Eligibility
Directors of Pupil Personnel Services must hold certification from the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) for this position. The professional certificate requires completion of an EPSB approved preparation program and completion of the School Leadership Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990). If a candidate has already successfully completed the SLLA for another administrative certificate they are not required to take it again.
If a qualified applicant for Director of Pupil Personnel Services is not available, the superintendent may request a one (1) year probationary certificate for Director of Pupil Personnel Services.
Applying for the Professional Certificate for Director of Pupil Personnel Services
STEP 1: Log into the KECS Portal.
STEP 2: Follow the prompts in the application wizard to apply for Adding new KY Certification/Initial Certification (CA-1).
STEP 3: Provide official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework
STEP 4: Pass the School Leadership Licensure Assessment (SLLA) (6990). If a candidate has already successfully completed the SLLA for another administrative certificate they are not required to take it again.
STEP 5: Verify completion of the preparation program for Director of Pupil Personnel Services from the preparing college or university.
STEP 6: Complete the Character and Fitness review.
STEP 7: Make the appropriate payment for certification fees through the KECS online payment service. Please note that any other forms of payment are not accepted and will be returned to the applicant.
STEP 8: Submit the application.
Renewal of a Professional Certificate for Director of Pupil Personnel Services
The first renewal requires completion of the Level II preparation program approved by the EPSB. Each five (5) year renewal thereafter requires the completion of:
STEP 1: Log into the KECS Portal
STEP 2: Follow the prompts in the application wizard to apply for Renew Certificate(s) (CA-2).
STEP 3: Provide one of the following:
- Two (2) years of experience as a Director or Pupil Personnel.
- Three (3) semester hours of additional graduate credit related to the position of Director of Pupil Personnel; OR
- Forty-two (42) hours of approved Effective Instructional Leadership Act (EILA) training.
STEP 4: Complete the Character and Fitness review.
STEP 5: Make the appropriate payment for certification fees through the KECS online payment service. Please note that any other forms of payment are not accepted and will be returned to the applicant.
STEP 6: Submit the application.
Applying for the Probationary Certificate for Director of Pupil Personnel
If a qualified applicant for Director of Pupil Personnel Services is not available as attested by the local school superintendent, the superintendent may request a one (1) year probationary certificate for a candidate who has:
- A valid Kentucky classroom teaching certificate.
- Rank II.
- Three (3) years of successful teaching experience.
- Been admitted to the preparation program for the professional certificate for Advanced Educational Leader- Director of Pupil Personnel Services.
STEP 1: The district will start the 1 year Certificate for Director of Pupil Personnel (CA-40) application in the KECS Portal.
STEP 2: Verify enrollment in the preparation program for Director of Pupil Personnel Services from the preparing college or university.
STEP 3: Applicant will complete the Character and Fitness review.
STEP 4: Submit the application.
Renewal of this certificate requires completion of nine (9) semester hours from the preparation program for Director of Pupil Personnel Services.
Submitting Official Transcripts
Transcripts are only considered official if submitted one of the following ways:
- Electronic transcripts sent DIRECTLY from the institution’s third-party transcript provider to KDELicensure@education.ky.gov. Electronic transcripts are not accepted if printed by or forwarded by the applicant.
- Sent by mail from the institution on official transcript paper to:
KDE Certification
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
Official transcripts that are mailed or dropped off at the office will NOT be returned to the applicant.
