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KAR 1:050. Local educator assignment data.
RELATES TO: KRS 161.020, 161.028,
161.030, 161.1221
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 161.1221
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS
161.020, 161.028, and 161.030 require that a teacher and other professional school
personnel hold a certificate of legal qualification for his or her respective
position to be issued by the Education Professional Standards Board. KRS
161.1221 requires that the Education Professional Standards Board identify all
professional school personnel assigned out-of-field. This administrative
regulation establishes the requirements for public school districts for
reporting educator assignment data used to determine out-of-field teaching.
Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Content
area" means an academic area as defined in the Kentucky Program of Studies
established in 704 KAR 3:303 or the Curriculum Framework established by the
Kentucky Department of Education and KRS 158.6451.
(2) "Course" means a unit of
study created by a district or school, involving one (1) or more academic
content areas, intended to be provided to one (1) or more population types.
(3) "Course identifier" means a
number that uniquely identifies a unit of study provided by a public school or
district.
(4) "Grade" means a code
supplied by the Kentucky Department of Education.
(5) "Organization ID" means a
unique number that identifies a school or district across data systems or
within the same data system.
(6) "Population" means a group
of students defined by similar demographic or disability criteria.
(7) "Unique staff ID" means a
number that identifies a particular person across data systems or within the
same data system.
(8) "Work assignment" means a
job function requiring certification by the Education Professional Standards
Board.
Section 2. Public school districts shall
report information about course offerings and assignments of all certified
staff to the Education Professional Standards Board.
Section 3. Courses shall be identified by
providing the Education Professional Standards Board with the following
information:
(1) The name and course identifier of
each course;
(2) The content area or areas covered by
the course;
(3) The student population or populations
for which the course is intended; and
(4) The lowest and highest grades for
which the course is intended.
Section 4. (1) Teacher assignment
information shall include the following information:
(a) The name and unique staff ID of the
teacher;
(b) The teacher work assignment;
(c) The organization ID of the district
or school of the assignment;
(d) The course identifier for each course
established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation;
(e) The lowest and highest grade of
students enrolled in each course;
(f) The number of students enrolled in
each course; and
(g) The total number of hours of staff
time devoted to the assignment over the school year.
(2) Administrator assignment information
shall include the following information:
(a) The name and unique staff ID of the administrator;
(b) The administrator work assignment;
(c) The organization ID of the district
or school of the assignment; and
(d) The total number of hours of staff
time devoted to the assignment over the school year.
Section 5. (1) Each school district shall
provide two (2) assignment reports to the Education Professional Standards
Board each school year.
(2)(a) The first assignment report shall
be provided to the Education Professional Standards Board no later than
November 1.
(b) The second assignment report shall be
provided to the Education Professional Standards Board no later than March 1.
Section 6. (1) The school districts shall
submit all required data electronically via software selected by the district
and approved by the Kentucky Department of Education under requirements established
in KRS 156.670 and 701 KAR 5:110.
(2) The school districts shall conform to
the content and format specified in "Education Professional Standards
Board Local Educator Assignment Data Reporting Standards and Procedures".
(3) The Education Professional Standards
Board shall work with the Kentucky Department of Education to create a seamless
data reporting system for school districts.
(4) The Education Professional Standards
Board or its designee shall provide school districts with technical assistance
and support necessary to collect the required information.
Section 7. (1) The Education Professional
Standards Board shall maintain a publicly-available set of data-reporting
standards. These shall include:
(a) A list or downloadable file of
content areas;
(b) A list or downloadable file of
population types; and
(c) A set of standards for course and
assignment reporting. The list of courses and work assignments shall be
available as a downloadable file.
(2)(a) These standards shall be available on
the Education Professional Standards Board Web site at: www.kyepsb.net.
(b) These standards shall be available in
"Education Professional Standards Board Local Educator Assignment Data
Reporting Standards and Procedures".
Section 8. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Education Professional Standards Board Local Educator Assignment Data
Reporting Standards and Procedures", 2002-2003 School Year, 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. (28 Ky.R. 196; Am. 627; eff. 9-5-2001; recodified from 704 KAR 20:760,
7-2-2002; 29 Ky.R. 990; eff. 12-18-02; 32 Ky.R. 2044; 33 Ky.R. 17; eff.
8-7-06.)