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(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) will hold its regular meeting via video teleconference on Dec. 12 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 40601).
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.
Members of the public may watch the meeting in-person in the State Board Room or a livestream of the meeting will be available on the Kentucky Department of Education Media Portal. The EPSB Waiver Committee meeting will be in Conference Room 516.
Education Professional Standards Board
Dec. 12, 2022, 9 a.m. ET
Watch Live: Kentucky Department of Education’s Media Portal
Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601
AGENDA
- Call to Order
- Swearing-In of New Board Members
- Roll Call
- Open Speak
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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
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Report of the Chair
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Approval of Consent Items
- Approval of Oct. 10, 2022, EPSB Meeting Minutes
- Approval of Nov. 4, 2022, Special Called EPSB Meeting Minutes
- Board Approval for the Kentucky Education Association Online Course for Autism: Teaching Students with Autism (BreAnna Listermann)
- Board Approval for the Kentucky Education Association Training on Brain Architecture: Trauma, Toxic Stress, and Impact on Learning (BreAnna Listermann)
- Board Approval for the Kentucky Education Association Training on Creating Emotional Balance and Resilience to Enhance Learning (BreAnna Listermann)
- Board Approval for the Kentucky Education Association in partnership with Pamela Kreuger’s trainings on Dyscalculia: Difficulty with Calculations, Dyslexia: What Every Classroom Educator Should Know, and Dysgraphia: Difficulty with Writing (BreAnna Listermann)
- Board Approval for the Kentucky Education Association in Partnership with the Professional Learning Board’s Training on: Cultural Competency and Responsive Teaching, Action Research for School Improvement, Peer Review of Teaching, and Teacher Coaching (BreAnna Listermann)
- Board Approval for the Kentucky Education Association Training on: Rethink Poverty: A Poverty Simulation for Support in Areas of Diversity, Social Emotional Learning or Classroom Culture (BreAnna Listermann)
- Board Approval for the Kentucky Education Association in Partnership with the National Education Association Trainings (BreAnna Listermann)
- Asbury University: Approval of Proficiency Plan (Kim Arington)
- Georgetown College: Approval of Proficiency Plan (Kim Arington)
- Georgetown College Program Approval: Computer Information Systems (Kim Arington)
- Georgetown College Program Approval: Elementary Education (Kim Arrington)
- Kentucky Christian University Program Approval: Learning and Behavior Disorders (Kim Arington)
- Eastern Kentucky University Program Approval: Moderate to Severe Disabilities (Kim Arington)
- Emergency Noncertified Personnel Program (Brandon Harrod)
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Information/Discussion Items
- 16 KAR 4:060. Certificate Renewals and Teaching Experience, Amendment (Cassie Trueblood)
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Action Items
- Expanded Assessment Options (Byron Darnall)
- Option 9 Application, Breckenridge County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Daviess County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Edmonson County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Elliott County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Glasgow Independent Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Menifee County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Campbellsville Independent Schools and Campbellsville University (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Carter County Schools and Kentucky Christian University (Melissa Diebel)
- Option 9 Application, Kentucky Educational Development Corporation and Kentucky Christian University (Melissa Diebel)
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Waivers
- 16 KAR 5:040. Request to Waive a Portion of Student Teacher Days for Kathrine Braswell Due to a Medical Emergency (Brandon Harrod)
- 16 KAR 5:040. Alternative Student Teaching Placement Request for Christina Loscalzo (Brandon Harrod)
- 16 KAR 5:040. Alternative Student Teaching Placement Request for Nathan Martin (Brandon Harrod)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Boone County Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Boone County Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Bourbon County Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Bourbon County Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Danville Independent Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Owen County Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Powell County Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Scott County Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Williamstown Independent Schools (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 4:080. Requests to Waive Out-of-State Recency Requirements for Darren Bowling (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 6:010. Request to Waive Five-Year Test Recency Requirement for Lindsey Ackerman (Crystal Hord)
- 16 KAR 8:020. Request to Allow a Master of Divinity to Qualify for Rank Change for Elizabeth Scioneaux (Crystal Hord)
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Alternative Route to Certification Applications
- Zachary Owsley, Health and Physical Education, All Grades (Crystal Hord)
- 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 will also review pending litigation.
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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:
Feb. 13, 2023
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