16 KAR 3:020. Certification for

supervisor of instruction.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 161.020, 161.028, 161.030

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 161.028, 161.030

      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 supervisor of

instruction at all grade levels.

 

      Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Level

I" means the standards-based program of studies designed for minimal

preparation to serve in the position of supervisor of instruction.

      (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 supervisor of instruction.

 

      Section 2. (1) The professional

certificate for instructional leadership - supervisor of instruction, shall be

issued in accordance with the pertinent Kentucky statutes and administrative

regulations of the Education Professional Standards Board 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

instructional leadership - supervisor of instruction, 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 instructional leadership - supervisor of instruction shall be

made on Form TC-1.

      (4) The initial professional certificate

for instructional leadership - supervisor of instruction 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

supervisor of instruction;

      b. Three (3) semester hours of additional

graduate credit or the equivalent related to the position of supervisor of

instruction; or

      c. Forty-two (42) hours of approved

training selected from programs approved for the Kentucky Effective

Instructional Leadership Training Program.

      (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 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 programs identified in Section 1 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. A preparation program for the

professional certificate for instructional leadership - supervisor of

instruction 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 5. 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; and

      (c) "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. (13 Ky.R. 1825; eff.

5-14-87; Am. 20 Ky.R. 2907; eff. 6-2-94; 27 Ky.R. 857; 1471; eff. 12-21-2000;

Recodified from 704 KAR 20:410, 7-2-02; 30 Ky.R. 1322; 1757; eff. 1-23-04.)