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156.101 Purpose of section -- Definition of "instructional leader" -- Instructional leader improvement program.

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156.101 Purpose of section -- Definition of &quot;instructional leader&quot; -- Instructional leader improvement program. (1) The purpose of this section is to encourage and require the maintenance and development of effective instructional leadership in the public schools of the <br>Commonwealth and to recognize that principals, with the assistance of assistant <br>principals, supervisors of instruction, guidance counselors, and directors of special <br>education, have the primary responsibility for instructional leadership in the schools <br>to which they are assigned. (2) For the purpose of this section, &quot;instructional leader&quot; shall be defined as an employee of the public schools of the Commonwealth employed as a principal, <br>assistant principal, supervisor of instruction, guidance counselor, director of special <br>education, or other administrative position deemed by the Education Professional <br>Standards Board to require an administrative certificate. (3) In order to carry out the purpose of this section, the Kentucky Board of Education shall establish a statewide program to improve and maintain the quality and <br>effectiveness of instructional leadership in the public schools of the <br>Commonwealth. (4) The instructional leader improvement program shall contain the following provisions: <br>(a) Each instructional leader employed by the public schools of the Commonwealth shall participate in a continuing intensive training program <br>designed especially for instructional leaders; (b) 1. Effective until June 30, 2006, every two (2) years each instructional <br>leader shall complete an intensive training program approved by the <br>Kentucky Board of Education to include no fewer than forty-two (42) <br>participant hours of instruction; 2. Effective July 1, 2006, each instructional leader shall annually complete <br>an intensive training program approved by the Kentucky Board of <br>Education to include no fewer than twenty-one (21) participant hours of <br>instruction; (c) The Kentucky Board of Education shall prescribe specific criteria for the training program, which shall include a provision to allow an instructional <br>leader to annually receive three (3) participant hours credit for duties <br>performed as part of a beginning teacher committee pursuant to KRS <br>161.030(6). A maximum of six (6) participant hours credit shall be awarded <br>annually for serving on multiple beginning teacher committees. The Kentucky <br>Department of Education may contract for specific training with qualified <br>agencies or institutions or approve programs offered by training providers, <br>including local district training programs, except that the department shall <br>ensure the requirements of paragraph (d) of this subsection are met; and (d) Annually, each local district superintendent shall report to the Kentucky Department of Education any instructional leader who fails to complete the <br>training requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection and shall place the leader on probation for one (1) year. The Department of Education shall verify <br>completion of the required training. If the required training for the prior year <br>and the current year is not completed during the probationary period, the <br>Department of Education shall forward the information to the Education <br>Professional Standards Board, which shall revoke the instructional leader's <br>certificate. (5) The Kentucky Department of Education shall ensure that training options in human resource management and conflict resolution techniques are available to education <br>leaders throughout the state. (6) This section shall be known as the &quot;Effective Instructional Leadership Act.&quot; Effective: June 20, 2005 <br>History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 527, sec. 11, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 206, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended <br>1992 Ky. Acts ch. 148, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 130, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 442, <br>sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1985 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 10, <br>sec. 2, effective October 18, 1985. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 365, secs. 1 and 2, <br>effective July 13,1984.