Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 2023
RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030,
161.1211
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028
and
161.030
require that teachers and other professional school personnel hold certificates
of legal qualifications for their respective positions to be issued upon
completion of programs of preparation prescribed and approved by the Education
Professional Standards Board. This administrative regulation establishes the
provisional certificate for college faculty and the requirements for obtaining
and maintaining this certificate.
Section
1.
(1) The provisional
certificate for college faculty shall be issued for a specific teaching or
administrative assignment in a school district for a period not exceeding one
(1) year to college faculty on recommendation of the:
(a) Local school district superintendent;
and
(b) The head of the faculty
member's unit at the institution of higher education at which the faculty
member is employed.
(2)
Application for the provisional certificate for college faculty shall be made
on Form TC-1.
(3) Only regular,
full-time faculty at a regionally- or nationally-accredited institution of
higher education with at least one (1) year of teaching experience at the
college level shall be eligible for this certification.
(4) The faculty member shall hold either a:
(a) Doctoral degree; or
(b) Master's degree and documented expertise
in the specific teaching or administrative assignment.
(5) The building principal or other
appropriate administrator in the local district in which the faculty member
serves shall supervise and evaluate the certified faculty member.
Section 2. The salary
rank of the college faculty certified under this administrative regulation
shall be determined in accordance with
KRS
161.1211 at the rank corresponding to the
degree held by the teacher.
Section
3.
(1) The provisional
certificate for college faculty may be renewed upon recommendation of the local
school superintendent and the appropriate college or university unit head for
one (1) additional one (1) year period.
(2) College faculty who desire to continue
teaching in the P-12 schools beyond the two (2) year validity of the
provisional certificate established in this administrative regulation may
qualify for a professional certificate issued under
KRS
161.048(4) and
16
KAR 9:030.
Section 4. Teaching experience acquired while
serving in a teaching assignment with a certificate issued under the provisions
of this administrative regulation shall not be used to satisfy the beginning
teacher testing and internship requirements.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) Form TC-1, revised 7/2001, 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 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
15 Ky.R. 2465; Am.
16 Ky.R. 1944; eff. 3-8-90; 28 Ky.R. 1496; eff. 2-11-2002; Recodified from 704
KAR 20:550, 7-2-2002.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
161.028,
161.030
