161.027 Preparation program for principals -- Assessment and internship
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requirements.
(1)The Education Professional Standards Board, pursuant to KRS 161.028, shall by
administrative regulation establish requirements for a preparation program in
institutions of higher education for all new applicants for principal certification and
establish criteria for admission to the program.
(2)The Education Professional Standards Board and the Council on Postsecondary
Education shall evaluate the preparation programs for principals and maintain only
those institutional programs that can demonstrate both the quality and the capability
to enroll adequate numbers of students to justify the resources necessary for
maintenance of a quality program.
(3)The Education Professional Standards Board shall develop or select appropriate
assessments for applicants seeking certification as principals, including an
assessment of the ability to apply knowledge, instructional leadership, management,
and supervision skills.
(4)The Education Professional Standards Board shall establish the minimum score for
successful completion of assessments and shall establish a reasonable fee to be
charged applicants for the actual cost of administration of the assessments. The
Education Professional Standards Board shall provide for confidentiality of
assessment scores.
(5)The Education Professional Standards Board shall develop an internship program
which shall provide for the supervision, assistance, and assessment of beginning
principals and assistant principals. The internship shall not be required of applicants
who have completed, within a ten
(10)year period prior to making application, at
least two
(2)years of successful experience as a principal in a school situation. The
Education Professional Standards Board, by administrative regulation, shall
establish the internship program.
(6)The certification of principals shall require the successful completion of the
examinations required by subsection
(3)of this section. A one
(1)year certificate
may be given to a person who has:
(a)A comparable certificate from another state; or
(b)All other qualifications except the assessments and is selected as a principal or
assistant principal in a district where the superintendent certifies to the
Education Professional Standards Board that there is a limited number of
applicants to meet the requirements.
Upon successful completion of the assessments, a certificate shall be issued for an
additional four
(4)years. A person employed in Kentucky as a principal or assistant
principal who was certified in another state and practiced in that state for two
(2)or
more years is exempt from taking the assessment described in subsection (3)(a) of
this section.
(7)Upon successful completion of the approved preparation program and the
assessments, the Education Professional Standards Board shall issue to the
applicant a statement of eligibility for internship valid for five
(5)years. If the
applicant does not participate in an internship program within the five
(5)year
period, the applicant shall reestablish eligibility by repeating and passing the
assessments in effect at that time or by completing a minimum of six
(6)graduate
hours, directly related to instructional leadership, management, or supervision, at a
regionally or nationally accredited institution. The option for renewal through
completion of graduate hours shall be available only for the first reestablishment of
eligibility. Upon obtaining employment for an internship position as principal or
assistant principal within the period of eligibility, the applicant shall be issued the
appropriate one
(1)year certificate for the position.
(8)All applicants for principal certification, after successfully completing the
assessments, shall successfully complete the internship program described in
subsection
(5)of this section for principal certification. If the principal's or assistant
principal's internship performance is judged to be less than satisfactory pursuant to
administrative regulations developed by the Education Professional Standards
Board, the applicant for principal certification shall be provided with an opportunity
to repeat the internship one
(1)time if the applicant is employed by a school district
as a principal or assistant principal.
(9)Following successful completion of the internship program, the principal certificate
shall be extended for four
(4)years. Renewal of the certificate shall require the
completion of a continuing education requirement as prescribed by the Education
Professional Standards Board.