164.097 Certification of postsecondary institutions to receive funds for teacher education or model program. No postsecondary education institution shall receive funds from the Council on Postsecondary Education from any trust fund for the purposes of teacher education or model programs of teaching and learning unless the Education Professional Standards Board has certified to the council that the institution has met the following conditions: (1) The college or university has developed viable partnerships with local school districts and schools; (2) There is evidence of ongoing dialogue and collaboration among liberal arts and sciences faculty and administrators with faculty and administrators in the department, school, or college of education; (3) The college or university has demonstrated a commitment to participate in teacher academies; (4) The college or university has an active recruitment plan for attracting and retaining minority faculty as well as students, and particularly in the department, school, or college of education; (5) The college or university has initiated the development of incentives or rewards for faculty across the institution to participate in service activities to local schools; (6) The department, school, or college of education has developed at least one (1) accelerated alternative plan for teacher education or nontraditional program of teacher preparation, or commits to developing an accelerated alternative or nontraditional program; (7) The department, school, or college of education provides consistent and quality classroom and field experiences, including early practicums and student teaching experience for all students; (8) The department, school, or college of education has, as an element of its curriculum, substantial course work and classroom and field experiences directly addressing teacher training in classroom management; (9) There are no major accreditation deficiencies; and (10) The institution has demonstrated at least one (1) or more innovations in teacher education. Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 527, sec. 8, effective July 14, 2000.