GENERAL GOVERNMENT

CABINET

Kentucky Real Estate

Commission

(As Amended at ARRS,

October 13, 2015)

 

      201 KAR 11:460. Minimum rating requirements for instructors.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 324.085

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 324.085,

324.281(5), 324.282

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS

324.085 authorizes[gives] the commission [authority]to

require a minimum rating of all instructors approved to teach continuing

education courses. KRS 324.281(5) authorizes[gives]

the commission [the authority]to promulgate administrative

regulations. This administrative regulation establishes[outlines]

the minimum rating required of all instructors and the means of dealing with

instructors who received ratings below the required minimum.

 

      Section 1. Each[All]

approved continuing and post-license education instructor[instructors]

shall:

      (1) Be approved by the Kentucky Real

Estate Commission and be in compliance with the provisions of 201 KAR 11:175;

      (2) Enforce the KREC Guidelines

for Classroom Management – Form E103 as developed by the commission[as

part of the continuing education program]; and

      (3) Comply with the Generally-Accepted

Principles of Education (GAPE) – Form E104 developed by the Real Estate

Educators Association and[,] adopted by the

Kentucky Real Estate Commission as the standard for classroom presentation[,

and incorporated by reference in this administrative regulation][201

KAR 11:450].

 

      Section 2. Evaluation of Instructors. (1)

Each[continuing] education provider shall distribute an[a

continuing education] instructor evaluation form to each student and

collect a Course Evaluation – Form E108[continuing education

evaluation form] from each student at the end of the course.

      (2) Within ten (10) days of course

conclusion, the course provider shall deliver all continuing education

instructor evaluation forms to the commission education director.

      (3) If a course provider fails to submit

all forms completed by students and provided to the course provider, the

commission shall[may] suspend the course provider’s

approval.

      (4) All Course Evaluation – Form E108[continuing

education evaluation] forms shall be reviewed by the commission.

      (5) The commission education director

shall review the course approval percentage rating for each instructor.

      (6) An eighty-five (85) percent approval

rating shall be required in each category[the categories]

of "instructor knowledge" and "instructor presentation".

      (7) The comments section of the Course

Evaluation – Form E108[continuing education evaluation] forms shall

be reviewed for other remarks concerning the instructor’s performance.

      (8) After a second rating lower than

eighty-five (85) percent on a category, the commission

shall notify the instructor and the course provider of the deficiency.

      (9) The next class taught by the instructor

shall be monitored by a commission representative. The commission monitor shall

submit a recommendation to the commission as to if[whether]

the instructor shall[should] be allowed to continue to teach

courses.

      (10) Based on the recommendation of the

monitor, the evaluation score, and the comments from the third class, a

recommendation shall[will] be made to the commission to:

      (a) Take no further action;

      (b)[To] Suspend the approval of

the instructor; or

      (c)[To] Place the instructor on

probation pending the evaluation and review of a future class.

      (11) If[In the event] the

commission issues a probationary order, the commission shall establish[outline]

the length and terms of the probationary period as well as the date of the

class to be monitored.

      (12) At the conclusion of the

probationary period, the commission education director shall recommend to the

commission if[whether] the instructor’s approval

shall continue.

      (13) The commission shall consider the

education director’s recommendations and determine if[whether]

the instructor’s approval shall continue or be removed.

      (14) The commission shall notify the

instructor and the school of its decision in writing.

      (15) If probation has ended

satisfactorily, the instructor’s approval shall be reinstated.

      (16) If the commission determines that

instructor approval shall be suspended, the instructor shall not be allowed to

teach any commission-approved education courses unless approval is reinstated.

      (17) In any class with ten (10) or fewer

participants for which the instructor receives at least one (1) evaluation

below eighty-five (85) percent on a category, the

commission shall not consider the highest and lowest course approval percentage

rating in order to ensure greater accuracy in the rating.

      (18) The annual recertification of

instructors and continuing and post-license education courses shall

include an in-depth review of the evaluations completed by the students and

those of any monitor that may have been present for the class.

      (19)(a) Any instructor who has been

suspended from teaching continuing and post-license education courses

may apply for reinstatement by:

      1. Submitting an application for approval

to the commission;

      2. If the deficiency is in presentation,

the instructor attending[shall attend] an

instructor development workshop approved by the commission upon request;

      3. If the deficiency is in the subject

matter, the instructor attending[shall attend] a

prescribed number of credit hours in that subject approved by the commission

upon request;

      4. Submitting proof of attendance at the

required course; and

      5. Providing written documentation of

other steps taken to improve the instructor’s knowledge and skills; and

      (b) After submission of the above

documents and consideration by the commission, the commission shall approve or

deny the instructor’s request for reinstatement[in its discretion].

 

      Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.

(1) The following material is incorporated by reference:

      (a) "KREC Guidelines for

Classroom Management – Form E103", 05/15 edition[October

2001];

      (b) "Generally-Accepted

Principles of Education (GAPE) – Form E104", 05/15 edition; and

      (c) "Course Evaluation – Form

E108", 05/15 edition[Continuing Education Instructor Evaluation

Form, October 2001].

      (2) This material may be inspected,

copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Real

Estate Commission, 10200 Linn Station Road, Suite 201, Louisville, Kentucky

40223, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

JIM HUFF, Chairperson

      APPROVED BY AGENCY: June 2, 2015

      FILED WITH LRC: June 22, 2015 at 4 p.m.

      CONTACT PERSON: Rhonda K. Richardson,

General Counsel, Kentucky Real Estate Commission, 10200 Linn Station Road,

Suite 201, Louisville, Kentucky 40223, phone (502) 429-7250, fax (502)

429-7246.