RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
161.030,
161.053,
334A.020,
334A.033,
334A.035,
334A.060,
334A.190
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.028,
and
161.030
require 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 and other requirements prescribed by the
Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB).
KRS
161.030 requires that a teacher education
institution be approved for offering the preparation program corresponding to a
particular certificate on the basis of standards and procedures established by
the EPSB.
KRS
161.053 requires the EPSB to promulgate
administrative regulations to establish requirements relating to certification
of teachers of exceptional children/communication disorders. This
administrative regulation establishes the certificates for teachers of
exceptional children/communication disorders and the corresponding standards
for issuance.
Section 1.
(1) The standard certificate for teachers of
exceptional children and youth - communication disorders shall be valid at all
age levels for the instruction of exceptional children and youth with
communication disorders.
(2) The
standard certificate shall be renewed for subsequent five (5) year periods upon
application to the EPSB, compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and completion of one (1) of
the following by September 1 of the year of expiration:
(a) Three (3) years of successful experience
as a teacher of communication disorders;
(b) At least six (6) semester hours of
graduate credit or the equivalent in exceptional children or communication
disorders; or
(c) Current
certification with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA).
Section
2.
(1) Upon application to the
EPSB, compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1),the professional certificate
for teachers of exceptional children/communication disorders shall be issued to
an applicant who has completed:
(a) A master's
degree in speech language pathology;
(b) 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; and
(2) The professional certificate for teachers
of exceptional children/communication disorders shall be issued in accordance
with the internship provisions of
KRS
161.030 and
16 KAR
7:010.
(3)
The professional certificate for teachers of exceptional children/communication
disorders shall be valid at all age levels for the instruction of exceptional
children with communication disorders.
(4) The professional certificate for teachers
of exceptional children/communication disorders shall be renewed for subsequent
five (5) year periods upon application to the EPSB, compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and completion of one (1) of
the following by September 1 of the year of expiration:
(a) Three (3) years of successful experience
as a teacher of communication disorders;
(b) At least six (6) semester hours of
graduate credit or the equivalent in exceptional children or communication
disorders; or
(c) Current
certification with ASHA.
Section 3.
(1) The EPSB shall certify teachers of
exceptional children/communication disorders who hold licensure as a
speech-language pathology assistant issued by the Kentucky Board of Speech
Language Pathology and Audiology under KRS Chapter 334A who meet the
qualifications established in this section of this administrative
regulation.
(2) An applicant shall
submit an application to the EPSB, comply with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and submit proof of:
(a) Postsecondary education;
(b) Licensure as a speech-language pathology
assistant;
(c) Experience in the
Kentucky public-schools; and
(d)
Successful completion of the required content area assessments established for
this certificate in
16 KAR
6:010.
(3) Applicants who possess a valid license
for speech language pathology assistant issued under KRS Chapter 334A who have
at least two (2) years of successful experience in Kentucky's public schools in
this position shall be issued the "professional certificate for exceptional
children/communication disorders/SLPA only" valid for five (5) years.
(4) Applicants who possess a valid license
for speech language pathology assistant issued under KRS Chapter 334A who do
not have successful experience in Kentucky's public schools in this position
shall be issued a statement of eligibility valid for five (5) years.
(a) The teacher shall complete the Kentucky
Teacher Internship Program established in
16 KAR
7:010.
(b)
Upon successful completion of the beginning teacher internship, the teacher
shall be issued a "professional certificate for exceptional
children/communication disorders/SLPA only" valid for the remainder of the five
(5) year period.
(5) The
professional certificate for exceptional children/communication disorders/SLPA
only shall be renewed for subsequent five (5) year periods upon application to
the EPSB, compliance with
16
KAR 2:010, Section 3(1), and completion of one (1) of
the following by September 1 of the year of expiration:
(a) Three (3) years of successful experience
as an SLPA;
(b) At least six (6)
semester hours of graduate credit or the equivalent in exceptional children or
communication disorders; or,
(c)
Current certification with ASHA
(6) A teacher certified under this section of
this administrative regulation shall remain a speech language pathology
assistant requiring supervision under KRS Chapter 334A until the teacher:
(a) Completes the master's degree in speech
language pathology; and
(b) Gains
the professional certificate for exceptional children/communication disorders
established in Section 2 of this administrative regulation.
