Kentucky Educational Professional Standards Board

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Kentucky Educational Professional Standards Board
Code of Ethics

• http//www.epsb.ky.gov/legal/index.asp

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Code of Ethics

• KRS 161.028 requires that the Education
  Professional Standards Board develop a
  professional code of ethics.
• This administrative regulation establishes the
  code of ethics for Kentucky school certified
  personnel and establishes that violation of the
  code of ethics may be grounds for revocation or
  suspension of Kentucky certification for
  professional school personnel by the Education
  Professional Standards Board.

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Certified Personnel Shall

• Strive toward excellence, recognize the
  importance of the pursuit of truth, nurture
  democratic citizenship, and safeguard the freedom
  to learn and to teach
• Believe in the worth and dignity of each human
  being and in educational opportunities for all
• Strive to uphold the responsibilities of the
  education profession, including the following
  obligations to students, to parents, and to the
  education profession

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Focus on Relationships with Stakeholders

• The Code of Ethics includes additional
  subsections related to relationships with
  stakeholders and the profession
• Students
• Parents
• Education Profession

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In Regards to Students

• Highlights
• Respecting the rights of students
• Providing reasonable measures to protect the
  safety and well-being of students
• Ensuring confidentiality
• Maintaining honestly and integrity
• Refraining from embarrassing or disparaging
  students
• Maintaining professional relationships with
  students by refraining from inappropriate and
  sexual relationships

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In Regards to Parents

• Highlights
• Make reasonable efforts to communicate with
  families
• Endeavor to understand the students culture and
  home environment
• Do not misrepresent facts
• Distinguish between personal views and those of
  the district
• Do not interferer with political rights of others
• Do not use your position for personal gain or
  accept favors to give others an unfair advantage

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In Regards to Education Profession

• Highlights
• Exemplify behaviors which maintain the dignity
  and integrity of the profession
• Provide equal treatment to other members of the
  profession
• Maintain confidentiality
• Do not coerce or give special treatment to
  influence professional decisions
• Accept positions one is qualified for in
  preparation and legal standing
• Do not falsify or misrepresents records of fact

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Violations

• The Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB)
  is responsible for investigating and prosecuting
  all cases of educator misconduct.
• Kentucky Revised Statute 161.028 stipulates that
  the EPSB has the authority to suspend or revoke
  the certificates of educators that engage in
  misconduct, or impose other conditions that
  protect the safety of students, and the integrity
  of the profession.
• EPSB annually processes more than 300
  disciplinary cases and 250 character and fitness
  cases.