16 KAR 2:030 - [Effective until 2/27/2027] Substitute teachers
RELATES TO: KRS 161.020, 161.028(1)(a), (f), 161.030, 161.100
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 161.020, 161.028, and 161.030 require that a teacher and other professional school personnel hold a certificate of legal qualifications for the respective position issued by the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB). KRS 161.102 creates a one (1) year, five (5) year, and ten (10) year certificate for substitute teaching. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for the issuance of the certificates for substitute teaching and the priority selection process for employing a substitute teacher.
Section
1. One (1) Year Emergency Certificate for Substitute Teaching.
(1) The superintendent of the local school
district and the board of education may establish the need for emergency
substitute teachers on the basis of anticipated shortages of regularly
certified teachers and substitute teachers.
(2) A one (1) year emergency certificate for
substitute teaching may be issued to a candidate who possesses a minimum of a
high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma.
(3) A local school district shall review the
qualifications and transcripts for each applicant for an emergency substitute
certificate and verify to the EPSB that the candidate possesses a minimum of a
high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma.
(4) Application for the one (1) year
emergency certificate for substitute teaching shall be submitted to the EPSB
and shall:
(a) Contain verification of an
offer of employment in a Kentucky school district;
(b) Contain verification that the candidate
possesses a minimum of a high school diploma or high school equivalency;
and
(c) Be in compliance with
16 KAR 2:010, Section
3(1).
Section
2. Five (5) Year Certificate for Substitute Teaching.
(1) A five (5) year certificate for
substitute teaching may be issued to a candidate who possesses a bachelor's
degree from a regionally or nationally accredited postsecondary education
institution.
(2) Application for
the five (5) year certificate for substitute teaching shall be submitted to the
EPSB and shall:
(a) Contain an official
transcript from the college or university attended resulting in a bachelor's
degree; and
(b) Be in compliance
with 16 KAR 2:010, Section
3(1).
(3) Application
for renewal of the five (5) year certificate for substitute teaching shall be
submitted to the EPSB and be in compliance with
16 KAR 2:010, Section
3(1).
(4) The five (5) year
certificate for substitute teaching shall be issued at a Rank IV.
Section 3. Ten (10) Year
Certificate for Substitute Teaching.
(1) A ten
(10) year certificate for substitute teaching may be issued to a candidate who:
(a) Holds a valid statement of eligibility
for a Kentucky teaching certificate;
(b) Has previously held a Kentucky
certificate for classroom teaching for which the completion of a four (4) year
program of teacher preparation and a bachelor's degree were required;
or
(c) Currently holds or
previously held a valid out-of-state teaching certificate for which the
completion of a four (4) year program of teacher preparation and a bachelor's
degree were required.
(2) Application for the ten (10) year
certificate for substitute teaching shall be submitted to the EPSB and shall:
(a) Contain an official transcript from the
college or university attended resulting in a bachelor's degree; and
(b) Be in compliance with
16 KAR 2:010, Section
3(1).
(3) Application
for renewal of the ten (10) year certificate for substitute teaching shall be
submitted to the EPSB and be in compliance with
16 KAR 2:010, Section
3(1).
(4) A teacher holding a valid
Kentucky teaching certificate shall be issued a ten (10) year certificate for
substitute teaching at the rank designated on the teacher's regular
certificate.
(5) A teacher holding
or previously holding a valid out-of-state teaching certificate shall be issued
a ten (10) year certificate for substitute teaching at the rank corresponding
to the teacher's regular certificate.
Section 4. To employ a substitute teacher
during the temporary absence of the teacher of record for a position, priority
in selection and employment shall be given in accordance with the following
order:
(1) A teacher who holds appropriate
regular certification corresponding to the grade level of the teaching
assignment;
(2) A teacher who holds
regular certification for classroom teaching at any grade level;
(3) A teacher who holds the ten (10) year
certificate for substitute teaching;
(4) A candidate who holds the five (5) year
certificate for substitute teaching;
(5) A candidate who holds the one (1) year
emergency certificate for substitute teaching.,
Notes
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 161.020, 161.028(1)(a), (f), 161.030, 161.100, 161.102
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.