Education Professional Standards Board will hold its regular meeting on Feb. 13

Kentucky Department of Education sent this bulletin at 02/08/2023 04:03 PM EST
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Feb. 8, 2023

Education Professional Standards Board will hold its regular meeting on Feb. 13

(FRANKFORT, KY) –The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) will hold its regular meeting on Feb. 13 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
Feb. 13, 2023, 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
  • Report of the Commissioner
    • Report from the Education and Labor Cabinet
    • Report from the Council on Postsecondary Education
    • Report of the Associate Commissioner
    • Legislative Update
    • Other Updates

  • Report of the Chair

    • Appointments to the Accreditation Audit Committee

  • Approval of Consent Items
    • Approval of Oct. 10, 2022, EPSB Meeting Minutes
    • Approval of Dec. 12, 2022, EPSB Meeting Minutes
    • Board Approval for ACE Educational Services Training: Time Management (BreAnna Listermann)
    • Option 9 Application, Grayson County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Green County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Science Hill Independent Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Trigg County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, McCreary County Schools and University of the Cumberlands (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Casey County Schools and Campbellsville University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Marion County Schools and Campbellsville University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Taylor County Schools and Campbellsville University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Washington County Schools and Campbellsville University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative and Eastern Kentucky University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Kentucky Educational Development Corporation and Eastern Kentucky University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, Southeast South-Central Educational Cooperative and Eastern Kentucky University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Option 9 Application, West Kentucky Educational Cooperative and Eastern Kentucky University (Melissa Diebel)
    • Northern Kentucky University Program Approval: Health and Physical Education (Kim Arington)
  • Information/Discussion Items
    • Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (Byron Darnall)
  • Action Items
    • 16 KAR 4:060. Certificate Renewals and Teaching Experience, Amendment (Cassie Trueblood)
    • Asbury University: Approval of Programs (Melissa Diebel)
    • Transylvania University: Accreditation of the Educator Preparation Provider and Approval of Programs (Melissa Diebel)
  • Waivers
    • 16 KAR 5:040. Alternative Student Teaching Placement Request for William Dillon (Brandon Harrod)
    • 16 KAR 5:040. Alternative Student Teaching Placement Request for Dexter Kidd (Brandon Harrod)
    • 16 KAR 5:040. Alternative Student Teaching Placement Request for Charles Vollbrecht (Brandon Harrod)
    • 16 KAR 5:040. Alternative Student Teaching Placement Request for Mason Yeagle (Brandon Harrod)
    • 16 KAR 5:040. Alternative Student Teaching Placement Request for Hannah Marsillett Braswell (Brandon Harrod)
    • 16 KAR 2:120. Request to Waive Emergency Certificate Requirements for Bourbon County Schools (Crystal Hord)
    • 16 KAR 3:090. Request to Allow Other Administrative Experience for Issuance of Superintendent Certification for April Pieper (Crystal Hord)
    • 6 KAR 4:030. Request to Waive Equivalent Certification Requirement for Out-of-State Prepared Educator Nate Owens (Crystal Hord)
    • 16 KAR 6:010. Request to Waive Five-Year Test Recency Requirement for Samantha Monin (Crystal Hord)
    • 16 KAR 6:010. Request to Waive Five-Year Test Recency Requirement for Ira Rogers (Crystal Hord)
    • 16 KAR 6:010. Request to Waive Five-Year Test Recency Requirement for Amanda Sturgill (Crystal Hord)
    • 16 KAR 6:010. Request to Waive Five-Year Test Recency Requirement for Derek Talbert (Crystal Hord)
  • Alternative Route to Certification Applications
    • Natalie Fields, Theater, All Grades (Crystal Hord)
    • Daniel Pike, English, Grades 8-12 (Crystal Hord)
  • 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:  

April 10, 2023