16 KAR 8:020.
Planned Fifth-year Program.
RELATES TO: KRS
157.390(1)(a), (b), 161.020, 161.028(1)(a), (c), (k), 161.030(1), (2)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS 161.028(1)(a), (c), (k), 161.030(1), (2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION,
AND CONFORMITY: KRS 161.028(1)(a), (c), (k) and 161.030(1), (2) vests authority
for the issuance and renewal of certification for all school personnel in the
Education Professional Standards Board. This administrative regulation
establishes the standards for the Fifth-year Program for certificate renewal.
Section 1. (1) The
standards required for the renewal of a teaching certificate shall require
completion of:
(a) The continuing
education alternative plan as defined in 16 KAR 8:030; or
(b) Plan I or Plan
II described in this administrative regulation and in keeping with one (1) or
more of the following purposes:
1. To improve the
professional competency for the position covered by the initial teaching
certificate;
2. To extend the
scope of professional competency to a certification area not covered by the
initial certificate; or
3. To obtain
preparation-certification required for professional advancement to a higher
position.
(2) Upon application
by the candidate, the teacher education institution shall verify the completion
of the Fifth-year Program to the Division of Certification.
Section 2. (1) Plan
I Fifth-year Program shall require the completion of a master's degree from a
college or university which meets the standards established by the Education
Professional Standards Board in KAR Title 16:
(a) In a
professional education specialty for which certification is issued;
(b) In an academic
subject for which teacher certification is issued; or
(c) In professional
education with emphasis in an academic subject for which certification is
issued.
(2) The master's
degree shall be consistent with the experienced teacher standards established
by the Education Professional Standards Board in 16 KAR 1:010 or with standards
established by the Education Professional Standards Board in KAR Title 16 for a
particular professional education specialty.
Section 3. Plan II
Fifth-year Program shall require thirty-two (32) semester hours of graduate
level coursework earned beyond the bachelor's degree and the four (4) year
program of teacher preparation in accordance with the following guidelines:
(1) The Fifth-year
Program shall be planned individually with each candidate by a teacher
education institution approved for offering graduate programs of teacher
preparation.
(2) The Fifth-year
Program shall be a major component of the candidate's professional growth plan
and shall be consistent with the experienced teacher standards established by
the Education Professional Standards Board in 16 KAR 1:010 or with standards
established by the Education Professional Standards Board in KAR Title 16 for a
professional education specialty.
(3) The Fifth-year
Program shall relate to the initial classroom teaching certificate or to an
additional classroom teaching certificate.
(4) The grade point
standing for the thirty-two (32) semester hour program shall not be less than
is required at the planning institution for a teacher education graduate.
(5) Professional
development in lieu of up to twelve (12) semester hours of the college credit
shall be approved as part of Plan II Fifth-year Program if requested by the
applicant using the following guidelines:
(a) Twenty-four (24)
clock hours of professional development shall equal one (1) semester hour;
(b) The candidate
shall seek and obtain prior approval of the institution for the professional
development activities;
(c) The application
for approval shall identify the specific professional development activities,
and the action plan to achieve one (1) or more goals of the professional growth
plan identified in subsection (2) of this section;
(d) Upon completion
of the professional development activities, the candidate shall submit to the
institution a report of the activities which shall include an evaluation of the
experiences and a follow-up plan for implementing the professional development;
and
(e) The institution
shall keep a record of the professional development completed by each candidate
for the Fifth-year Program.
Section 4. New
Teacher Standards. An approved preparation program for initial certification to
be completed at the master's degree level shall be consistent with the new
teacher standards as established in 16 KAR 1:010. (21 Ky.R. 3100; eff. 8-3-95;
Am. 24 Ky.R. 1944; 2369; eff. 5-18-98; 26 Ky.R. 437; 745; eff. 10-11-99;
recodified from 704 KAR 20:021, 7-2-2002.)