16 KAR 3:030. Professional certificate for directors
and assistant directors of pupil personnel.
RELATES TO: KRS
159.080, 161.020, 161.028, 161.030
STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: KRS 161.028
NECESSITY,
FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 161.020 requires 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 by the Education Professional Standards Board.
Additionally, teacher education institutions are required to be approved for
offering the preparation programs corresponding to particular certificates on
the basis of standards and procedures established by the Education Professional
Standards Board. This administrative regulation establishes the preparation and
certification program for director of pupil personnel services, and establishes
the requirements for a probationary certificate if a person holding certificate
for director of pupil personnel services is not available.
Section 1.
Definitions. (1) "Level I" means the standards-based program of
studies designed for minimal preparation to serve in the position of director
and assistant director of pupil personnel.
(2) "Level
II" means the standards-based program of studies to attain the first five
(5) year renewal of the certificate for the position of director or assistant
director pupil personnel.
(3)
"Qualified applicant" means an applicant who holds the appropriate
certification as a director of pupil personnel services unless the
superintendent of the employing school district has documented evidence that
the applicant is unsuitable for appointment.
Section 2. (1) The
professional certificate for director of pupil personnel services shall be
issued in accordance with the pertinent Kentucky statutes and this
administrative regulation to an applicant who has completed the approved
program of preparation which corresponds to the certificate at a teacher
education institution approved under the standards and procedures included in
16 KAR 5:010.
(2) As
prerequisites for the Level I program of preparation for the initial
professional certificate for director of pupil personnel services, the
candidate shall:
(a) Have been
admitted to a preparation program approved by the Education Professional
Standards Board pursuant to 16 KAR 5:010;
(b) Have completed
three (3) years of full-time teaching experience;
(c) Have completed
the master's degree; and
(d) Qualify for a
Kentucky teaching certificate.
(3) Application
for the professional certificate for director of pupil personnel services shall
be made on Form TC-1.
(4) The initial
professional certificate for director of pupil personnel services shall be:
a. Issued for a
duration period of five (5) years upon the successful completion of a Level I
program approved by the Education Professional Standards Board pursuant to 16
KAR 5:010; and
(b) Renewed
subsequently for five (5) year periods.
1. The first
renewal shall require the completion of a Level II program approved by the Education
Professional Standards Board pursuant to 16 KAR 5:010.
2. Each five (5)
year renewal thereafter shall require the completion of:
a. Two (2) years
of experience as a director of pupil personnel services;
b. Three (3)
semester hours of additional graduate credit or the equivalent related to the
position of director of pupil personnel services; or
c. Forty-two (42)
hours of approved training selected from programs approved for the Kentucky
Effective Leadership Training Program provided in KRS 156.101.
(5) If a lapse in
certification occurs for lack of completion of the Level II preparation, the
certification may be reissued for a five (5) year period upon successful
completion of the Level II preparation, but for the lack of the renewal
requirements, the certificate may be reissued after the completion of an
additional six (6) semester hours of graduate study or the equivalent appropriate
to the program.
Section 3.
Graduate level credit earned in the Level I and Level II preparation program
identified in Section 2 of this administrative regulation shall be eligible for
consideration of Rank I classification pursuant to 16 KAR 8:010, "Plan
I" or "Plan II".
Section 4. (1) If
a qualified applicant for director of pupil personnel services is not available
as attested by the local school superintendent, the superintendent, on behalf
of the local board of education, may request a one (1) year probationary
certificate for a director of pupil personnel services who has:
(a) A valid
Kentucky classroom teaching certificate;
(b) A master's
degree;
(c) Three (3)
years of successful teaching experience; and
(d) Been admitted
to the preparation program for the professional certificate for director of
Pupil Personnel services.
(2) Application
for the one (1) year probationary certificate for a director of pupil personnel
services shall be made on Form TC-40.
(3) Each annual
renewal of the probationary certificate for director of pupil personnel
services shall require completion of an additional nine (9) semester hours
selected from the approved program.
Section 5. A
preparation program for the certificate for director of pupil personnel
services shall be consistent with the six (6) standards included in
"Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards for School
Leaders" and the six (6) standards included in "Technology Standards
for School Administrators" found in 16 KAR 3:050, Section 3, and
incorporated by reference.
Section 6.
Incorporation by Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a)
"Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards for School
Leaders", November 2, 1996;
(b) "Form
TC-1, rev. 10/02";
(c) "Form
TC-40, rev. 10/03"; and
(d)
"Technology Standards for School Administrators", 2001, Collaborative
for Technology Standards for School Administrators.
(2) This material
may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at
the Education Professional Standards Board, 100 Airport Road, Third Floor,
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (16 Ky.R.
679; eff. 12-6-89; Am. 22 Ky.R. 1896; 2301; eff. 6-6-96; 27 Ky.R. 860; 1474;
eff. 12-21-2000; Recodified from 704 KAR 20:540, 7-2-02; 30 Ky.R. 1323; 1758;
eff. 1-23-04.)