(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- New information about the selection of school principals is now available for Kentucky's school council members.
KRS 160.345 (the school-based decision making statute) gives councils the responsibility of hiring their schools' principals and outlines the requirements for hiring. When a school principal vacancy occurs, the school council is to receive training in recruitment and interviewing techniques prior to carrying out the process of selecting a new principal.
The Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Association of School Councils (KASC) have collaborated to provide additional resources for council members:
- KASC has recommendations for principal selection training and a list of trainers who specialize in this area. More information on the training is available from the KASC Web site here.
- The Department of Education has produced a technical document to help guide trainers and school councils. Visit the department's Web page here. Type #SBDM into the search box, then choose the SBDM Technical Assistance link, then select View or Download Documents, then select Guidebook for Principal Selection.
Online, interactive training to help individual council members meet this training requirement is available through the Kentucky Virtual High School (KVHS) delivery system. The online training is designed to offer flexibility for council members and is facilitated by Tom Hiter, an endorsed school council trainer and consultant with the Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership. KVHS offers a group discount rate on basic council training.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
- Trainers for principal selection: KASC, http://www.kasc.net/SBDMtrainers.htm or (859) 238-2188 or training@kasc.net
- Online training through KVHS: http://www.kvhs.org or toll-free at (866) 432-0008
- Questions about principal selection: KDE Council Development Branch, (502) 564-4201 or kdesbdm@kde.state.ky.us
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