Education Professional Standards Board will hold its regular meeting in-person on July 29

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) will hold its regular meeting in-person on Monday, July 29 at 9 a.m.in the State Board Room.

The Education Professional Standards Board, 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.

A livestream of the meeting will be available on the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Media Portal.

A full agenda follows:

Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) Meeting
July 29, 9 a.m. ET
Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Boulevard, 5th Floor, Frankfort
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal

AGENDA

• EPSB Waiver Committee
  • 8:30 a.m. ET – Conference Room 542-A
• EPSB Regular Meeting Agenda
  • 9 a.m. ET – State Board Room
• Call to Order
• Swearing-In of New EPSB Member
• Roll Call
• Report of the Interim Commissioner
  • Report from the Council on Postsecondary Education
  • Other Updates

• Open Speak
• Report of the Chair
  • Recognition of Former EPSB Members
  • Other Updates
• Approval of Consent Items
  • Approval of June 4, 2024, EPSB Meeting Minutes
  •  Approval of July 15, 2024, EPSB Meeting Minutes
  • Option 9 Application, Owensboro Independent Schools and Eastern Kentucky University (Melissa Diebel)
  • Option 9 Application, Woodford County Schools and Midway University (Melissa Diebel)
  • Option 9 Application, Bardstown Independent Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
  • Option 9 Application, Boyd County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
  • Option 9 Application, Scott County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
  • Option 9 Application, Williamsburg Independent Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
  • Request for SARA Approval of Lake Eerie College’s Submitted Programs (Sharon Salsman)
  • Marshall County Schools: Continuing Education Option Plan II Proposal (Sharon Salsman)

• Waivers
  • 16 KAR 4:080. Request to Waive Out-of-State Recency Requirement for Julia Pearcy (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Shelby County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Christian County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Covington Independent Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Jefferson County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Lewis County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Mercer County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Oldham County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Union County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Union County Schools (Sharon Salsman)
  • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Walton Verona Independent Schools (Sharon Salsman)

• Alternative Route to Certification Applications

  • Heidi Abraham, Music, All Grades (Todd Davis)

  • Alan Glasgow, Art, All Grades (Todd Davis)

• 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 Meeting:
Aug. 20