EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD TO MEET FEB. 11

(Frankfort, KY) – The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) will meet Monday, Feb. 11, at the Kentucky Department of Education in Frankfort. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET in the State Board Room (Room 514) at the 300 Building, 300 Sower Blvd.

The EPSB’s Waiver Committee will meet before the regular board meeting in Room 516 of the 300 Building starting at 8:30 a.m. ET.

The EPSB has 13 voting members. The president of the Council on Postsecondary Education or his designee, and the secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet or his designee also serve as voting ex-officio members of the EPSB. The commissioner of education serves as the executive secretary of the EPSB.

Primarily, the EPSB has the authority and responsibility to:

• establish standards and requirements for obtaining and maintaining a teaching certificate;
• issue, renew, revoke, suspend or refuse to issue or renew; impose probationary or supervisory conditions upon; issue a written reprimand or admonishment; or any combination of actions regarding any certificate; and
• set standards for, approve and evaluate college, university and school districts programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school

A full agenda follows:

EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD MEETING
Feb. 11, 2019
Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY

EPSB Waiver Committee

8:30 a.m. ET – Room 516        

EPSB Regular Meeting Agenda

9 a.m. ET – State Board Room (Room 514)

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Commissioner’s Designee
4. Open Speak
5. Approval of Consent Items
   1. Approval of Dec. 10, 2018, Meeting Minutes
   2. Waiver of Student Teacher Placement for Briscoe Horrell (Cathy Jackson)
   3. Request to Offer Programs at an Off-Site Location, Campbellsville University (Allison Bell)
   4. University of Louisville Program Approval: Health P-12 and Physical Education P-12, Initial Undergraduate (Bell)
   5. Emergency Noncertified Personnel, Nicholas County (Daniel Clark)

6. Report of the Commissioner

1. Report from the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
2. Report from the Council on Postsecondary Education
3. Report of the Associate Commissioner
4. Title II Report (written only)
5. Legislative Update
6. Other Updates

7. Report of the Chair

1. Recognition of Former Board Member
2. Appointments to the Accreditation Audit Committee

8. Information/Discussion Items

1. Guidelines for Option Seven (Robin Hebert)
2. 16 KAR 8:030, Continuing Education Option, Amendment (Rob Akers)
3. EPSB Regulation Review, Part I (Cassie Trueblood)

9. Action Items

1. 16 KAR 3:011, Notice of Repeal of 16 KAR 3:010-3:050 (Trueblood, Eve Proffitt)
2. Lindsey Wilson College: Accreditation of the Education Preparation Provider and Approval of Programs (Hebert)
3. Northern Kentucky University: Accreditation of the Education Preparation Provider and Approval of Programs (Hebert)
4. Western Kentucky University: Accreditation of the Education Preparation Provider and Approval of Programs (Hebert)

10. Waivers

1. 16 KAR 8:010, Request to Allow a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Grand Canyon University to Count for a Rank Change (Crystal Hord)

11. Alternative Route to Certification Applications

1. Jonathan Mangin, Biology and Chemistry, Grades 8-12 (Hord)

12. Board Comments

13. Closed Session Review

Following a motion in open session pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1) (c) and (1)(j), it is anticipated that the board will move into closed session to conduct a character and fitness review and to review potential actions relating to complaints and reports. The board will also review pending litigation.

14. Case Decisions

Following the closed session review, the board will move into open session. All decisions will be made in open session.

15. Adjournment

Next Meeting:

April 8, 2019