2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 161 - SCHOOL EMPLOYEES -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT AND TENURE 161.049 Professional support teams -- Training program -- Alternate training program.
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161.049 Professional support teams -- Training program -- Alternate training
program.
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As used in this section, "professional support team" means a school principal,
an experienced teacher, a college or university faculty member, and an
instructional supervisor. If an instructional supervisor or college or university
faculty member is not available, the district shall assign a member with
comparable experience. The school principal shall serve as the chairman of the
team.
The Education Professional Standards Board shall establish a training program
for professional support teams which shall be implemented by the board or
contracted with another agency. The training shall include content and
procedures for the evaluation of teacher candidates. Completion of the training
shall be evidenced by successfully passing the examinations prescribed by the
board.
A local school district seeking to hire a teacher pursuant to KRS 161.048(3)
shall submit a plan for a local district alternative training program to the
Education Professional Standards Board and have it approved in accordance
with administrative regulations established by the Board. The district shall show
evidence that it has sought joint sponsorship of the program with a college or
university. No local school district shall employ a teacher seeking certification in
a state-approved local district training program unless it has submitted a plan
and received approval by the Education Professional Standards Board.
Each state approved local district alternative training program shall provide the
teacher candidate with essential knowledge and skills and include, but not be
limited to, the following components:
(a) A full-time seminar and practicum of no less than eight (8) weeks'
duration prior to the time the candidate assumes responsibility for a
classroom. The content of the formal instruction shall be prescribed by the
Education Professional Standards Board and shall include an introduction
to basic teaching skills through supervised teaching experiences with
students, as well as an orientation on the policies, organization, and
curriculum of the employing district.
(b) A period of classroom supervision while the candidate assumes
responsibility on a one-half (1/2) time basis for a classroom and
continuing for eighteen (18) weeks. During this period, the candidate shall
be visited and critiqued no less than one (1) time per week by one (1) or
more members of a professional support team appointed by the local
district and assigned according to the administrative regulations adopted
by the Education Professional Standards Board. The candidate shall be
formally evaluated at the end of five (5) weeks, at the end of the second
five (5) weeks, and at the end of the last eight (8) weeks by the members
of the team. During this period, the candidate shall continue formal
instruction which emphasizes student assessment, child development,
learning, curriculum, instruction of exceptional children, and school and
classroom organization.
(c) An additional period of at least eighteen (18) weeks continued
supervision of the teacher candidate who may be assigned full-time
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classroom duties. During this period the teacher candidate shall be
critiqued at least once per month and shall be observed formally and
evaluated at least twice. No more than two (2) months shall pass without
a formal observation. Formal instruction shall also continue during this
period. In addition, opportunities shall be provided for the teacher
candidate to observe the teaching of experienced teachers.
At least two hundred fifty (250) hours of formal instruction shall be provided in
all three (3) phases of the program combined.
At the conclusion of the alternative training program, the chair of the support
team shall prepare a comprehensive evaluation report on the teacher
candidate's performance. This report shall be submitted to the Education
Professional Standards Board and shall contain a recommendation as to
whether the teacher candidate shall be issued a one (1) year certificate of
eligibility to complete the internship pursuant to KRS 161.030. The support
team shall make one (1) of the following recommendations:
(a) Approved: recommends issuance of certificate to complete the internship;
(b) Insufficient: recommends the candidate be allowed to seek reentry into a
teacher preparation program; or
(c) Disapproved: recommends the candidate not be allowed to enter a
teacher preparation program.
Effective:June 21, 2001
History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 10, effective June 21, 2001. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 589, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1990
Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 59, effective July 13, 1990.
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