Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-1-216

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 91-1-216 - Procedures for promulgation of in-service education plans; approval by state board; area professional development centers' in-service programs

(a) An in-service education plan to be offered by one or more educational agencies may be designed and implemented by the board of education or other governing body of an educational agency, or the governing bodies of any two or more educational agencies, with the advice of representatives of the licensed personnel who will be affected.

(b) Procedures for development of an in-service plan shall include the following:

(1) Establishment of a professional development council;

(2) an assessment of in-service needs;

(3) identification of goals and objectives;

(4) identification of activities; and

(5) evaluative criteria.

(c) Based upon information developed under subsection (b), the educational agency shall prepare a proposed in-service plan. The proposed plan shall be submitted to the state board by August 1 of the school year in which the plan is to become effective.

(d) The plan shall be approved, approved with modifications, or disapproved by the state board. The educational agency shall be notified of the decision by the state board within a semester of submission of the plan.

(e) An approved plan may be amended at any time by following the procedures specified in this regulation.

(f) Each area professional development center providing in-service education for licensure renewal shall provide the in-service education through a local school district, an accredited nonpublic school, an institution of postsecondary education, or an educational agency that has a state-approved in-service education plan.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-1-216

Authorized by and implementing Article 6, Section 2(a) of the Kansas Constitution; effective July 1, 2003; amended Aug. 28, 2009.