Education Professional Standards Board will hold its regular meeting on Aug. 21

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Meeting Advisory


Media Contact: Toni Konz Tatman

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Office: (502) 564-2000

toni.tatman@education.ky.gov

Advisory 23-248

 

Aug. 16, 2023

Education Professional Standards Board will hold its regular meeting on Aug. 21

(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) will hold its regular meeting on Aug. 21 at 9 a.m. ET. The EPSB Waiver Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. ET. The majority of board members plan to attend in-person at the Kentucky Department of Education (300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY).

The EPSB, in collaboration and cooperation with education partners, promotes high levels of student achievement by establishing and enforcing rigorous professional standards for the preparation, certification, and responsible and ethical behavior of all professional educators in Kentucky.

 

Education Professional Standards Board
Aug. 21, 2023, 9 a.m. ET
EPSB Waiver Committee meeting location: Conference Room 516
Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Fl., Frankfort, KY 40601

 

AGENDA

  • Call to Order
  • Roll Call
  • Open Speak
  • Report of the Commissioner
    • Report from the Education and Labor Cabinet
    • Report from the Council on Postsecondary Education
    • Report of the Associate Commissioner
    • Other Updates
  • Report of the Chair

  • Approval of Consent Items
    • Approval of June 16, 2023, EPSB Meeting Minutes
    • Approval of July 21, 2023, EPSB Meeting Minutes
    • Board Approval for the Training Submitted by Ace Education Services (BreAnna Listermann)
    • Option 9 Application, Allen County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Carlisle County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Fairview Independent Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Jessamine County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Letcher County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Madison County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Owensboro Independent Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Pineville Independent Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Pulaski County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Shelby County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Union County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Warren County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Cumberland County Schools and Campbellsville University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Warren County Schools and Eastern Kentucky University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Franklin County Schools and Kentucky State University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative and Kentucky State University (Melissa Diebel)
    • 2023-2024 Emergency Non-Certified School Personnel Program (Brandon Harrod)
  • Information/Discussion Items
    • Overview of Student Teaching Requirements (Byron Darnall)
  • Action Items
    • Certification of Expiring Regulations (Cassie Trueblood)
    • 16 KAR 6:020. Assessment Prerequisites for Occupation-Based Career and Technical Education Certification (Sharon Salsman)
  • Waivers
    • 16 KAR 5:040. Request to Waive Cooperating Teacher Eligibility Requirements for Bailey Brewer (Brandon. Harrod)
    • 16 KAR 5:020. Request to Waive Ten-Year Recency Requirement for Admission Assessment for Christy Johnson (Sharon Salsman)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Substitute Certificate Requirement for Gallatin County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirement for Montgomery County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
    • 16 KAR 3:060. Request to Waive Renewal Requirements for Provisional Certificate for School Counselor for Zach Whitehead (Sharon Salsman)
  • 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. The board will also review pending litigation.
  • 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:  

Oct. 9, 2023
300 Sower Blvd
Frankfort, KY 40601