xt7hhm52jz2x https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7hhm52jz2x/data/mets.xml Kentucky. Department of Education. Kentucky Kentucky. Department of Education. 1967-03 bulletins  English Frankford, Ky. : Dept. of Education  This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed in accordance with U. S. copyright laws. Educational Bulletin (Frankfort, Ky.) Education -- Kentucky Educational Bulletin (Frankfort, Ky.), "Kentucky Teacher Education and Certification 1967 Edition", vol. XXXV, no. 3, March 1967 text 
volumes: illustrations 23-28 cm. call numbers 17-ED83 2 and L152 .B35. Educational Bulletin (Frankfort, Ky.), "Kentucky Teacher Education and Certification 1967 Edition", vol. XXXV, no. 3, March 1967 1967 1967-03 2022 true xt7hhm52jz2x section xt7hhm52jz2x edM'es flIr

vices, FS
:ice.

Education

lalysis of
0b Fum-

‘ .2. ‘21 L , b.‘*’:' >_ ‘ ' V7 {--\‘ 2/9; 2/) NM”
",7, ‘1'",3' / h (—N; \_y _, .
VIII y if". ’ I", I -

 

6“ Commonwealth of Kentucky 0

EDUCATIONAL BULLETIN

 

 

 

 

KENTUCKY TEACHER EDUCATION
AND
CERTIFICATION
1967 EDITION

.aJ_

Published by g DEC ]9

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DR. HARRY M srAnnéviti ;::~~.r <2;
Superintendent of Public Instruction Lit); ; g r

—

Cost of printing paid from state funds.

 

 

 

Second Class Postage Paid at Frankfort, Kentucky

VOL. XXXV MARCH, I967 NO. 3

 

w nnnn

 

 FOREWORD

The Kentucky guidelines for teacher education and certifica-
tion reflect the best thinking in the state and in the nation with
respect to the preparation of teachers and other professional school
personnel. Continuing efforts have been made by the State De-
partment of Education to solicit the recommendations of indi—
vidual classroom teachers, school patrons, and school administrators
along with the recommendations of the professional organized
groups and agencies so that all viewpoints might be considered.
E‘his process has resulted in a sound structure for teacher certi-
ication.

The entire system of public education is now undergoing a
period of tremendous change and searching re—evaluation. Public
education is now recognized as an important factor in the national
economy; consequently, the Federal government is becoming more
and more involved not only in the financing of additional pro-
grams but in the direction of these programs. Parents are recog-
mzing the fact that education holds the key to life’s opportunities
for their children.

It is reasonable to expect that the practices, policies, and
procedures for teacher education and certification will be sub-
]ected to a re—examination in terms of its functions and objectives.
Thus, while this Bulletin summarizes the regulatory guidelines
for teacher education and certification for 1967 it may also serve
as a point of departure for studying the needs for the future.

HARRY M. SPARKS
Superintendent of Public Instruction

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

INTRODUCTION

Although the regulations of the Kentucky State Board of Edu—
cation are published by the Legislative Research Commission in
the form of a handbook called Kentucky Administrative Regula-
tions Service the distribution of this publication is necessarily quite
limited. The purpose of this Educational Bulletin is to give wider
distribution of the regulations of the State Board of Education
which relate to teacher education and certification.

This publication includes the regulations adopted by the State
Board of Education through September, 1967. For the most part
the statutes and regulations pertaining to teacher education and
certification are presented without further explanation or com-
ment. Throughout this Educational Bulletin the numerical refer-
ences to the Kentucky Revised Statutes and to the State Board of
Education regulations have been included as a part of the sub—titles.
Occasionally explanatory material has been inserted within boxes
in order to give further clarity to the actual regulations.

The regulations for the various types of certificates are pub-
lished in mimeographed form for mass distribution as a part of the
“guideline” series. The entire guideline series is included in Sec—
tion VI. Each set of guidelines includes an introductory statement
which is not a part of the actual regulations.

It should be noted that while the regulations for teacher edu-
cation and certification are legally adopted by the Kentucky State
Board of Education the decision making process which precedes
this adoption is designed to insure a broad base of participation.
The Council on Public Higher Education described on pages five
and six has the legal responsibility for prescribing curricula for
teacher education and for making recommendations to the State
Board of Education for adoption. The Council has created an Ad‘
visory Committee on Teacher Education which takes the initiative
for studying matters relating to teacher education and certifica—
tion and for presenting proposals for the consideration of the Coun-
cil on Public Higher Education. The Advisory Committee on
Teacher Education is made up of 17 members including seven from

  

the st
and u
from
Apprt
give

are a(
provi<
to be
Educ:
reque

V
vision
the r
and I

  

 tdu—
. in
ula-
lite
der
:ion

:ate
art
and

Fer—
[ of
les.
xes

ub-
the
ec-
ant

lu-
ate
ies
on.
ive
for
ate
Ld'
.ve
:a—

the state colleges and universities, three from the private colleges
and universities, six from the teaching profession at large, and one
from the State Department of Education who serves as secretary.
Appropriate sub-committees are established from time to time to
give intensive study to particular problems. Additional persons
are added as members of the sub-committees as needed in order to
provide appropriate representation and competence for the area
to be studied. In practice the Advisory Committee on Teacher
Education gives earnest consideration to any written proposal or
request submitted to it by an individual or by an organized group.

Within the Kentucky State Department of Education the Di—
vision of Teacher Education and Certification has been assigned
the responsibility for administering the regulations, procedures,
and policies relating to teacher education and certification.

Sidney Simandle, Director
Division of Teacher Education and Certification

 

 

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Foreword .................................................................................................. i
Introduction ............................................................................................ ii
SECTION ONE
STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO
TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
A. Certification Required of School Employees ............................ 3
B. Authority for the Issuance, Renewal, and Revocation
of Teacher Certification .......................................................... 3
C. Council on Public Higher Education __________________________________________ 5‘
D. The Teacher Tenure Law ............................................................ 7
E. The Ranking of Teacher Qualifications ...................................... 13
SECTION TWO
TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES
A. Applications and Transcripts of Credits .................................... 19
B. Recognition of Teacher Preparation Completed in
Out—of—State Institutions __________________________________________________________ 20
C. Certification Review Committee ______________________________________________ 21
D. Teaching Experience ____________________________________________________________________ 22
E. Reinstatement of Certificates ______________________________________________________ 22
F. Experience in Armed Forces ________________________________________________________ 23
G. Issuing Certificates for Ten-Year Periods ________________________________ 23
H. Plan for Releasing Teaching Certificates at Time of
Graduation __________________________________________________________________________________ 24
I. Extended Validity of High School Teaching Certificates
for Experimental Programs in Elementary Schools ............ 25
J. Certificate Suspension for Violation of Contract ................ 26

 

Personnel Qualifications for New School Positions ................ 26

    

9311533095?”

pom?

  

 age

ii

Q0103

13

19

luv 1V lv IV [\3
w [\3 N H c

Qaapowa

A.

B.
C.
D.

Page
SECTION THREE

RANKING OF TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
UNDER THE FOUNDATION LAW

General Ranking Procedures ...................................................... 29
Equivalency Program for Rank II .............................................. 30
Guidelines for 3 Rank I Classification Under the

Foundation Law ........................................................................ 31
Ranking Qualifications of Librarians ........................................ 32
Ranking of Instructors in Trade and Industrial Education... 33
Ranking of Instructors in Distributive Education .................. 33

SECTION FOUR
TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Approval of Teacher Education Programs ................................ 37
Standards for Courses in Professional Education .................. 39
Standards for Professional Laboratory Experiences .............. 40
Commissions for Supervising Teachers .................................... 43
Graduate Study .............................................................................. 45
General Regulations for Teacher Education Programs ........ 48
Study by Correspondence and Extension .................................. 49

SECTION FIVE
THE COMPETENCY APPROACH

TO THE
PREPARATION OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL
Competencies of the Teacher of Art __________________________________________ 57
Compe’tencies of the Teacher of Home Economics __________________ 57
Competencies of the Teacher of Industrial Arts ...................... 58
Competencies of the Music Teacher (12—Grade Music
Teacher) .................................................................................. 61

 

 

   

 

III.

I.

II.

SECTION SIX

GUIDELINES FOR PROGRAMS
OF

TEACHER PREPARATION—CERTIFICATION

Guidelines for the Preparation—Certification of

Elementary School Teachers .................................................. 67
A. Provisional Elementary Certificate .............................. 68
B. Provisional Elementary Certificate with

Professional Commitment .............................................. 73
C. Competencies for the Standard Elementary

Certificate .......................................................................... 75
D. Standard Elementary Certificate—Guidelines

in Effect up to September 1, 1967 .................................. 76
E. Standard Elementary Certificate—Guidelines

to Become Effective September 1, 1967 ........................ 78
F. Agreements on General Education ................................ 80
G. Endorsement of Elementary School Certificates

for Teaching at the Secondary Level ............................ 82
H. Recognition of Teacher Preparation Completed

in Another State ________________________________________________________________ 83
I. Adjustment Period for Teacher Education

Graduates ____________________________________________________________________________ 83
J. Certification of Teachers Prepared More Than

Ten Years Before Making Application ........................ 84
K. HOW to Apply for Teacher Certification ...................... 85
Guidelines for the Preparation-Certification for
Junior High School Teachers __________________________________________________ 86
A.

Basic Beliefs Regarding the Preparation of
Teachers for Junior High School Age Children .......... 87

B. The Curriculum for Junior High School Teachers ...... 88
C. Teaching Majors, Semi—Majors and Minors

Approved for Junior High School Teachers ................ 89
D. Validity, Renewal, and Effective Dates ........................ 91
E Standard Junior High School Certificate ................ 92
Guidelines for the Preparation—Certification for
Secondary School Teachers __________________________________________________ 94
A. Provisional High School Certificate ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 95
B. Provisional High School Certificate for

Vocational Agriculture _____________________________ 7 .................... 103

 
   
   
   
  
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
 

I1

  

  

’age Page
C. Provisional High School Certificate for
Vocational Home Econmics ............................................ 105
D. Provisional High School Certificate with
Professional Commitment .............................................. 107
» E. Competencies for the Standard High School
Certificate .......................................................................... 109
67 F. Standard High School Certificate—~Guidelines
68 in Effect up to September 1, 1967 .................................. 111
G. Standard High School Certificate—Guidelines
73 to Become Effective September 1, 1967 ........................ 112
H. Agreements on General Education Included
75 in the Programs of Preparation for Elementary
and Secondary Teachers .................................................. 114
76 I. Endorsement for the Elementary School Level ............ 116
J. Recognition of Teacher Preparation Completed
78 in Another State ................................................................ 118
80 K. Adjustment Period for Kentucky Teacher
Education Graduates ........................................................ 118
82 L. Certification of Teachers Prepared More
Than Ten Years Before Making Application .............. 119
83 M. HOW to Apply for Teacher Certification ........................ 120
83 IV. Guidelines for the Preparation-Certification of
School Librarians ...................................................................... 121
84 A. Competencies for School Librarians ............................ 122
85 B. Certification for Elementary School Librarians........ 122
C. Certification for High School Librarians ...................... 124
D. Standard Certificate for School Librarianship.......... 125
86
V. Guidelines for the Preparation—Certification of
87 Teachers of Exceptional Children ........................................ 128
88 A. Teachers of the Educable Mentally Retarded ............ 130
3- Teachers of the Trainable Mentally Retarded ............ 131
89 C. Teachers of the Orthopedically Handicapped
91 (Physically Handicapped) .............................................. 131
92 D- Teachers of the Partially Seeing ................................ 132
E- Teachers of the Hard of Hearing ________________________________ 133
F- Teachers of the Deaf ____________________________________________________ 134
34 G. Speech and Hearing ........................................................ 135
95 H- Teachers of the Blind ____________________________________________________ 136
1- Teachers of the Neurologically Impaired .................... 137
)3 J- Teachers of the Emotionally Disturbed .................... 139

 

    

Page

   
  
  
 
    
   
  
  
   
  
  
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

l
1 K. Supervision of Special Education ................................ 140 VI
3 L. Validity, Issuance, and Renewal of Special

Education Certification .................................................. 141

VI. Guidelines for the Preparation—Certification of School

Leaders (effective until September 1, 1970) .................... 144
A. Philosophy and Basic Assumptions Relating to the 1

Preparation of School Leaders ..................................... 145
B. General Competencies Essential for all Persons

in any Position of Educational Leadership ................ 148
C. Provisional Certification for Principalship ................ 149
D. Provisional Certification for Supervision .................. 152
E. Standard Certificate for School Leaders .................. 154
F. Renewal Requirements for the Provisional

Certificate for Superintendent ____________________________________ 156
G. Adjustment Provisions ____________________________________________________ 156
H. Preparation-Certification for Director of Pupil

Personnel ____________________________________________________________________________ 157

APPENDIX I Information on Certificates in Administration
and Supervision Issued Prior to 1959 ................ 159

VII. Guidelines for the Professional Certificate for

 

School Administration and Supervision ............................ 163
A. Philosophy and Basic Assumptions Relating to

the Preparation of School Leaders ............................ 167
B. General Competencies Essential for all Persons in

any Position of Educational Leadership .................... 169
C. Competency Statements for Specific Leadership

Positions ______________________________________________________________________________ 171
D. Professional Certificate for School Administration

and Supervision ________________________________________________________________ 174
E. The Elementary School Principal ................................ 175
F. The Secondary School Principal __________________________________ 177
G. Supervisor of Instruction ______________________________________________ 178
H. The Director of Pupil Personnel ____________________________________ 180
I. The School Superintendent ............................................ 182
J. Internship Plan for the Position of Assistant Principal 183
K. Internship Plan for the Position of Assistant

Superintendent __________________________________________________________________ 184
Recognition of Preparation Completed in Teacher
Education Institutions Outside the State of Kentucky..185

.F‘

 ’age
140

141

144
145

148
149
152
154

[56
[56

[57

67
69
71

74
75
77
78
30
32
i3

VIII.

IX.

Page

Guidelines for the Preparation—Certification of School

Business Administrators ........................................................ 186
A. Certification for School Business Administrators 186
B. Criteria for the Unit of School Business Administrator

or Finance Officer ............................................................ 188
Guidelines for the Preparation-Certification of Guidance
Counselors and School Psychometrists ............................ 190
A. Competencies for Guidance Counselors .................... 192

B. Preparation—Certification for Guidance Counselors .192
C. Preparation-Certification for School Psychometrist . 195
Certification for Trade and Industrial Education and for

Distributive Education ............................................................ 198

A. Certificates for Trade and Industrial Education;
Distributive Education .................................................... 198

B. The Ranking of Qualifications of Trades and Industrial
Personnel «Employed in the Public Schools ................ 202

SECTION SEVEN
EMERGENCY CERTIFICATE REGULATIONS
Emergency Certificate Regulations, 1967—68 .................... 2015

 

 

 

  

Section I

STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO
TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

 

  

 

 STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO
TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

A. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

157.250 Qualifications of Teachers; Special Training for Teach-
ers. No person shall be employed to teach in any special education
program authorized by KRS 157.230 unless he has had such special
training as the State Board of Education may require.

160.350 Superintendent of Schools; Appointment; Term; Salary;
Vacancy; Qualifications; Removal. (Excerpt) . . . Before any super-
intendent assumes his duties he shall present to the board of educa-
tion that elected him a statement signed by the Superintendent of
Public Instruction that he has been duly issued a certificate of ad-
ministration and supervision issued in accordance with the provi-
sions of law and which qualifies him to hold the position to which he
has been elected, and he shall hold such certificate throughout the
period of his employment. . . .

161.020 [4502—6; 4502-10; 4502-11; 4503-2] Certificates Required
of School Employees; to be Filed; Validity of Certificates Issued
Under Former Law. (1) No person shall be eligible to hold the
position of superintendent, principal, teacher, supervisor, attendance
officer, or other public school position for which certificates may be
issued, or receive salary for services rendered in such position, un-
less he holds a certificate of legal qualifications for such position.

(2) No person shall enter upon the duties of a position requir-
ing certification qualifications until his certificate has been filed or
credentials registered with the board of education employing him.

(3) The validity of any certificate or license in force on June
14, 1934, is not impaired by the provisions of KRS 161.020 to 161.130,
and such certificate or license shall be reissued or renewed in ac-
cordance with the terms of the law applying at the date of issue.

B. AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND
REVOCATION 0F TEACHER CERTIFICATION

161.030 [4502-1] Certification Authority. (1) The Certification
of fill superintendents, principals, teachers, supervisors, attendance
officers and other administrative, supervisory or instructional em-
ployees is vested in the State Board of Education. All certificates
1Ssued under KRS 161.010 to 161.130 shall be issued in accordance

3

 

 

  

 

with the published rules and regulations of the State Board of Edu-
cation through the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(2) Certificates shall be issued, reissued and renewed to per-
sons who have completed, at the state teachers colleges of Kentucky
for white persons or at the College of Education of the University
of Kentucky, the curricula prescribed by the Council on Public
Higher Education and approved by the State Board of Education
for the certificates.

(3) Certificates shall be issued to persons who have attended
the state institutions for colored persons in accordance with law
and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board
of Education.

(4) The State Board of Education shall approve the curricula
of any standard college or university, or of any department thereof
for the training of teachers, when the curricula comply with the
rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and are
equivalent to any or all the curricula prescribed for the state insti-
tutions for the issuance of certificates to students of the state insti—
tutions and when the institution has otherwise met the terms and
conditions provided in KRS 161.010 to 161.130. Any student of such
institution who has completed any of these curricula or the equiva-
lent thereof, as approved by the State Board of Education, and who
in addition thereto has completed the prescribed requirements for
the issuance of certificates for teaching to students of the state in—
stitutions may, by the State Board of Education, be granted a cer—
tificate for teaching of the same validity and tenure as certificates

issued to students completing like requirements in the state institu—
tions.

161.035 Validity of Certificates Issued Prior to 1950. The validity
of any certificate which is in force on June 30, 1950, shall not be
impaired by the repeal of KRS 161.050 to 161.090 and such certifi-
cate shall be issued, renewed or extended in accordance with the
terms of the law applying at the date of issue of such certificate.

161.040 General Qualifications for Certificates. — No person
shall receive or hold any certificate who does not present evidence

of good moral character and who is under eighteen (18) years of
age.

161.100 [4502—5] Emergency Certificates. — When a district
board of education satisfies the State Board of Education that it is
impossible to secure qualified teachers for a position in a sch001

4

    

EH11
mir

wh'
Ed]
an

par

Pul
pro

Bo:
hol
yea
the

yes

iss1
iss1
ers
vis

ten
inc
vol
him
he;

she
cor
the
stit
sh;

  

 ar-
ky
ity
lie
on

under the control of the district board, the State Board of Education
may, on approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, issue
emergency certificates to persons who meet the qualifications deter—
mined by the State Board of Education for emergency certificates.
An emergency certificate shall be valid only for the specific job for
which issued and for the current school term. The State Board of
Education may require the passing of a written examination before
an emergency certificate is issued. The examination shall be pre—
pared and administered and the papers graded in the State Depart—
ment of Education under the direction of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, in accordance with rules and regulations ap—
proved by the State Board of Education.

161.110 [4502—13] When Certificates to be Renewed—The State
Board of Education may renew any certificate for teaching or for
holding administrative position which expires on June 30 of any
year if renewal requirements have been completed and filed with
the Superintendent of Public Instruction before September 1 of the
year in which the certificate expires.

161.120 [4502—9] Revocation of Certificates. — Any certificate
issued under KRS 161.010 to 161.110, or any certificate or license
issued under any previous law to superintendents, principals, teach—
ers, supervisors, attendance officers or other administrative, super-
visory or instructional employees may be revoked by the State
Board of Education, on the written recommendation of the Superin—
tendent of Public Instruction, for immortality, misconduct in office,
incompetency or willful neglect of duty. Before the certificate is re-
voked the defendant shall be given a copy of the charges against
him and an opportunity, upon not less than ten days’ notice, to be
heard in person or by counsel.

Additional grounds for revocation of certificates. KRS 158.990, 159.990. 161.990.

Removal of school employees, KRS 156.110.
Suspension of certificates in case of breach of contract by teachers, KRS 161.780.

C. COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION

164.010 Council on Public Higher Education; Membership. There
Shall be a Council on Public Higher Education in Kentucky, to be
composed of nine lay members appointed by the Governor and of
the President or chief executive officer of each four-year state in-
stltution of higher education in the state. The nine lay members
Shall constitute the voting membership of the Council. They shall

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

be appointed for regular terms of four years, with the initial ap-
pointment of two members for one year, three members for two
years, two members for three years and the remaining two members
for four years. Any person holding either an elective or appointive
state office or who is a member of the governing board of any state
or private college or university in Kentucky shall be ineligible for
membership or appointment on the Council during his membership
or term of office. When the Council meets to consider cur-
ricula for teacher education, three persons who are from accredited
institutions of higher learning, and who have been appointed by
the Executive Committee of the Kentucky Association of Col-
leges, Secondary and Elementary Schools, shall be invited to meet
with the Council in an advisory capacity.

164.020 Powers and Duties of the Council. The Council on
Public Higher Education in Kentucky shall:

(1) Engage in analyses and research to determine the overall
needs of higher education in the Commonwealth.

(2) Develop and transmit to the Governor comprehensive plans
for public higher education which meets the needs of the Common-
wealth. The plans so developed shall conform to the respective
functions and duties of the state colleges and universities, the com-
munity colleges, and the University of Kentucky as provided by
statute.

(3) Determine the amount of entrance and/or registration
fees and approve the qualifications for admission to the public in-
stitutions of higher education. In determining the entrance and/or
registration fees for non-Kentucky residents, the Council shall con-
sider the fees required of Kentucky students by institutions in ad—
joining states, the resident fees charged by other states, the total
actual per student cost of training in the institutions for which the
fees are being determined, and the ratios of Kentucky students to
non-Kentucky students comprising the enrollments of the respec-
tive institutions.

(4) Consider the requirements and review the budget request5
of the institutions of public higher education as to their appropriate
level of support considering the functions of the institutions and
the anticipated available resources for higher education. The indi-
vidual institutions’ budget requests, including tuition and/or reg-
istration fee schedules for all categories of students, along With
Council recommendations, shall be submitted to the Governor

6

    

of su
form:

affair
to hig

recon
muni
(
(

Coun
neces
ner a

(
monv
wide
stitut
throu
agent
thorit
progr
ment

1
“teac'
perso
in thq
inten

(
servh
provi
0f ab:

(
empL
portit

(

tract

  

 through the Department of Finance not later than November 15 of
each odd numbered year.

(5‘) Require such reports from the executive officer of each
of such institutions as it deems necessary for the effectual per-
formance of its duties.

(6) Publish annually a report of the educational and financial
affairs of the institutions and disseminate other information relating
to higher education.

(7) Approve all new professional schools and review and make
recommendations to the Governor regarding proposed new com-
munity colleges and four-year colleges.

(8) Approve curricula for teacher education.

(9) Elect a chairman annually from the voting membership. The
Council shall appoint an executive director and such staff as may be
necessary; and their salaries shall ‘be determined in the same man-
ner as other state employes.

(10‘) Shall constitute the representative agency of the Com-
mOnwealth in all matters of higher education of a general and state-
Wide nature which are not otherwise delegated to one or more in-
stitutions of higher learning. Such responsibility may be exercised
through appropriate contractual relationships with individuals or
agencies located Within or without the Commonwealth. The au-
thority includes but is not limited to contractual arrangements for

programs of research, specialized training, and cultural enrich—
ment.

D. THE TEACHER TENURE LAW

“ 161.720 Definitions for teachers’ tenure law. (1) The term

teacher” for the purpose of KRS 161.720 to 161.810 shall mean any
person for whom certification is required as a basis of employment
1“ the public schools of the state with the exception of the super-
intendent.

(2) The term “year” as applied to terms of service means actual
Service of not less than seven school months within a school year;
provided, however, that any board of education may grant a leave
0f absence for professional advancement with full credit for service.

(3) The term “limited contract” shall mean a contract for the
employment of a teacher for a term of one year only or for that
DOrtion 0f the school year that remains at the time of employment.

(4) The term “continuing service contract” shall mean a con-
tract for the employment of a teacher which shall remain in full

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

    

force and effect until the teacher resigns 0r retires, or reaches the
age of 65, or until it is terminated or suspended as provided in KRS
161.790 and 161.800.

(5) The term “continuing status” means employment of a
teacher under a continuing contract.

(6) The term “standard” or “college” certificate for the purpose
of KRS 161.720 to 161.810 shall mean any certificate issued upon
the basis of graduation from a standard four-year college (1942,
c. 113, § 1; 1944, c. 98; 1964, c. 41, § 1)

161.721 Superintendent Eligible for Continuing Contract Status.
The superintendent shall be eligible for continuing contract status
when he meets all requirements prescribed in KRS 161.720 to
161.810 for continuing contract for teachers. (1944, c. 98)

161.730 Limited or continuing contracts with teachers required.
Each board of education shall enter into written contracts, either
limited or continuing, for the employment of all teachers. (1942, c.
113, § 2; 1944, c. 98; 1964, c. 41, § 2)

161.740 Eligibility for continuing service status; reemployment
of those eligible; transfer teachers; reinstatements after war service.
(1) Teachers eligible for continuing service status in any school
district shall be those teachers who meet qualifications listed in
this section:

(a) Hold a standard or college certificate as defined in KRS
161.720;

(b) When a currently employed teacher is recommen