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(Frankfort, KY) – The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) will meet Monday, April 8, at the Kentucky Department of Education's headquarters in Frankfort. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET in room 516 on the 5th floor of 300 Sower Blvd. The EPSB’s Waiver Committee will meet before the regular board meeting at 8:30 a.m.
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 personnel.
A full agenda of for Monday’s meeting follows:
EPSB Meeting Agenda
Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Boulevard, 5th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601
Monday, April 8, 2019
EPSB Waiver Committee
8:30 a.m. ET – Conference Room 516
EPSB Regular Meeting Agenda
9 a.m. ET – State Board Room
Call to Order
Roll Call
Open Speak
Approval of Consent Items
- Approval of Feb. 11, 2019, EPSB Meeting Minutes
- Waiver of Student Teacher Placement for Shuyan Wu (Cathy Jackson)
Report of the Commissioner
- Report from the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
- Report from the Council on Postsecondary Education
- Report of the Associate Commissioner
- Legislative Update
- Other Updates
Report of the Chair
Information/Discussion Items
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Standards for Advanced Programs (Allison Bell)
- EPSB Regulation Review, Part II (Cassie Trueblood)
Action Items
- EPSB Regulation Review, Part I (Trueblood)
- 16 KAR 3:090. Agency Amendment (Trueblood, Eve Proffitt)
- 16 KAR 8:030. Continuing Education Option, Amendment (Rob Akers)
- Thomas More University: Approval of Proficiency Plan (Bell)
- Union College: Approval of Proficiency Plan (Bell)
- University of Louisville: Approval of Proficiency Plan (Bell)
Waivers
- 16 KAR 5:040. Request to Waive Required Number of Student Teaching Days Due to School Closings: Morehead State University and Union College (Jackson)
- 16 KAR 5:040. Request to Waive Required Number of Student Teaching Days for Andrew Stewart (Jackson)
- 16 KAR 5:020. Request to Waive the Admission Testing Requirement for an Initial Preparation Program under 16 KAR 5:030 for Proficiency Evaluation (Margaret Hockensmith)
- 16 KAR 3:050. Request to Waive Teaching Experience Requirement for Admission to a Principal Certification Program (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 4:030. Request to Waive Equivalent Certification Requirement for Out-of-State Prepared Educator (Hord)
- 16 KAR 3:040. Request to Waive Requirement for a Director of Special Education to Hold Certification as a Special Education Teacher or School Psychologist (Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:010. Request to Waive Grade Level Restrictions for Four Owensboro Public Schools Teachers (Hord)
Board Comments
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.
Case Decisions
Following the closed session review, the board shall move into open session. All decisions will be made in open session.
Adjournment
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