Teacher Certificate

Five years

• Completion of three (3) years of classroom teaching during the last five-year period of the certificate OR six (6) semester hours of additional graduate credit;
• The signature of the superintendent verifying your three (3) years of teaching experience OR an OFFICIAL transcript of the courses you have completed for renewal

Principal Certificate

Five years

• The SOE allows candidates five years to apply and receive employment as a principal/assistant principal in a Kentucky school. During the first year of employment, the Kentucky Principal Internship Program (KPIP) must be successfully completed. (Currently the KPIP program is suspended due to budget constraints.)
• If the applicant does not participate in KPIP within the five (5) year period, the applicant may renew the SOE by repeating and passing the assessments 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. (If KPIP is suspended, 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.

If the applicant has not successfully completed the two years of experience:
• Completion of three semester hours of additional graduate credit directly related to the position of school principal for each required year of experience the applicant has not completed; or
• Successful completion of forty-two hours of approved training selected from programs approved by the Kentucky Effective Instructional Leadership Training Program provided in KRS 156.101.

School Counselor Certificate

Five years

• Submission of an OFFICIAL transcript showing at least nine semester hours of additional graduate credit in the areas of counseling or school counseling

Superintendent Certificate

Five years

• Three semester hours of additional graduate credit or the equivalent related to the position of school superintendent; or
• Completion of forty-two (42) hours of approved training selected from programs approved for the Kentucky Effective Instructional Leadership Training Program

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