Education Professional Standards Board to meet Oct. 28

Kentucky Department of Education

Meeting Advisory


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Advisory 19-164

 

October 24, 2019

Education Professional Standards Board to meet Oct. 28

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) will meet Oct. 28, at the Kentucky Department of Education in Frankfort. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET in room 514 on the 5th floor of 300 Sower Blvd. The EPSB Waiver Committee will meet before the regular board meeting at 8:30 a.m. ET in room 516.

The EPSB has 21 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 non-voting members of the EPSB. The commissioner of education serves in a non-voting role 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 for Monday’s meeting follows:

EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD
Oct. 28, 2019, 9 a.m. ET
Kentucky Department of Education
5th Floor, State Board Room (514)
300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 

  • Call to Order

  • Swearing in of New EPSB Members

  • Roll Call

  • Report from the Nominating Committee

  • Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

  • Open Speak

  • Approval of Consent Items

    • Approval of Aug. 19, 2019, EPSB Meeting Minutes

    • Approval for the Kentucky Education Association’s Ethics for Educators and Ethical Use of Technology & Student Confidentiality Trainings (Ms. Chelsea Young)

    • Emergency Non-Certified Personnel Program (Mr. Todd Davis)
  • Report of the Commissioner
  • Report from the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
  • Report from the Council on Postsecondary Education
  • Report of the Associate Commissioner
  • Other Updates
  • Report of the Chair
    • Recognition of Former Board Member
    • Appointments to the Program Review Committee
  • Information/Discussion Items
    • 16 KAR 9:010, Exceptional Work Experience, Amendment (Ms. Crystal Hord)
    • 16 KAR 9:060, The District Training Program for Preparation of Candidates for Initial Teacher Certification, Amendment (Ms. Allison Bell)
    • 16 KAR 9:0­­__, Notice of Repeal of 16 KAR 9:050 and 9:070 (Ms. Cassie Trueblood)
  • Action Items
    • Guidelines for Submitting an Application to Provide an Alternative Route to Certification Institute, Option 7 (Mr. Rob Akers)
    • 2020-2022 Biennial Budget Request (Mr. Akers)
    • Request for SARA Approval for Liberty University’s Submitted Programs (Ms. Bell)
    • Request for SARA Approval for Marshall University’s School Psychology Program (Ms. Bell)
  • Waivers
    • 16 KAR 5:040. Request to Waive Cooperating Teacher Eligibility Requirements for Alyssa Jones (Ms. Cathy Jackson)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Debra Manganaro (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Brittany Olvera-Vancini (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Mary Pfieffer (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for April Martin (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Required GPA for Issuance of an Emergency Certificate for Covington Independent Schools (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Required GPA for Issuance of an Emergency Certificate for Bullitt County Schools (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 2:010. Request to Waive Grade Level Requirements for Candy Partin (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 2:010. Request to Waive Grade Level Requirements for Tina Tipton (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 4:030. Request to Waive Equivalent Certification Requirement for Out-of-State Prepared Educator Natalie Schmitt (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 4:030. Request to Waive Equivalent Certification Requirement for Out-of-State Prepared Educator Brendan Houston (Ms. Hord)
    • 16 KAR 3:090. Request to Allow Instructional Experience as a School Social Worker to Meet the Requirement of Three Years Teaching Experience for Issuance of Principal Certification for Jacquelyn Scruggs (Ms. Hord)
  • Alternative Route to Certification Applications
    • Leigh Russell, English as a Second Language, All Grades (Ms. Hord)
    • Kerri Stec, Japanese, All Grades (Ms. 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 

Next Regular Meeting:  

Dec. 9, 2019
300 Sower Blvd
Frankfort, KY 40601