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(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) will hold an in-person meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 9 a.m. ET. The EPSB Waiver Committee will meet that morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Both meetings will take place at 300 Sower Blvd, Frankfort.
The Education Professional Standards Board, in full collaboration and cooperation with its education partners, promotes high levels of student achievement by establishing and enforcing rigorous professional standards for preparation, certification, and responsible and ethical behavior of all professional educators in Kentucky.
This meeting will be held in-person. Members of the public may attend in-person or view the meeting on the KDE Media Portal.
Agenda as follows:
Education Professional Standards Board Meeting
Dec. 17, 2024, 8:30 a.m. ET
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal
Agenda
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EPSB Waiver Committee
- 8:30 a.m. ET – Conference Room 516
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EPSB Regular Meeting Agenda
- 9 a.m. ET – 1st Floor Training Room C
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
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Report of the Commissioner
- Report from the Education and Labor Cabinet
- Report from the Council on Postsecondary Education
- Report from the Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness
- Other Updates
- Open Speak
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Report of the Chair
- Recognition of EPSB Member
- Upcoming Chair and Vice Chair Election
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Approval of Consent Items
- Approval of Dec. 2, 2024, EPSB Meeting Minutes
- Option 9 Application, Elizabethtown Independent Schools and Campbellsville University (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Cumberland County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Russellville Independent Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Washington County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Northern Kentucky University Program Approval: Learning and Behavior Disorders and Multiple Severe Disabilities (Kim Arington)
- University of Louisville Program Approval: Engineering Technology Education (Kim Arington)
- University of Pikeville Program Approval: Integrated Music Education (Kim Arington)
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Information/Discussion Item
- Update from the Educational Testing Service (Todd Davis)
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Action Items
- Early Literacy and Numeracy Assessments (Melissa Diebel)
- Numeracy Rubric (Melissa Diebel)
- EPSB Goals and Legislative Priorities (Cassie Trueblood)
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Waivers
- 16 KAR 2:020. Request to Waive Renewal Requirements for Provisional Occupation-Based Career and Technical Education Certificate for Ingram Warren (Sharon Salsman)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Warren County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
- 16 KAR 6:010. Request to Allow Previous Special Education Praxis II Exam to meet the Requirements for Issuance of the Learning and Behavior Disorders Certificate for Mary Telek (Sharon Salsman)
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Alternative Route to Certification Applications
- Christy Otten, Physical Education, All Grades (Sharon Salsman)
- Thomas Temple, Business and Marketing Education, Grades 5-12 (Sharon Salsman)
- Board Comments
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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 also will review pending litigation.
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Case Decisions
- Following the closed session review, the board will move into open session. All decisions will be made in open session.
- Adjournment
Next Meeting:
Jan. 6, 2025
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