West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-042 - Assuring the Quality of Education: Regulations for Education Programs (Policy 2510) › Section 126-42-12 - Severability

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
12.1. If any
				provision of this policy or the application thereof to any person or
				circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
				or applications of this policy.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Acceptable Use Policy -- Implemented by counties to ensure
				  safe and acceptable use of technology (Policy 2460).
Advanced Career (AC) -- Courses in a specific career field
				  that ensure that the course is rigorous enough for students to meet college-
				  and career-readiness standards. Two of the courses are considered foundational
				  and two are more advanced, with the potential for students to earn dual
				  credit.
Advanced Placement®
				  (AP®) -- College-level courses offered in high
				  school that provide students the opportunity to earn credit or advanced
				  standing at most of the nation's colleges and universities.
Advisory Council -- Definition found in Policy 2520.13,
				  Explanation of Terms.
The Arts -- The programs of study for dance, music, theatre,
				  and visual art.
Career Awareness -- The opportunity for students to learn
				  about and develop an appreciation of the broad concepts related to work,
				  career, and educational preparation.
Career Cluster -- Definition found in Policy 2520.13,
				  Explanation of Terms.
Career Development -- The process through which a student
				  comes to understand the world of work.
Career Exploration -- The opportunity within the education
				  program for students to conduct self-assessment, access career information,
				  examine multiple career options, and initiate education planning based on a
				  tentative career focus.
Career Integrated Experiential Learning (CIEL) -- Definition
				  found in Policy 2520.13, Explanation of Terms
Career Portfolio -- A compilation of student work assembled
				  for the purpose of helping students reflect on their academic goals and
				  progress and creating an archive of accomplishments of educational products and
				  other documentation.
Career Technical Education (CTE) Centers -- Definition found
				  in Policy 2520.13, Explanation of Terms.
County Board of Education Members (CBEM) -- The locally
				  elected governing body charged with the operation of public schools in a
				  county.
County Board of Education Staff (CBES) -- Office staff,
				  including the county superintendent, employed by CBEM.
Class Period -- A block of time provided for instruction in a
				  course within a program of study.
Co-curricular Activities -- Are closely related to
				  identifiable academic programs and/or areas of study that serve to complement
				  academic and technical curricula. Students should be permitted to participate
				  in co-curricular activities, directly tied to the standards and/or programs of
				  study, during the school day and beyond.
College Course -- Any course for which college credit is
				  awarded (e.g., dual credit, regular college course).
Community Readiness -- Allows students with the most
				  significant cognitive disabilities to earn four credits through community-based
				  instruction and community-based work experiences. The four courses may count as
				  electives or to fulfill the students four credit requirements for
				  post-secondary goals as required by the Personalized Education Plan
				  (PEP).
Comprehensive High School -- Definition found in Policy
				  2520.13, Explanation of Terms.
Comprehensive Middle School -- Connects middle school
				  learning to high school programming by providing learning opportunities for all
				  students integrating academic, social/emotional, and occupational
				  standards.
Comprehensive School Counseling Program -- A program
				  coordinated by a certified school counselor and delivered collaboratively by
				  stakeholders to assist students in achieving academic, personal, and career
				  goals (Policy 2315).
Content Standard -- A broad description of knowledge and
				  skills that students are expected to acquire in a content area.
County/Counties -- Any reference to a county or counties
				  within this policy includes the 55 county boards of education members and
				  county board staff, and the WVBE as the supervisory authority of the West
				  Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and schools/programs serving
				  incarcerated youth and adults when applicable.
County Leadership Team -- Responsible for supporting the
				  continuous improvement of all schools and for identifying target support and
				  assistance to schools falling below acceptable performance.
County Strategic Plan -- Specifies how the county intends to
				  strengthen the county education program in order to increase student
				  achievement and positively impact other student outcomes (see section
				  7.1.d.2).
Curriculum -- An intentional learning plan to ensure students
				  achieve the goals of the standards and is the responsibility of the CBEM, CBES,
				  school administrators, and teachers. The curriculum represents the learning
				  experience.
Diploma -- Formal documentation and recognition that a
				  student has satisfactorily completed the graduation requirements of the state
				  and county.
Regular Diploma is awarded to all students who have
				  satisfactorily completed the graduation requirements for the state and
				  county.
The state-defined alternate diploma is standards-based,
				  aligned with state requirements for the regular high school diploma, and can be
				  obtained within the time period for which the state ensures the availability of
				  a free and appropriate public education (FAPE).
Dual Credit -- Provides students enrollment in both high
				  school and college coursework. Such coursework must meet both the specified
				  course content standards for secondary offerings and the college course
				  requirements.
Dual Enrollment -- Provide students enrollment in both the
				  high school and Career Technical Center.
Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher (ECCAT) --
				  Instructional support personnel for Pre-K through Grade 3 classrooms as
				  outlined in Policy 5202.
Education Program -- A structure for defining, delivering,
				  and being accountable for a thorough and efficient system of education. This
				  structure is applicable at the state, county, and school levels.
Educational Equity -- The duty and responsibility of the
				  education system to create environments, provide access, and structure supports
				  for the individual child that will assist them in their social/emotional/
				  academic growth, regardless of their identity or background.
Electives -- Courses students may choose to study based on
				  interest.
Eligible Students with Disabilities -- Students having one or
				  more of the disabilities defined in
				  20 U.S.C. §
											1400 et. seq., The Individuals with
				  Disabilities Education Act and Policy 2419 and who, by reason thereof, require
				  special education and/or related services.
Eligible Students with Exceptionalities -- Students who are
				  gifted or exceptional gifted as defined in the Policy 2419 and/or who meet the
				  definition of eligible students with disabilities in this policy and the Policy
				  2419 and who, by reason thereof, need special education and related
				  services.
Embedded Credit -- Incorporation of content standards for an
				  embedded credit from one credit bearing high school course into another (host)
				  course(s) and allows students to earn credit for both. There must be an 80
				  percent alignment of standards between the host course and original course to
				  warrant embedded credit. Embedded credit does not allow for two courses in the
				  same content area (e.g., English 11 and English 12) to be embedded into one
				  course.
End-Of-Course/Program of Study Tests (EOC) -- Assessments
				  that measure student achievement in a course based on the approved content
				  standards for each course/program of study.
English Learners -- Students who, in accordance with the
				  requirements of Policy 2417, have been determined to be Limited English
				  Proficiency (LEP) and in need of specially designed instruction.
Exploratory CTE Course -- Definition found in Policy 2520.13,
				  Explanation of Terms.
Extended Learning Opportunities -- The primary acquisition of
				  knowledge and skills through instruction or study outside of the traditional
				  classroom.
Extracurricular Activities -- Activities that are not part of
				  the required instructional day or curricular offerings but are under the
				  supervision of the school. School facilities may be used for athletics,
				  non-instructional assemblies, social programs, entertainment, and other similar
				  activities. All rules and policies that apply to the instructional day also
				  apply to extracurricular activities (Policy 2436.10).
Extra-curricular/Interscholastic Physical Education Graded --
				  A blended learning approach that combines a free online Physical Education (PE)
				  course, monitored by the physical education teacher, with an
				  extra-curricular/interscholastic activity or sport fulfilling the high school
				  PE credit requirement. The physical education teacher may issue and transcript
				  a grade for this course if the county chooses to utilize this option.
Extra-curricular/Interscholastic Physical Education
				  Non-Graded -- Utilization of a sport or a physically active
				  extra-curricular/interscholastic activity to fulfill the one credit PE
				  requirement. The course must be transcribed as non-graded (pass/fail) if the
				  county chooses to utilize this option.
Formative Assessment Process -- Used by teachers to guide
				  daily instruction. Appropriate formative assessment processes provide data to
				  inform classroom instruction. Various forms of evidence demonstrating students'
				  progressions of learning across content areas are utilized to personalize
				  learning.
Grade Level -- The class structure that is used to organize
				  and deliver education within West Virginia public schools. The public school
				  education experience is divided into levels, Pre-K-12.
Graduation Requirements -- The number of required and
				  elective units of credit that must be earned by a student in order to be
				  graduated from high school (see section 6.1).
High School Equivalency (HSE) Test -- Definition found in
				  Policy 2444.4.
Homebound/Hospital Services -- Educational services for a
				  student, due to injury or illness as certified in writing by a licensed
				  physician who specializes in the health condition, temporarily confined to home
				  or hospital for a period of more than three consecutive weeks.
Individualized Education Program (IEP) -- A written statement
				  for each eligible student with a disability, gifted (Grades 1-8), and/or
				  exceptional gifted student (Grades 9-12) that is developed, reviewed, and
				  revised in accordance with Policy 2419.
Individual Work Ready Competencies (IWRC) -- Definition found
				  in Policy 2520.13, Explanation of Terms.
Instructional Day -- Time allocated within the school day for
				  the teaching and mastery of content standards.
Integrated Physical Education (PE) -- A blended learning
				  approach that combines a free abbreviated online PE course, monitored by the PE
				  teacher, with a physically active credit-bearing elective course (e.g. Show
				  Choir, Dance, etc.). Students will receive both a PE credit and a credit for
				  the physically active course if the county chooses to utilize this
				  option.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) -- A
				  comprehensive two-year international curriculum designed for highly motivated
				  secondary school students aged 16-19. IB is a rigorous pre-university course of
				  study that leads to examinations. IB students may receive college credit for
				  successful completion of IB courses.
Intervention -- Additional instruction and time, utilizing
				  multiple strategies and assessments, to ensure student mastery of the content
				  standards. The practice of removing students to receive extra support while
				  attending any required course for intervention is discouraged.
Learning Skills -- The skills of information gathering,
				  organizing, and communicating, critical thinking and problem-solving, personal
				  and workplace productivity skills, and proficiency in the use of technology
				  tools. Learning skills enable students to acquire new content knowledge and
				  skills, connect new information to existing knowledge, and learn new ways of
				  completing tasks using technology tools.
Literacy-rich Environment -- An environment that emphasis the
				  importance of speaking, reading, and writing in all content areas. This
				  environment involves the selection of materials that will facilitate language
				  and literacy opportunities, reflection and thought regarding classroom design,
				  and intentional instruction and facilitation by teachers and staff.
Local School Improvement Council (LSIC) -- A school advisory
				  group composed of three teachers, three parents, two service employees, the
				  principal, two at-large members appointed by the principal, and one student
				  from a school enrolling students in Grade 7 or higher. The LSIC focuses on
				  improving the education program and operation of the school; has authorization
				  to request waivers of policy and State Superintendent of Schools
				  interpretations; assists in the development of the Strategic Plan; and can
				  apply for grants and awards.
Mastery -- Student has met the grade or course level
				  expectations for the content standards.
Multi-county Center -- Definition found in Policy 2520.13,
				  Explanation of Terms. Refer to Policy 3232.
Multicultural Education -- Educational strategies that
				  provide students with information about the histories, cultures, and
				  contributions of diverse groups.
Personalized Education Plan (PEP) -- A plan developed to
				  guide students and their parent/guardian to thoughtfully explore individual
				  interests and aptitudes in relation to academic and career planning. Each
				  student's course selections are based on individual career aspirations and
				  post-secondary plans.
Personalized Learning (PL) -- A process that counties and
				  schools must use to ensure every learner is engaged in learning experiences
				  that are relevant to their needs and maximize their growth.
Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) -- The voluntary education program
				  for all four-year-old children and for three-year-old children with identified
				  special needs that addresses the growth and development of children in the
				  areas of social/emotional growth, the arts, physical health, language and
				  literacy, mathematics, social studies, and science. West Virginia's Pre-K is a
				  readiness system designed to promote the success of children in Kindergarten
				  and lifelong learning (Policy 2525).
Prescribed Credits -- The required credit courses that are
				  specifically prescribed to meet high school graduation requirements.
Personalized Course Credit Options -- Courses that may be
				  personalized by student and school staff to meet graduation requirements based
				  on the student's post-secondary plans.
Program of Study -- Definition found in Policy 2520.13,
				  Explanation of Terms.
Programmatic Level -- A component of the Pre-K-12 educational
				  spectrum that addresses the developmental needs of one age group of students.
				  Programmatic levels described in this document include Early Learning Programs
				  (Grades Pre-K-5), Middle School Programming (Grades 6-8), and High School
				  Programming (Grades 9-12).
Required Courses -- Courses that all students must
				  complete.
School Curriculum Team -- Provides professional opportunities
				  for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel that allow them to
				  have a direct voice in the operation of their schools and to create a culture
				  of shared decision-making focused on the ultimate goal of raising student
				  achievement (W. Va. §18-5A-6).
School Day -- The time, inclusive of the instructional day,
				  homeroom, class changes, breaks/recess, lunch, and other non-instructional
				  activities.
School Improvement -- A continuous process to increase
				  student achievement and positively affect other student outcomes. School
				  improvement builds the capacity of all entities, both state and county, to
				  improve student success at the school level.
School Strategic Plan -- Specifies how the school intends to
				  increase student achievement and positively impact other student outcomes. The
				  School Strategic Plan must be developed and implemented using a continuous
				  improvement process, be based on all available data regarding student
				  achievement, and align with the goals of the County Strategic Plan.
Seal of Biliteracy -- An award given by a school, county, or
				  state recognizing students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or
				  more languages.
Section 504 -- Section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
				  U.S.C. §701) that prohibits discrimination by recipients of federal
				  financial assistance. Section 504 provides a broad spectrum of protections
				  against discrimination, which includes instruction, athletics, and
				  extracurricular activities.
Semester -- A block of instructional time that is equivalent
				  to at least one-half of the school year. For example, 90 instructional days are
				  equal to a semester in a traditional school term of 180 instructional
				  days.
Simulated Workplace -- Definition found in Policy 2520.13,
				  Explanation of Terms.
Student Assistance Team (SAT) -- A school-based team
				  consisting of at least three persons, including a school administrator or
				  designee to serve as the chairperson, a current teacher(s), and other
				  appropriate staff, who have specialized training in multi-tiered systems of
				  support (MTSS), alternate educational placements, procedures for
				  multidisciplinary evaluations, disciplinary procedures, and other school
				  processes. This team meets regularly to conduct the problem-solving process for
				  individual students whose academic, mental health, or behaviorial struggles are
				  impeding their success in the school environment.
Technology Integration -- The use of technology throughout
				  content areas to help students master the approved content standards, including
				  standards found in Policy 2520.14, and become lifelong learners.
Technology Tools -- Electronic and digital resources that can
				  support students and teachers in the delivery and testing of content.
				  Technology tools, when integrated into classroom instruction, enable students
				  to access, manage, integrate, and evaluate information across content areas,
				  construct new knowledge, and communicate efficiently with others.
Transcript -- A transcript is an official document that
				  serves as a record of a student's academic journey issued by an entity
				  authorized to provide education to a student. The transcript shall include the
				  following information: entity issuing transcript (county/school, if
				  applicable), courses taken, grades and credits earned, cumulative GPA, and date
				  of graduation (if applicable).
Waiver -- The ability of the CBEM to grant exemptions from
				  county policy requirements; and the ability of the WVBE to grant exemptions
				  from state policy requirements.
West Virginia Early Learning Reporting System (WV ELRS) -- A
				  data reporting system based on the formative assessment process that allows
				  Pre-K through Grade 2 educators the opportunity to gauge the extent to which
				  students are working toward development of proficiency across standards.
West Virginia Balanced Scorecard -- Information provided to
				  parents and the general public on the quality of education in the public
				  schools that is uniform and comparable among schools within and among the
				  counties as defined in W. Va. Code §
										18-2E-4.
West Virginia Tiered System of Support (WVTSS) -- A framework
				  which suggests flexible use of resources to provide relevant and appropriate
				  academic, behavioral, and mental health support to enhance learning for all
				  students.
Work Day for Teachers -- Time allocated for the instructional
				  day and other activities such as homeroom, class changes, lunch, planning
				  periods, and staff development that may not exceed eight clock
				  hours.