Division of Educator Licensure and Quality

Renewal of a Probationary Certification for Directors and Assistant Directors of Pupil Personnel

Renewal shall require:

• Completion of a CA-40 application that must be started by the employing district; and
• Official transcripts showing nine (9) new semester hours of graduate level coursework completed towards the approved Director of Pupil Personnel Program.
• Probationary certificate for Director of Pupil Personnel may be renewed only once.

Renewal of a Professional Certification for Directors and Assistant Directors of Pupil Personnel

• Completion of an online CA-1 application on the Kentucky Educator Credentialing System (KECS);
• Completion of a Level II program approved by the Education Professional Standards Board pursuant to 16 KAR 5:010;
• Appropriate payment through the KECS system via the ePay online payment service for certification fees. Please note that any other forms of payment are not accepted and will be returned to the applicant.

Level II renewal shall require:

• Completion of an online CA-2 application on the Kentucky Educator Credentialing System (KECS);
• Two (2) years of experience as a director of pupil personnel services; OR
• Three (3) semester hours of additional graduate credit or the equivalent related to the position of director of pupil personnel services; OR
• Forty-two (42) hours of approved Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA) training.
• Appropriate payment through the KECS system via the ePay online payment service for certification fees. Please note that any other forms of payment are not accepted and will be returned to the applicant.
  

Additional Information: The Level I renewal shall require the completion of a Level II program approved by the Education Professional Standards Board pursuant to 16 KAR 5:010. If a lapse in certification occurs for lack of completion of the Level II preparation then certification may be reissued for a five year period upon successful completion of the Level II preparation. If a lapse in Level II certification occurs for lack of meeting the renewal requirement, the certification may be reissued for a five year period upon successful completion of six (6) new semester hours of graduate level coursework related to educational leadership.