RELATES TO:
KRS
161.020,
161.025,
161.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
161.020,
161.025, 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 prescribed by the Kentucky Council on
Teacher Education and Certification and approved by the State Board of
Education; furthermore, the teacher education institutions are required to be
approved for offering the preparation programs corresponding to particular
certificates on the basis of standards and procedures recommended by the
Council and approved by the State Board. This administrative regulation
establishes a plan for recruiting certified classroom teachers into the
position of school media librarian.
Section
1.
(1) If a fully certified
person is not available for the position of school media librarian as attested
by the local school superintendent, the superintendent, on behalf of the local
board of education, may request a one (1) year approval for the assignment of a
classroom teacher, subject to the following conditions:
(a)
1. A
teacher holding a valid classroom teaching certificate for grades K-4, 1-8, or
5-8 may be approved for the position of school media librarian, grades
K-8.
2. A teacher holding a valid
classroom teaching certificate for grades 5-8, 7-12, or 9-12 may be approved
for the position of school media librarian, grades 5-12.
(b) Prior to employment as a media librarian,
the applicant shall have completed the nine (9) semester hours of the school
media librarian specialization component of the endorsement program outlined in
KAR Title 16.
(c) Within the first
year of employment, the applicant shall complete an additional nine (9)
semester hours within the specialization component to satisfy competencies in
the areas of administration and library reference services.
(d) During the first four (4) weeks of the
school term, the applicant shall participate in a practicum of one (1) week
designed to allow him to demonstrate competencies in administration and
organization of school library media programs.
(2) Continuation of the recruitment plan is
subject to the following conditions:
(a) The
applicant shall complete the required coursework from the endorsement program
for school media librarian at a minimum rate of nine (9) semester hours per
year.
(b) A letter of request for
continuation of the recruitment plan shall be submitted annually by the local
school superintendent to the Division of Teacher Education and Certification,
Department of Education.
(c) The
applicant shall participate in two (2) additional practicum experiences of one
(1) week each designed to allow him to demonstrate competencies as stated in
the specialization component of the curriculum for the provisional certificate
for school media librarian. The total of three (3) weeks of practicum
experience during the recruitment plan shall satisfy the practicum requirements
for endorsement of an existing certificate.