{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-161.027","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 161.027","heading":"Preparation program for principals -- Assessment -- Certificates and","body":"statements of eligibility -- Renewal.\n(1) The Education Professional Standards Board, pursuant to KRS 161.028, shall by\nadministrative regulation establish requirements for a preparation program in\ninstitutions of higher education for all new applicants for principal certification and\nestablish criteria for admission to the program.\n(2) The Education Professional Standards Board and the Council on Postsecondary\nEducation shall evaluate the preparation programs for principals and maintain only\nthose institutional programs that can demonstrate both the quality and the capability\nto enroll adequate numbers of students to justify the resources necessary for\nmaintenance of a quality program.\n(3) The Education Professional Standards Board shall develop or select appropriate\nassessments for applicants seeking certification as principals, including an\nassessment of the ability to apply knowledge, instructional leadership, management,\nand supervision skills.\n(4) The Education Professional Standards Board shall establish the minimum score for\nsuccessful completion of assessments and shall establish a reasonable fee to be\ncharged applicants for the actual cost of administration of the assessments. The\nEducation Professional Standards Board shall provide for confidentiality of\nassessment scores.\n(5) The certification of principals shall require the successful completion of the\nexaminations required by subsection (3) of this section. A on e (1) year certificate\nmay be given to a person who has:\n(a) A comparable certificate from another state; or\n(b) All other qualifications except the assessments and is selected as a principal or\nassistant principal in a district where the superintendent ce rtifies to the\nEducation Professional Standards Board that there is a limited number of\napplicants to meet the requirements.\nUpon successful completion of the assessments, a certificate shall be issued for an\nadditional four (4) years. A person employed in Kentucky as a principal or assistant\nprincipal who was certified in another state and practiced in that state for two (2) or\nmore years is exempt from taking the assessment described in subsection (3)(a) of\nthis section.\n(6) Upon successful completion of  the approved preparation program and the\nassessments, the Education Professional Standards Board shall issue to the\napplicant a statement of eligibility for internship valid for five (5) years. If the\napplicant does not gain employment as a principal with in the five (5) year period,\nthe applicant shall reestablish eligibility by repeating and passing the assessments in\neffect at that time or by completing a minimum of six (6) graduate hours, directly\nrelated to instructional leadership, management, or supe rvision, at a regionally or\nnationally accredited institution. The option for renewal through completion of\ngraduate hours shall be available only for the first reestablishment of eligibility.\nUpon obtaining employment for an internship position as princip al or assistant\nprincipal within the period of eligibility, the applicant shall be issued the\nappropriate one (1) year certificate for the position.\n(7) Following successful completion of the first year of principalship, the principal\ncertificate shall be extended for four (4) years. Renewal of the certificate shall\nrequire the completion of a continuing education requirement as prescribed by the\nEducation Professional Standards Board.","path":["KRS Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57897","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:09Z","sha256":"ac54d8659c43a0b0d89d0e055afd9b6dbf9fa6bf1c3fd6c3914de90287f84fe6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-161.025","next":"us-ky/krs-161.028"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}