assessments of basic knowledge:
a.
The ACT with a composite score of 22 or the corresponding minimum scores:
(i) Reading-20;
(ii) Writing-18; and
(iii) Math-19; or
b. The pre-professional skills assessments of
basic knowledge administered by the Educational Testing Service with the
corresponding minimum scores:
(i) "Praxis
Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE): Reading (5713)" - 156;
(ii) "Praxis Core Academic Skills for
Educators (CASE): Writing (5723)" - 162; and
(iii) "Praxis Core Academic Skills for
Educators (CASE): Mathematics (5733)" - 150.
(b) An applicant may use a
combination of ACT and CASE minimum scores to meet the requirements of
paragraph (a)2. of this subsection.
(c) If an applicant has a minimum cumulative
grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, the educator preparation provider
may admit the applicant to an approved undergraduate initial certification
education preparation program if the applicant is within five points of one or
more of the corresponding minimum scores on the pre-professional skills
assessments listed in paragraph (a)2.b. of this subsection.
(3) Admission to an approved
graduate level initial certification educator preparation program shall require
the following:
(a) A bachelor's degree or
advanced degree awarded by a regionally or nationally accredited college or
university with a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale;
or
(b) 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) Admission to an Option 7 program
established in accordance with
KRS
161.048(8) shall also
require successful completion of one of the following:
(a) The assessments in subsection (2)(a)2.b.
of this section; or
(b) The
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) administered by the Education Testing Service with
the following corresponding minimum scores on the corresponding sections:
1. Verbal reasoning - 150;
2. Quantitative Reasoning - 143;
and
3. Analytical Writing -
4.0.
(5)
Admission to an advanced certification educator preparation program shall
require the following:
(a)
1. A statement of eligibility or an initial
certificate earned by completion of an approved program through an approved
educator preparation provider in Kentucky; or
2. For out-of-state applicants, a statement
of eligibility or an initial certificate issued by EPSB and earned by
completion of a program through an approved educator preparation
provider;
(b)
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; and
(c)
1. Completion of requirements for the
administrative certificate as established in 16 KAR Chapter 3; or
2. Completion of requirements for the
certificate as established in
16 KAR
2:070 and
16 KAR
2:090.
(6) Each accredited provider of an approved
program of educator preparation shall have a formal application procedure for
admission that shall include the following:
(a) Documentation that the applicant
demonstrates the following:
1. Critical
thinking;
2.
Communication;
3. Creativity;
and
4. Collaboration;
(b) Evidence that the applicant
has reviewed the Professional Code of Ethics for Kentucky School Certified
Personnel established in
16
KAR 1:020; and
(c) A method to allow the applicant to
demonstrate that the applicant understands professional dispositions expected
of professional educators.
(7) The educator preparation program shall
not enroll undergraduate students in any educator preparation program courses
restricted to admitted candidates.
(8) The educator preparation provider shall
maintain electronic records that document that all students meet the
requirements established in this section.
Section 2. Selection and Admission to an
Approved Educator Preparation Program for Occupation-Based Career and Technical
Education.
(1) Admission to an approved
program of preparation for occupation-based career and technical education that
results in certification pursuant to
16
KAR 2:020 shall require:
(a) A minimum of a high school diploma or
equivalency exam;
(b) Four (4)
years of successful and appropriate occupational experience in the area to be
taught, which shall include:
1. At least two
(2) years of occupational experience completed within the last five (5) years.
A maximum of one (1) year of the required work experience may be satisfied by
completion of an approved program of preparation for the occupation to be
taught; and
2. The occupational
experience confirmed by the Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career
and Technical Education;
(c) The assessment provisions established in
16
KAR 6:020; and
(d) An offer of employment from a state or
local technology center, or a school district.
(2) Each provider of an approved
occupation-based educator preparation program shall have a formal application
procedure for admission that shall include the following:
(a) Evidence that the applicant has reviewed
the Professional Code of Ethics for Kentucky School Certified Personnel
established in
16
KAR 1:020; and
(b) A method to allow the applicant to
demonstrate that the applicant understands professional dispositions expected
of professional educators.
(3) The educator preparation provider shall
not enroll undergraduate students in any educator preparation program courses
restricted to admitted candidates.
(4) The educator preparation provider shall
maintain electronic records that document that all students meet the
requirements established in this section.
(5) A provider of approved educator
preparation programs shall provide notice to the EPSB of which candidates it
has admitted to an approved program of educator preparation within six (6)
months of the candidate's admission.
(6) Failure of an approved educator
preparation provider to provide EPSB with notice of each candidate it admitted
to an approved program of preparation in accordance with this section may
result in action against the provider's accreditation status.
Section 3. Assessment Recency. A
passing score on an assessment established at the time of admission shall be
valid for the purpose of applying for admission for five (5) years from the
assessment administration date.
Section
4. Annual Report.
(1) Each
educator preparation provider shall submit an electronic report annually to the
EPSB that includes the following program data on each candidate admitted to
educator preparation programs:
(a) EPSB
Person Identifier;
(b) Student
School Identification number;
(c)
Social Security number;
(d) Full
name;
(e) Birth date;
(f) Reported ethnicity;
(g) Reported gender;
(h)Email address;
(i) Present home mailing address;
(j) Permanent home mailing address;
(k) Phone number;
(l) Admission date;
(m) Total number of credit hours prior to
admission to the provider's educator preparation program;
(n) Total number of credit hours in educator
preparation courses completed prior to admission to the provider's educator
preparation program;
(o) Grade
point average at admission;
(p)
Current program enrollment status;
(q) Program completion date;
(r) Grade point average at program
completion;
(s) Academic major at
program completion; and
(t)
Academic minor or minors at program completion, if
applicable.
(2) The
report shall be submitted in the following manner:
(a) The provider shall electronically submit
all data identified in subsection (1) to the EPSB; and
(b) By September 15 of each year, each
institution shall provide written confirmation by electronic mail to the EPSB
that all required information has been entered.
(3) The preparation program shall exit any
candidate who has not been enrolled in at least one (1) course required for
program completion within the last twelve (12) months.
(4) Failure to submit the annual report in
accordance with this section may result in action against the program's
accreditation status.
23 Ky.R. 2362;
3354; eff. 3-6-1997; 24 Ky.R. 1958; 2375; eff. 5-18-1998; 25 Ky.R. 910; 1357;
eff. 12-3-1998; 28 Ky.R. 2076; 2346; eff. 5-16-2002; Recodified from 704 KAR
20:700, 7-2-2002; 35 Ky.R. 77; 758; eff. 9-8-2008; 38 Ky.R. 1169; eff.
4-6-2012; 40 Ky.R. 1318; 1698; eff. 3-7-2014; 43 Ky.R. 2008; 43 Ky.R. 2008; 44
Ky.R. 228; 508; eff. 10-6-2017; 46 Ky.R. 2487, 2880; eff. 9-1-2020; 47 Ky.R.
2616; 48 Ky.R. 764; eff. 11-30-2021.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030