Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 157.197, 157.224
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 157.197(3) requires
the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate an administrative regulation to
establish the criteria for the Kentucky Special Education Mentor Program. This
administrative regulation establishes that criteria.
Section 1. Definitions. "Special education
mentor" means an individual with exceptional expertise, experience, and
certification in special education administration or teaching granted the
authority described in KRS 157.197.
Section
2.
(1) The Kentucky Department of
Education shall assign a special education mentor to:
(a) Assist a:
1. Local school district in remedying
district-wide deficiencies; or
2.
Specific school in remedying school-specific deficiencies; and
(b) Obtain voluntary compliance
with applicable federal and state laws and regulations before imposing
sanctions under 707 KAR 1:015.
(2) The assignment shall be completed upon
verification by the Division of Exceptional Children Services of compliance
with the applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Section 3. Special Education Mentor Criteria.
(1) An individual wishing to become a special
education mentor shall submit a letter of request and curriculum vitae to the
Special Education Mentor Selection Committee. An eligible individual shall be
certified in an area of special education.
(2) A Special Education Mentor Selection
Committee appointed by the Commissioner of Education shall be involved in
development of the selection process for the special education mentors and
review of the applicants. The Director, Division of Exceptional Children
Services, shall serve as committee chairperson. Members of the Special
Education Mentor Selection Committee shall serve for a period of three (3)
years and shall include:
(a) One (1)
representative of the State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children;
(b) One (1) superintendent and one (1)
principal representing the Kentucky Association of School
Administrators;
(c) One (1) special
education teacher and one (1) regular education teacher representing the
Kentucky Education Association;
(d)
One (1) special education administrator representing the Council of Special
Education Administrators;
(e) Two
(2) parents from Kentucky's parent project funded under the Individuals with
Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), 20 USC Sections 1400-1487; and
(f) One (1) representative from a parent
advocacy organization.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.029(7), 156.070(4),
157.197(1)
