16 KAR 2:150. Probationary certificate for teachers of technology education.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 161.020, 161.028(1)(a), (c), 161.030

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 161.028(1)(a), (c), 161.030

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 161.020 and 161.030 require that a teacher and other professional school personnel hold a certificate of legal qualification for their respective position to be issued upon completion of a program of preparation prescribed by the Education Professional Standards Board. Pursuant to KRS 161.028, a teacher education institution is required to be approved for offering the preparation program corresponding to a particular certificate on the basis of standards and procedures established by the Education Professional Standards Board. This administrative regulation establishes a plan for recruiting certified classroom teachers into positions for teachers of technology education.

 

      Section 1. Definition. "Qualified teacher" means a teacher who holds certification as a technology education teacher unless the superintendent of the employing school district has documented evidence that the teacher is unsuitable for appointment.

 

      Section 2. Requirements for a Probationary Certificate for Teachers of Technology Education. (1) If a qualified teacher is not available for the position of technology education teacher as attested to by the local superintendent, the superintendent may request that a one (1) year probationary certificate be issued for a specific technology education offering as approved by the Division of Career and Technical Education to a teacher who:

      (a) Holds one (1) of the following:

      1. A valid classroom teaching certificate for teaching in the middle school or secondary school; or

      2. A bachelor's degree in a related area of concentration or major approved by a Division of Career and Technical Education technology consultant and a designated university teacher educator;

      (b)1. Has a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; or

      2. Has a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last sixty (60) hours of credit completed, including undergraduate and graduate coursework;

      (c) Meets the minimum standards for admission to a teacher education preparation program at an approved institution of higher education;

      (d) Develops a continuous plan for curriculum completion with an approved institution for technology education; and

      (e) Documents 1000 clock hours or six (6) months of full-time employment of work related experience or other exceptional life experience related to teaching technology education.

      (2) Upon completion of all requirements established in subsection (1) of this section, the candidate shall be issued a probationary certificate for teachers of technology education, valid for one (1) year. The Division of Career and Technical Education, in cooperation with a technology education teacher educator, shall grant approval for each course to be taught by a probationary teacher.

 

      Section 3. Requirements for Renewal of a Probationary Certificate for Teachers of Technology Education. (1) The first renewal of the probationary certificate for teachers of technology education shall be for one (1) year, based upon the successful completion of the following requirements:

      (a) Evidence of employment by a participating district;

      (b) Completion of eighteen (18) clock hours of orientation and management training provided through the technology education new teacher institute, within the first six (6) weeks of employment;

      (c) Completion of at least six (6) semester hours from the continuous curriculum plan; and

      (d) Successful completion of the internship program required by KRS 161.030 and 16 KAR 7:010.

      (2) The probationary certificate may be renewed a maximum of two (2) times and shall require at the time of application proof of the completion of at least six (6) hours of additional credit from the preapproved continuous curriculum plan.

      (3) Upon successful completion of all requirements for an approved teacher preparation program, including successful completion of all required assessments identified in 16 KAR 6:010, a professional certificate for industrial technology shall be issued valid for five (5) years.

 

      Section 4. Approval of Additional Technology Offerings. A teacher with a probationary certificate may be approved to teach additional technology education offerings upon recommendation by the Division of Career and Technical Education and the technology education teacher educator.

 

      Section 5. Upon recommendation by the teacher education institution, teaching experience performed in a full-time position requiring certification for technology education teachers shall be substituted for the student teaching requirement. (23 Ky.R. 2356; eff. 1-9-97; Am. 24 Ky.R. 1950; 2374; eff. 5-18-98; 26 Ky.R. 1037; 1416; eff. 1-18-2000; 28 Ky.R. 2070; 2343; eff. 5-16-2002; recodified from 704 KAR 20:475, 7-2-2002; 33 Ky.R. 830; 1270; eff. 12-1-06.)