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WV Code § 18-3-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 3. State Superintendent of Schools|§18-3-12. Special Community Development School Pilot Program

The state superintendent shall establish a Special Community Development School Pilot Program to be implemented in a neighborhood of at least five public schools, which shall include at least one elementary and middle school, for the duration of five years. The neighborhood of public schools designated by the state superintendent for the pilot shall have significant enrollments of disadvantaged, minority and underachieving students. The designated neighborhood of public schools under the direction of the county board and county superintendent shall work in collaboration with higher education, community organizations, Center for Professional Development, local community leaders, affected classroom teachers, affected parents and the state board to develop and implement strategies that could be replicated in other public schools with significant enrollments of disadvantaged, minority and underachieving students to improve academic achievement. For purposes of this section "neighborhood" means an area of no more than seven square miles.
WV Code § 18-4-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-1. Election and Term; Interim Superintendent

(a) The county superintendent shall be appointed by the board upon a majority vote of the members thereof to serve for a term of not less than one, nor more than four years. At the expiration of the term or terms for which he or she shall have been appointed, each county superintendent shall be eligible for reappointment for additional terms of not less than one, nor more than four years.(1) At the expiration of his or her term or terms of service the county superintendent may transfer to any teaching position in the county for which he or she is qualified and has seniority, unless dismissed for statutory reasons.(2) The appointment of the county superintendent shall be made between January 1 and June 1 for a term beginning on July 1 following the appointment.(b) In the event of a vacancy in the superintendent's position that results in an incomplete term, the board may appoint an interim county superintendent:(1) To serve until the following July 1 if the vacancy occurs before March 1.(2) To serve until July 1 of the next following year if the vacancy occurs on or after March 1, unless a superintendent is appointed sooner.(c) If the superintendent becomes incapacitated due to accident or illness to an extent that may lead to prolonged absence, the county board, by unanimous vote, may enter an order declaring that an incapacity exists in which case the county board shall appoint an acting superintendent to serve until a majority of the members of the board determine that the incapacity no longer exists. An acting superintendent may not serve in that capacity for more than one year, nor later than the expiration date of the superintendent's term, whichever occurs sooner, unless he or she is reappointed by the county board.(d) Immediately following the appointment of a county superintendent or an interim county superintendent, the president of the county board shall certify the appointment to the state superintendent. Immediately following the appointment of an acting county superintendent or a vote by a majority of the members of the county board that an incapacity no longer exists, the president of the county board shall certify the appointment, reappointment, or appointment termination of the acting superintendent to the state superintendent.(e) During his or her term of appointment, the county superintendent shall be a state resident and shall reside in the county which he or she serves or in a contiguous county. The county superintendent in office on the effective date of this section shall continue in office until the expiration of his or her term.
WV Code § 18-4-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-3. Removal and Suspension

The board may remove the superintendent from office for official misconduct, insubordination, incompetence, neglect of duty, or immorality. The charges shall be stated in writing, and the superintendent shall be given an opportunity to be heard by the board upon not less than ten days' notice. The superintendent may be suspended by the board, with or without pay, pending final disposition of such charges.
WV Code § 18-4-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-4. Compensation

On or before June 1 of the year in which the superintendent is appointed, the board shall fix the annual salary of the superintendent for the period of appointment for the term beginning on the following July 1. The board shall pay the salary from the general current expense fund of the district.
WV Code § 18-4-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-5. Payment of Compensation

The board shall pay the compensation of the superintendent monthly upon orders drawn in the same manner as other bills of the district.
WV Code § 18-4-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-6. Evaluation of County Superintendent

(a) At least annually, the county board shall evaluate the performance of the county superintendent. The evaluation process to be used shall be one authorized by the state board. The West Virginia school board association shall maintain a catalog of evaluation instruments which comply with this section and shall make them available to county boards.(b) At a minimum, the evaluation process shall require the county superintendent and county board to establish written goals or objectives for the county superintendent to accomplish within a given period of time. Additionally, the county board shall evaluate the county superintendent on his or her success in improving student achievement generally across the county and specifically as it relates to the management and administration of low performing schools.(c) The evaluation also may cover the performance of a county superintendent in the areas of community relations, school finance, personnel relations, curricular standards and programs and overall leadership of the school district as indicated primarily by improvements in student achievement, testing and assessment.(d) The evaluation of a county superintendent shall occur in executive session. At the conclusion of the evaluation, the county board shall make available to the public a general statement about the evaluation process and the overall result. Additional information about the evaluation may be released only by mutual consent of the county superintendent and the county board. The county board may use the evaluation results to determine:(1) Whether to extend the contract of the county superintendent;(2) Whether to offer the county superintendent a new contract; and(3) The level of compensation or benefits to offer the county superintendent in any new or extended contract.
WV Code § 18-4-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-7. Office

 The board shall provide a suitable office within the county for use by the superintendent and the members of the board. The board shall supply the office with janitorial service and with the necessary equipment and supplies.
WV Code § 18-4-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-8. Clerical Assistants; Monthly Salary From Maintenance Fund

The superintendent, with the consent of the board, may appoint clerical assistants necessary for efficient operation of his office. Their salaries shall be paid monthly by the board from the maintenance fund.
WV Code § 18-4-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-9. Reimbursement for Traveling Expenses; Voucher

The board may reimburse the superintendent from the current expense fund for all reasonable and necessary travel expenses actually incurred in the performance of his official duties. But no allowance shall be made except upon sworn itemized statements.
WV Code § 18-4-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-10. Duties of County Superintendent

The county superintendent shall:(1) Act as the chief executive officer of the county board as may be delineated in his or her contract or other written agreement with the county board, and, under the direction of the state board, execute all its education policies;(2) Nominate all personnel to be employed; in case the county board refuses to employ any or all of the persons nominated, the county superintendent shall nominate others and submit the same to the county board at a time the county board may direct. No person or persons shall be employed except on the nomination of the county superintendent;(3) Assign, transfer, suspend or promote teachers and all other school employees of the district, subject only to the approval of the county board, and to recommend to the county board their dismissal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;(4) Report promptly to the county board in such manner as it directs whenever any school in the district appears to be failing to meet the standards for improving education established pursuant to section five, article two-e of this chapter;(5) Close a school temporarily when conditions are detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the pupils;(6) Certify all expenditures and monthly payrolls of teachers and employees;(7) Serve as the secretary of the county board and attend all meetings of the county board or its committees, except when the tenure, salary or administration of the county superintendent is under consideration;(8) Administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath in any proceedings pertaining to the schools of the district, and have the testimony reduced to writing;(9) Keep the county board apprised continuously of any issues that affect the county board or its schools, programs and initiatives. The county superintendent shall report to the county board on these issues using any appropriate means agreeable to both parties. When practicable, the reports shall be fashioned to include a broad array of data and information that the county board may consult to aid in making decisions;(10) Exercise all other authority granted by this chapter or required by the county board or state board; and(11) In case of emergency, act as the best interests of the school demand. An emergency, as contemplated in this section, is limited to an unforeseeable, catastrophic event including natural disaster or act of war and nothing in this section may be construed as granting the county superintendent authority to override any statutory or Constitutional provision in the exercise of his or her emergency power except where such authority is specifically granted in the particular code section.
WV Code § 18-4-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-11. Other Powers and Duties

The county superintendent shall:(1) Visit the schools as often as practicable; observe and make suggestions concerning the instruction and classroom management of the schools and their sanitary conditions;(2) Report to the county board cases of incompetence, neglect of duty, immorality or misconduct in office of any teacher or employee;(3) Recommend for condemnation buildings unfit for school use;(4) Call, at his or her discretion, conferences of principals and teachers to discuss the work of the schools of the district;(5) Report to the county board the progress and general condition of the schools;(6) Make reports as required by the state superintendent. In case the county superintendent fails to report as required, the state superintendent may direct that the salary of the county superintendent be withheld until an acceptable report is received; and(7) Perform all other duties prescribed in this chapter or required by the county board or the state board.
WV Code § 18-4-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 4. County Superintendent of Schools|§18-4-12. Exception to §18-4-4

[Repealed.]
WV Code § 18-5-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-1. Supervision and Control of County School Districts; Number, Nomination and Election of Members

Each county school district shall be under the supervision and control of a county board of education, which shall be composed of five members, nominated and elected by the voters of the respective county without reference to political party affiliation. No more than two members shall be elected from the same magisterial district.
WV Code § 18-5-1b (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-1b. Election; Terms of Office

As the terms of county school board members who presently hold office expire, members shall be elected for four-year terms at the time of each regular primary election commencing with the year one thousand nine hundred ninety. The terms of such members shall begin on July 1, next following the primary election at which they were elected.The term of office of any member of any county board of education shall immediately cease, and a vacancy shall exist, upon occurrence of ineligibility as prescribed in section one-a of this article.This section shall in no manner be construed so as to affect the unexpired terms of county school board members who hold office or were elected under prior existing law.
WV Code § 18-5-1c (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-1c. Organization of Board; Evaluation

(a) On the first Monday of July, following each biennial primary election, each respective county board shall organize and shall elect a president from its own membership for a two-year term. The county board shall report promptly to the state superintendent the name of the member elected as county board president.(b) Annually, each county board shall assess its own performance using an instrument approved by the state board. In developing or making determinations on approving evaluation instruments, the state board may consult with the West Virginia school board association or other appropriate organizations. The evaluation instrument selected shall focus on the effectiveness of the county board in the following areas:(1) Dealing with its various constituency groups and with the general public;(2) Providing a proper framework and the governance strategies necessary to monitor and approve student achievement on a continuing basis; and(3) Enhancing the effective utilization of the policy approach to governance.At the conclusion of the evaluation, the county board shall make available to the public a summary of the evaluation, including areas in which the board concludes improvement is warranted.
WV Code § 18-5-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-2. Filling Vacancies

(a) The board shall, by appointment, fill within forty-five days any vacancy that occurs in its membership. In the event that the board does not fill the vacancy within forty-five days, the state Superintendent of Schools shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.(b) (1) When the vacancy occurs after the eighty-fourth day before a general election, and the affected term of office ends on June 30 following the next primary election, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall continue in office until the completion of the term.(2) When the vacancy occurs after the eighty-fourth day before a general election and not later than the close of candidate filing for the next succeeding primary election, and the affected term of office does not end on June 30 following the next primary election, an election for the unexpired term shall be held at the next primary election, and the appointment shall continue until June 30 following the primary election with the duly elected and certified successor taking office on July 1, following the primary election and serving until the expiration of the original term of office.(3) When the vacancy occurs after the close of candidate filing for the primary election and not later than eighty-four days before the general election, the vacancy shall be filled by election in the general election, and the appointment shall continue until a successor is elected and certified.
WV Code § 18-5-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-3. Oath of Members

Every board member shall take the oath prescribed by section 5, article IV of the Constitution, before performing any of the duties of his office. The oath shall be filed with the secretary of the board.
WV Code § 18-5-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-5. Corporate Character and General Powers of Board; Exemption of School Property From Legal Process and Taxes

The county board of education shall be a corporation by the name of "The Board of Education of the county of ..........," and as such may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with. It shall succeed and be subrogated to all the rights of former magisterial and independent district boards and may institute and maintain any and all actions, suits and proceedings now pending or which might have been brought and prosecuted in the name of any former board for the recovery of any money or property, or damage to any property due to or vested in the former board, and shall also be liable in its corporate capacity for all claims legally existing against the board of which it is a successor. The board shall, according to law, hold and dispose of any real estate or personal property belonging to the former corporation or its predecessors, or that may hereafter come into its possession.The board according to law and the intent of the instrument conferring title, shall receive, hold and dispose of any gift, grant or bequest.All public school property used for school purposes shall be exempt from execution or other process, and free from lien or distress for taxes or municipal, county or state levies.
WV Code § 18-5-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-6. Validation of Titles to Land in Possession of Board

The county board shall have title to any land or school site which for five years has been in the undisputed possession of the county board or any Board of Education of a magisterial district, or subdistrict, or independent district, and to which title cannot be shown by any other claimant. Such land shall be held and used for school purposes, as provided by section eight of this article.
WV Code § 18-5-7a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-7a. Disposition of School Property in Flood Control Projects

(a) If at any time the board ascertains that any land or part thereof then being used for school purposes is to be included in any federal flood control project the board may:(1) Sell, dismantle, remove or relocate any buildings thereon;(2) Contract with the United States of America, or any instrumentality, agency or political subdivision thereof, for the sale or exchange of its interest in the land or any part thereof; and(3) Without auction sell or exchange its interest in the land or any part thereof to the United States of America, or any instrumentality, agency or political subdivision thereof, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract.(b) If the flood control project is proposed in a county where the state Board of Education has intervened in the operation of the county school system pursuant to the provisions of section five, article two-e of this chapter or any other Constitutional or statutory authority to intervene, the powers granted in this section are vested in the state board.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section seven of this article, neither the grantor of the land or any part thereof nor his heirs or assigns has the right to purchase the land or any part thereof or have any other rights whatever under section seven of this article.
WV Code § 18-5-7b (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-7b. Charitable or Community Use of Unneeded Buildings

If, in the sound judgment of the board, the needs of the community require the use of property not needed for school purposes, for charitable, economic development or other community use, notwithstanding the provisions of section seven of this article, the board may convey by deed or by lease, for nominal consideration, to a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, such tax-exempt status having been granted by the Internal Revenue Service under the provisions of 26 United States code section 501 (c) (3) through (8) inclusive, (19) or (23), upon such terms and conditions as will permit title to revert to the board if the organization is dissolved or ceases to use the property for the intended purpose within the first five years of such conveyance: Provided, That such reversion provision shall be subordinated to such extent as may be required solely in order to obtain a loan for the purpose of improving the property. In any absolute conveyance under this section, the transfer shall be subject to the provisions that all liability for hazards associated with the premises are to be assumed by the recipient. The board shall inform any prospective donee of known or suspected hazards associated with the property.
WV Code § 18-5-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-8. Condemnation of Land Necessary for Educational Purposes

The board shall purchase by condemnation or otherwise, the land necessary for school buildings, playgrounds, athletic fields, experiments in agriculture, warehouses, bus garages, and other educational purposes, and may make necessary expenditures for the improvement of the land.The board may petition the circuit court to condemn such lands, or easements in such lands, necessary or convenient for educational purposes for school buildings, playgrounds, athletic fields, experiments in agriculture, warehouses, bus garages, or extensions, improvements, or additions thereto. The rights, powers, and privileges of eminent domain in a board shall be coextensive with the rights, powers, and privileges of the state.Condemnation proceedings shall be in the name of the board and according to the provisions of chapter fifty-four of the code.
WV Code § 18-5-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-9. Schoolhouses, Buildings and Equipment; Health of Pupils; Repairs; Medical and Dental Clinics

The board shall provide:(1) By purchase, lease, building or otherwise, a sufficient number of suitable schoolhouses and other buildings to meet the educational needs of its district;(2) The necessary furniture, fixtures, apparatus, fuel and all necessary supplies for the schools;(3) For the health and cleanliness of the pupils;(4) For the repair and good order of the school grounds, buildings and equipment.The board may also provide for medical and dental clinics.
WV Code § 18-5-9b (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 5. County Board of Education|§18-5-9b. Implementation of the Integrated Pest Management Program

By August 15, 1995, the board shall implement the integrated pest management program promulgated under rules by the Department of Agriculture under authority of section four, article sixteen-a, chapter nineteen of this code.