702 KAR 1:115. Annual in-service training of district board
members.
RELATES TO: KRS 160.180
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.070, 160.180
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS
156.070(4) authorizes the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative
regulations necessary for the efficient management, control, and operation of
the schools and programs under its jurisdiction. KRS 160.180(5) provides that
all local school board members shall complete an established number of hours of
in-service training annually, based on the number of years of experience, and
that the Kentucky Board of Education shall identify the criteria for fulfilling
these requirements. This administrative regulation establishes standards for
the annual in-service training of district board members.
Section 1. Content of Training. (1) The
in-service requirements for all district school board members set forth in KRS
160.180(5) shall include:
(a)1. For school board members with zero
to three (3) years of experience:
a. Three (3) hours of school finance
training annually;
b. One (1) hour of ethics training
annually; and
c. One (1) hour of superintendent
evaluation training annually;
2. School board members with zero to
three (3) years of experience may acquire the remainder of their hours in these
topics or topics listed in Section 2(1)(b) of this administrative regulation;
(b) For school board members with four
(4) to seven (7) years of experience:
1. Two (2) hours of school finance
training annually;
2. One (1) hour of ethics training
annually; and
3. One (1) hour of superintendent
evaluation training annually; or
(c) For school board members with eight
(8) or more years of experience:
1. One (1) hour of school finance
training annually;
2. One (1) hour of ethics training
annually; and
3. One (1) hour of superintendent
evaluation training biennially.
(2) For board members with four (4) or
more years of experience, the remaining hours of required training may include topics
such as:
(a) The basic role and responsibility of
the district board and its members;
(b) Curriculum and instruction;
(c) Relations with superintendent and
staff;
(d) School law; and
(e) Community relations.
(3) To qualify toward meeting the
in-service board member training requirements of KRS 160.180(5) and this
administrative regulation, the required training activity shall not be:
(a) The regular work of the board, such
as the attendance of meetings or the conduct of hearings;
(b) Irrelevant to the pertinent knowledge
and skills of board membership; or
(c) A public relations or social
activity, such as graduation or other student events.
Section 2. Providers of Training. (1)(a)
The Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) shall be the provider of eight
(8) hours of district board member in-service training for board members who
are required to obtain twelve (12) hours annually. Board members with zero to
three (3) years of experience may acquire the remaining four (4) hours of their
training from either the KSBA or the providers described in subsection (2) of
this section. Board members with four (4) or more years of experience may
acquire their hours from the KSBA or the providers described in subsection (2)
of this section.
(b) The KSBA shall offer training on eight
(8) of the eleven (11) following topics annually and shall offer training on
all eleven (11) topics at least once during every twenty-four (24) month period:
1. School law;
2. School finance;
3. Community relations;
4. Policy development;
5. Personnel relations;
6. Curriculum and instruction;
7. Superintendent/board relations;
8. Goal setting/decision making;
9. Employment and evaluation of the
superintendent;
10. Educational services provided for the
exceptional, gifted and other special population children; and
11. Ethics.
(c) The KSBA shall coordinate with the
chief state school officer annually to develop an in-service training plan for
approval by the Kentucky Board of Education on or before November 1 of each
year for use in the following calendar year. In-service training for district
board members shall be provided at a minimum of five (5) geographic locations,
on a variety of dates.
(2) Training providers, other than the
KSBA, including the Prichard Committee, the Kentucky Education Association, the
Kentucky Association of School Councils, the Kentucky PTA, the Kentucky
Association of School Superintendents, the Kentucky Association of School
Administrators, and any other provider, shall only provide training through
courses that are:
(a) Customized for board members; and
(b) Verified by the department to be
compliant with the requirements of this administrative regulation.
(3)(a) If board members opt to get all of
their training hours through the KSBA, then they shall have KSBA credit them
for these hours. If they obtain hours through any source other than the KSBA,
they shall have local board approval and send a copy of the record (board
minutes) to KSBA. If they acquire training hours through the other approved
providers described in subsection (2) of this section, then a copy of proof of
attendance including a recitation of the time, date, location, and description
of the in-service training shall be sent by the course provider to KSBA within
two (2) weeks of completion of the training so that proper credit can be given.
(b) The KSBA shall combine these hours
with hours of in-service training received through KSBA training activities.
These records shall be submitted annually by the KSBA to the Kentucky Board of
Education.
(c) Each provider of training hours shall
conduct an evaluation of each training course, which is offered by the provider
during a calendar year and submitted by a local board member for training hours
credit under this administrative regulation, and shall compile responses to be
submitted to the KSBA within sixty (60) days of completion of the training.
Section 3. Failure to Acquire Training. Subject
to extensions granted under Section 4 of this administrative regulation, the
names of all district school board members who fail to complete the required
in-service training set forth in KRS 160.180(5) and this administrative
regulation shall be transmitted by the department to the Attorney General.
Section 4. Extension of Time. (1) The
Kentucky Board of Education may grant newly appointed or elected school board
members, who take office after June 30th of a particular year, an extension of
time within which to acquire a maximum number of unacquired hours equal to the
difference between the required number of hours and one (1) hour per month for
each full month actually served during the year. These extensions shall not
extend beyond the remainder of the term being served or the next two (2)
calendar years, whichever is longer.
(2) The Kentucky Board of Education may
grant an appropriate extension of time, not to exceed two (2) calendar years,
to newly appointed or elected members who take office prior to July 1, but on
or after March 1, of a particular year within which to obtain the balance of
any required, but unacquired in-service hours for the initial year of new
service. Any extension to acquire hours shall not exceed the difference between
the required number of hours and one (1) hour per month for each full month
actually served during the year.
(3) The Kentucky Board of Education, in
cases of true emergency, may grant an extension of time within which a local
board member shall complete the required hours of in-service training. True
emergencies shall include events such as death or prolonged illness of a loved
one, prolonged illness of the board member, personal disasters of the magnitude
of tornadoes or fires or floods affecting the board member directly, prolonged
requirement for appearance in a court proceeding, and other emergency reasons
where there exists a pressing necessity that requires immediate and prolonged attention.
True emergencies shall not include, for board members serving less than a full
year, the length of the member’s tenure. (11 Ky.R. 351; eff.
9-11-84; Am. 13 Ky.R. 940; eff. 12-2-86; 14 Ky.R. 2214; eff. 7-21-88; 16 Ky.R.
195; 537; eff. 10-8-89; 17 Ky.R. 2017; eff. 2-7-91; 40 Ky.R. 676; 1099; 1260;
eff.1-3-2014.)