Educator Certification

The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board issues a Statement if Eligibility for SAchool Principal to applicants who:

• Have completed an approved program for Instructional Leadership - School Principal.
• Receive a recommendation from an EPSB approved institution.
• Successfully passed the School Leadership Licensure Assessment (6990).

To receive the Statement of Eligibility, applicants must:

• Fill out an application (CA-1) in KECS;
• Upon approval, the EPSB will issue a 5-year Statement of Eligibility;
• After employment is obtained, applicant must submit Confirmation of Employment, and
• Make the appropriate payment through ePay online payment service in KECS for certification fees. Please note that any other forms of payment are not accepted and will be returned to the applicant.

Statement of Eligibility (SOE)

• The SOE allows candidates five (5) years to apply and receive employment as a principal/assistant principal in a Kentucky school. 
• If the applicant does not obtain a position requiring principal certification within the five (5) year period, the applicant may renew the SOE by repeating and passing the assessment in effect at that time or by completing a minimum of six (6) graduate hours, directly related to instructional leadership, management, or supervision, at a regionally or nationally accredited institution. (the hiring district sends a Confirmation of Employment to EPSB and a principal certificate will be issued.)
• The option for renewal through completion of graduate hours shall be available only for the first reestablishment of eligibility.

Professional Certificate for School Principal

The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board issues a five-year Professional Certificate for Principal to applicants who:

• received a confirmation of employment from a district requiring principal certification 
• makes the appropriate payment through ePay online payment service in KECS for certification fees. Please note that any other forms of payment are not accepted and will be returned to the applicant.