Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 780 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - DEPARTMENT FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Chapter 3 - Personnel System for Certified and Equivalent Employees
Section 780 KAR 3:080 - Extent and duration of school term, use of school days and extended employment
Universal Citation: 780 KY Admin Regs Service 3:080
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 156.808
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 156.808(3)(i) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the extent and duration of the Kentucky Tech System school term, use of school days, and extended employment. This administrative regulation establishes the school term and employment provisions for employees.
Section 1.
(1) Except as provided in Section 2 of this
administrative regulation, the regular work year for any teacher in a
state-operated area technology center shall be 190 work days between July 1 and
June 30 annually, to be scheduled by the center principal.
(2) During this work year, secondary students
shall begin classes based on the participating school district
schedules.
(3) An area technology
center shall not be closed if secondary school students need to be served for
the participating school districts.
(4) Any employee required to work on an
official holiday in order to serve students shall be compensated.
(5) The duties of an area technology center
principal shall consist of 228 work days between July 1 and June 30 annually,
to be scheduled by the associate commissioner for career and technical
education or their designee.
(6) If
the school district where the center is located closes due to inclement
weather, staff in the area technology center shall not report to work and the
work day will be re-scheduled to meet student needs. Non-traditional
instruction days may be allowed at the discretion of the associate commissioner
for career and technical education.
(7) The school calendar shall be adopted on
or before May 30 of each year by the associate commissioner of career and
technical education or their designee.
Section 2.
(1) A teacher may be employed beyond the 190
work days if requested and approved by the associate commissioner for career
and technical education or their designee.
(2) The associate commissioner for career and
technical education or their designee may request that the teacher perform
other essential services for which extended employment shall be provided. The
special request shall be handled on an individual basis.
(3)
(a) To
request extended employment, a teacher in an area technology center shall
submit a written request to the teacher's principal.
(b) If the principal approves the request,
the principal shall sign the request and submit it to the area
supervisor.
(c) If the area
supervisor approves the request, the area supervisor shall sign the request and
submit it to the associate commissioner for career and technical education or
their design-ee by April 15.
(d)
The associate commissioner for career and technical education or their designee
shall send written notification regarding the decision to the teacher by May
30. The notification shall indicate:
1. If the
request was approved, the number of days for which approval was granted;
or
2. If the request was not
approved, the reasons for denial.
Section 3.
(1) Any teacher employed 190 working days may
request that their salary be paid in twenty-four (24) paychecks.
(2) The last two (2) paychecks shall be
adjusted if necessary to reflect any salary variance due to changes in work
schedules.
Section 4.
(1) All area technology centers shall be
officially closed to students on the official holidays designated for Christmas
and New Year's.
(2) The principal
may require an employee to work for safety or security
reasons.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.808(1), (2), and (3)(i)
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