Definitions for KRS 161.131 to 161.134 and KRS 157.395 and 161.123
KRS 161.132
in effect161.132. Definitions for KRS 161.131 to 161.134 and KRS 157.395 and 161.123
As used in KRS 161.131 to 161.134 and KRS 157.395 and 161.123, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Mentor" means a highly skilled, experienced teacher who provides systematic and on-going support and assistance to other teachers in a school or school district to help them improve their teaching skills and practices;
(2) "National Board for Professional Teaching Standards" and "national board" means a nonpartisan, independent, and nonprofit board composed of teachers and others that has developed a set of high and rigorous standards for accomplished teachers and that operates a national voluntary system to assess and certify teachers who meet their standards; and
(3) "National board certification" means a demonstration by an experienced teacher of his or her teaching practice as measured against high and rigorous standards through a comprehensive assessment process administered by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3863Fetched: 10/20/2026