Certified positions require, by law, a state-issued teaching certificate. These include such positions as teacher, principal, librarian, guidance counselor, school psychologist, speech therapist and dean of students.

The Education Professional Standards Board issues and renews certificates for all Kentucky teachers and administrators. The Kentucky Department of Education's registry of certified vacancies lists jobs across the state, including Fayette County. 

• View FCPS vacancy listings 
• Instructions for applying for certified positions
• Login to apply or check an application status
• Info for paraeducator applicants

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The Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention Scholarship was authorized in 1992 by the Kentucky General Assembly to address the critical shortage of minority teachers, especially in the areas of mathematics and science.