Great Teachers & Leaders
- Leadership Standards
- Principal Supervisor Standards
- Principal Evaluation
- Principal Preparation and Certification
Location of standards
Administrative Rule: 16, KAR 3:050. Adopted by Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB)
Alignment to national standards
ISLLC 2008 and Technology Standards for School Administrators 2001
Year of law passage/rule change
2012
Name and overview of standards
The Principal Performance Standards are: Instructional Leadership; School Climate; Human Resource Management; Organizational Management; Communications and Community Relations; and Professionalism. The Technology Standards for School Administrators are: Leadership and Vision; Learning and Teaching; Productivity and Professional Practice; Support, Management, and Operations; Assessment and Evaluation; and Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues.
Use of standards
The Principal Performance Standards define expectations for the performance of principal duties and inform formative feedback, professional development. The Technology Standards for School Administrators defines what P-12 administrators should know and be able to do to optimize the effective use of technology.
References
[1] Kentucky Department of Education. (2017). Professional growth and effectiveness system for principals (PPGES). Retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/prinpges/Pages/default.aspx [2] Kentucky Department of Education. (n.d.) Performance standards references. Retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/prinpges/Documents/Performance%20S... [3] Education Professional Standards Board. (n.d.) Technology Standards for School Administrators. Retrieved from http://www.epsb.ky.gov/mod/book/view.php?id=133&chapterid=81
Location of standards
Dispositions, Dimensions, and Functions for School Leaders (pdf) Adopted by the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) May 19, 2008.
Alignment to national principal supervisor standards
ISLLC
Year of law passage/rule change
2016
Overview of standards
Superintendent Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (SPGES) consists of eight standards: Strategic leadership; Instructional leadership; Cultural leadership; Human Resource leadership; Managerial leadership; External Development leadership; Micropoltical leadership; and Dispositions.
Use of standards
Used to inform professional development and support and induction.
Presence of principal supervisor job description
Yes
References
[1] Kentucky Association of School Administrators and Kentucky Department of Education. (2013). Next generation effectiveness standards for Kentucky superintendents. Retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/SPGES/Documents/2013%20KASA%20-%20... [2] Kentucky Department of Education. (2016). SPGES evaluation process. Retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/SPGES/Pages/SPGES-Evaluation-Proce...
Location of performance evaluation requirement
3:050. Adopted by Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB)
Year of passage/revision
2012
Name of evaluation system
Principal Performance Growth and Effectiveness System (PPGES)
Description of evaluation system
The principal evaluation system includes two performance categories: professional practice and student growth. The sources of evidence that inform the standards rating include: Professional Growth Plan & Self-Reflection; Site Visits; VAL-ED 360 Survey; TELL Kentucky Survey; and Products of Practice.
Frequency of performance evaluation
Annually
Intended use of performance evaluation
The performance evaluation is used to assess school leader effectiveness and for leadership improvement and professional growth.
Rubric or evaluation instrument
Principal & Assistant Principal Professional Growth and Effectiveness System-PPGES
References
[1] Kentucky Department of Education. (n.d.) Professional growth and effectiveness system for principals. Retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/prinpges/Pages/default.aspx [2] Kentucky Department of Education. (n.d.). Principal & assistant principal professional growth and effectiveness system-PPGES. Retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/prinpges/Documents/Overview%20of%2... [3] Kentucky Department of Education. (2016). Kentucky PPGES implementation handbook. Retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/prinpges/Documents/KY%20PPGES%20Im... [4] Kentucky Department of Education. (n.d.) Principal Performance Standards retrieved from http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/prinpges/Documents/Principal%20Per...
Principal preparation program accreditation or approval standards
Kentucky adopted the CAEP standards which include: Content and Pedagogical Knowledge; Clinical Partnerships and Practice; Candidate Quality, Recruitment, and Selectivity; Program Impact; Provider Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement
Description of program approval review process
Program reviews are conducted by five members appointed by CAEP and the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board. Required for the program review is in-person visits and document review that includes a program description and a continuous assessment plan.
Minimum years of educational experience or degree required by candidate for acceptance to principal preparation program
3 years of full-time teaching experience
Minimum test scores for preparation program entrance
Not specified
Number of credits in coursework required for graduation
Not specified
Degree level required for principal entry-level certification or licensure
Master's degree
Field work or internship required for degree or license
Yes
Minimum test score requirements for certification
School Leaders Licensure Assessment with a qualifying score of 160 and Kentucky Specialty Test of Instructional and Administrative Practices with a qualifying score of 158
References
[1] Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board. (2009). Kentucky redesigned principal preparation program guidelines. Retrieved from http://www.epsb.ky.gov/teacherprep/prinredesignguidelines.asp [2] 16 KAR 3:050 Professional certificate for instructional leadership - school principal, all grades. Retrieved from http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/016/003/050.htm [3] ETS. (n.d.). Kentucky test requirement. Retrieved from https://www.ets.org/sls/states/ky [4] 16 KAR 5:010 (2011). Standard for accreditation of educator preparation units and approval of programs. Retrieved from http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/016/005/010.htm [5] Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. (2016). Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation state partnership agreement. Retrieved from http://caepnet.org/~/media/Files/caep/state-partners/ky-agreement-unsign...