Eligibility

Supervisors of Instruction 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.

Applying for the Professional Certificate for Supervisor of Instruction

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 Supervisor of Instruction 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 Supervisor of Instruction

The first renewal requires completion of the Level II preparation program approved by the EPSB. Each five (5) year renewal thereafter requires the applicant to:

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 Supervisor of Instruction;
• Three (3) semester hours of additional graduate credit related to the position of Supervisor of Instruction; 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.

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.