CEO Plan Additional PD Requirements

In the previous lesson you reviewed resources to assist you in identifying highly-qualified PD. One additional PD requirement must be a component of your CEO Plan: graduate courses.

Graduate Courses

Another of the requirements of a completed CEO Plan and your professional development is enrollment and successful completion of a minimum of six credit hours of graduate courses.  Your courses must align to your needs established in Lessons 1 - 4.  Examples of acceptable courses may include research courses, content courses at the master’s level, differentiation of instruction techniques, and dealing with students with special needs. Since you are working toward a Rank II¹ or Rank I, graduate level courses must be scheduled. Successful completion of this work requires the following:

•  Course enrollment

•  Courses closely aligned to your professional growth plan

•  Completed time line of your expected enrollment and completion of your graduate courses

•  Successful completion of graduate courses with a GPA of 3.0

A list of approved programs in Kentucky for graduate level courses may be found on Education Professional Standards Board website.

¹A minimum of six (6) graduate credit hours is required.  However, candidates seeking Rank II may take undergraduate course(s) if a graduate level course(s) that supports the CEO Professional Growth Plan (PGP) is unavailable.