RELATES TO:
KRS
157.390,
161.020,
161.028,
161.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.028(1) authorizes the
Education Professional Standards board to establish standards and requirements
for obtaining and maintaining a teaching certificate and for programs of
preparation for teachers and other professional school personnel, and
KRS
161.030(1) requires all
certificates issued under
KRS
161.010 to
161.126
to be issued in accordance with the administrative regulations of the board.
This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for obtaining and
maintaining a school psychologist certificate.
Section 1.
(1) The Provisional Certificate for School
Psychologist shall be issued upon application to the board, using the "Form
TC-1, Application for Kentucky Certification or Change in Salary Rank", and
with the recommendation of the preparing institution and in accordance with KRS
161 and 16 KAR Chapters 1, 2, 5, and 6 to an applicant who has completed the
approved program of preparation and obtained a passing score on the required
assessment as set forth in
16 KAR
6:010.
(2)
The Provisional Certificate for School Psychologist shall be issued for a
duration period of one (1) year and shall qualify the applicant for a Rank
classification as provided in
KRS
157.390. The certificate may be renewed for
an additional year if the individual is serving in the position of the school
psychologist on a half-time basis.
(3) The Provisional Certificate for School
Psychologist shall be valid for serving in a public school in the position of
school psychologist under the supervision of the preparing institution. During
this first year of service, the employer of the individual holding the
Provisional Certificate for School Psychologist shall permit the individual to
engage in the internship component of preparation as described by the preparing
institution.
(4) The internship may
be served full-time during one (1) school year or half-time during two (2)
consecutive school years.
Section
2.
(1) The Standard Certificate
for School Psychologist shall be issued to an applicant who meets one (1) of
the following requirement options:
(a) Option
I:
1. Completion of an approved program of
preparation which corresponds to the certificate at a teacher education
institution that adheres to the National Association of School Psychologist
Standards for Training Programs; and
2. Completion of the appropriate assessment
and a passing score as established in
16 KAR
6:010; or
(b) Option II: Possession of a valid
certificate as a nationally- certified school psychologist issued by the
National School Psychology Certification System.
(2) The Standard Certificate for School
Psychologist shall be issued for a period of five (5) years and may be renewed
for subsequent five (5) year periods upon application to the board, using the
Form TC-2, Application for Certificate Renewal/Duplicate, and the submission of
proof of the following:
(a)
1. Completion of at least three (3) years of
experience as a school psychologist within each certification period;
and
2. Completion of seventy-two
(72) hours of continuing professional development activities; or
(b) Six (6) semester hours of
graduate training related to school psychology.
(3) The Standard Certificate for School
Psychologist shall be valid for serving in the position of school psychologist
in the common schools and in other elementary, secondary, and vocational
schools but not for any private practice outside these school
settings.
Section 3.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Form TC-1, Application for Kentucky Certification or Change in Salary Rank,"
April 2004 ed.; and
(b) "Form TC-2,
Application for Certificate Renewal/Duplicate," October 2003 ed.
(2) This material may be
inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the
Education Professional Standards Board, 100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
