KY: Education Professional Standards Board




◦ Accreditation Status ◦ Admission/Exit Report ◦ Annual State-Only Report ◦ Approved Programs ◦ Board of Examiners ◦ Content Area Review Training ◦ Governing Regulations ◦ Preparation Committees ◦ Program Submission Guidelines ◦ Protocols ◦ Standards ◦ Student Teacher Supervisors ◦ Title II ◦ Visit Schedule ◦ Contact Division

Each educator preparation program must demonstrate in matrix format the integration of the following EPSB themes within the curriculum:

Diversity - Differences among groups of people and individuals based on ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation, and geographical area (NCATE definition, Professional Standards for the Accreditation of Schools, Colleges, and Departments of Education, 2000 ed.). Candidates have multiple curricular experiences from a variety of sources that give candidates a breadth of content and pedagogical knowledge relative to working with all students.
Assessment - Experiences that ensure the candidates develop skills to assess student learning.
Literacy / Reading - Experiences that ensure the ability to recognize and appropriately respond to the reading needs of all students.
Closing the Achievement Gap – Experiences that ensure candidates develop strategies for closing the gap.