16 KAR 5:020. Standards for admission to teacher education.

16 KAR 5:020. Standards for admission to educator preparation.

RELATES TO: KRS 161.020, 161.028, 161.030

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 161.028, 161.030

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 161.028(1)(b) requires that an educator preparation institution 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. KRS 161.030 requires that a certificate shall be issued to a person who has completed a program approved by the Education Professional Standards Board. This administrative regulation establishes the standards for admission to an educator preparation program.

Section 1. Selection and Admission to Educator Preparation Programs. (1) In addition to appropriate National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education standards incorporated under 16 KAR 5:010, each educator preparation institution shall develop and publish a plan of selection and admission of candidates for the educator preparation program, which shall include:

(a) Tests to measure general academic proficiency;

(b) An evaluation of the candidate's disposition for the education profession; and

(c) Affirmation that candidates are provided a review of the Professional Code of Ethics for Kentucky School Certified Personnel established in 16 KAR 1:020, to ascertain awareness, knowledge, and commitment as required for state educator certification.

(2) The educator preparation institution shall file the plan with the Education Professional Standards Board.

Section 2. Tests to Measure General Academic Proficiency. (1) The educator preparation institution shall determine whether each candidate exhibits an acceptable level of competency in oral and written communication as an admission requirement.

(2) A candidate who plans to apply for admission to an educator preparation program shall provide to the teacher education institution official scores of tests to measure general academic proficiency. A person shall not be permitted to apply for admission to a preparation program leading to certification as an educator without first providing evidence of meeting the general academic proficiency requirement.

(3) The educator preparation institution shall select the means of evidence for meeting the general academic proficiency requirement, which may include a combination of:

(a) College admission exams;

(b) Praxis I exams administered by the Educational Testing Service;

(d) Grade point average.

Section 3. (1) An educator preparation unit identified as "low performing" or "at risk of low performing" pursuant to 16 KAR 5:010 shall implement one (1) or more of the following assessment plans for candidate admission:

(a) Plan I. A minimum composite score of 21 on the American College Test (ACT);

(b) Plan II. PreProfessional Skills Test (PPST) results, with the following minimum scores:

1. Reading 173;

2. Mathematics 173; and

3. Writing 172;

(c) Plan III. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Tests. Each educator preparation institution shall establish a minimum passing score on the GRE as a measurement of verbal reasoning, quantitive reasoning, and analytical writing skills for admission when the entry into the educator preparation program is at the graduate level; or

(d) Plan IV. SAT with, a minimum composite score of 1470.

(2)(a) An educator preparation unit identified as "low performing" or "at risk of low performing" pursuant to 16 KAR 5:010 shall require a candidate to obtain a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale for admission to an educator preparation program.

(b) A candidate who does not meet the grade point average established in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall possess 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, for admission to an educator preparation program.

Section 4. Annual Report. Each educator preparation unit shall submit an electronic report annually to the Education Professional Standards Board, that includes the following program data on candidates admitted to educator preparation programs:

(1) The candidate's Education Professional Standards Board Person Identifier;

(2) The candidate's Student School Identification number;

(3) The candidate's Social Security number;

(4) The candidate's full name;

(5) The candidate's birth date;

(6) The candidate's Email Address;

(7) The candidate's present home mailing address;

(8) The candidate's permanent home mailing address;

(9) The candidate's phone number;

(10) The candidate's admission date;

(11) the candidate's grade point average; and

(12) The candidate's total hours prior to admission to the institution's educator preparation program. (23 Ky.R. 2362; Am. 3354; eff. 3-6-97; 24 Ky.R. 1958; 2375; eff. 5-18-98; 25 Ky.R. 910; 1357; eff. 12-3-98; 28 Ky.R. 2076; 2346; eff. 5-16-2002; recodified as 704 KAR 20:700, 7-2-02; 35 Ky.R. 77; Am. 758; eff. 9-8-08.)