Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.028,
161.030,
164.945,
164.946,
164.947,
20
U.S.C. 1021-1022h
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.028(1) authorizes the
Education Professional Standards Board to establish standards and requirements
for obtaining and maintaining a teaching certificate and for programs of
preparation for teachers and other professional school personnel.
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 board.
This administrative regulation establishes the literacy preparation
requirements for middle school, high school, Grades 5-12, and Grades P-12
certification educator preparation programs.
Section 1.
(1) Each middle school, high school, Grades
5-12, and Grades P-12 certification educator preparation program shall require
candidates admitted to the program on or after August 1, 2016, to demonstrate
the six (6) International Reading Association Standards 2010: Middle and High
School Content Classroom Teacher as published in the Standards for Reading
Professionals - Revised 2010.
(2) A
middle school, high school, Grades 5-12, or Grades P-12 certification educator
preparation program shall require a candidate admitted to the program on or
after August 1, 2016, to complete one (1) of the following:
(a) 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
(b) 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.
(3) In addition to the program approval
requirements established in
16
KAR 5:010, an educator preparation unit seeking
program approval for a middle school, high school, Grades 5-12, or Grades P-12
certification program shall submit the following information:
(a) The course or courses the program has
developed to ensure that each candidate demonstrates the six (6) International
Reading Association Standards 2010: Middle and High School Content Classroom
Teacher;
(b) The syllabus for each
course aligned to the six (6) International Reading Association Standards 2010:
Middle and High School Content Classroom Teacher;
(c) The assessments, including any scoring
instruments, developed for each course 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;
(d) 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; and
(e) Evidence of qualifications of each
faculty member assigned to teach a course aligned to the six (6) International
Reading Association Standards 2010: Middle and High School Content Classroom
Teacher.
Section
2.
(1) Each approved middle
school, high school, Grades 5-12, and Grades P-12 certification educator
preparation program shall submit the following information to the Education
Professional Standards Board by June 1, 2016:
(a) The course or courses the program has
developed to ensure that each candidate demonstrates the six (6) International
Reading Association Standards 2010: Middle and High School Content Classroom
Teacher;
(b) The syllabus for each
course aligned to the six (6) International Reading Association Standards 2010:
Middle and High School Content Classroom Teacher;
(c) The assessments, including any scoring
instruments, developed for each course 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;
(d) 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; and
(e) Evidence of qualifications of each
faculty member assigned to teach a course aligned to the six (6) International
Reading Association Standards 2010: Middle and High School Content Classroom
Teacher.
(2) An approved
middle school, high school, Grades 5-12, or Grades P-12 certification educator
preparation program that does not submit the information to the Education
Professional Standards Board by June 1, 2016, as required by subsection (1) of
this section, shall no longer admit candidates.
Section 3. 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.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030