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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-5 - Projections of Net Enrollment

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5.1. There are a variety of methods available
				to forecast student enrollment. A method that has proven reliable over a number
				of years of use is the cohort survival method. This method fares well even when
				compared with more sophisticated methods that employ multiple regression
				analysis. It is this reliability and relative simplicity that has led to its
				recommended use by the Association of School Business Officials, International,
				and is the reason for adoption as the objective method employed by the WVDE for
				projecting net enrollment increases.
5.2. The basic concept behind cohort survival
				is that it is known, from historical records, what percentage of students in a
				cohort, or grade level, are promoted to the next grade level. This information
				can be used to objectively project future enrollments.
5.3. For the purpose of this policy, five
				years of net enrollment historical data of all students enrolled in the public
				schools of this state in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 will be aggregated
				for each school district and an average survival rate determined for each grade
				level to project the total net enrollment of each district for the upcoming
				school year.
5.4. To project
				pre-kindergarten enrollment, birth data from four years earlier will be
				used.
5.5. Due to the large
				increases in student enrollment certain school districts have experienced in
				recent years due to a substantial growth in residential housing, annual changes
				in housing starts will be used to modify the cohort survival percentages,
				determined in the preceding paragraphs, proportionally in relationship to the
				change in housing starts.
5.6. The
				survival ratios will be further modified in situations where significant
				changes have occurred or are about to occur in the economic climate of a
				particular county, such as the start-up or shutdown of a major employer,
				causing a material improvement or deterioration of the job market.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-6 - Computations of Required Funding

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6.1. To determine the amount of funding to
				request for increased enrollment, the projected net enrollment for each school
				district for which an increase in net enrollment is projected for the upcoming
				school year will be multiplied by the average state aid per pupil for that
				school district for the latest year for which the data is available.
6.2. To ensure that adequate funding is
				requested for increased enrollment, a modification factor will be determined
				using historical data to adjust the aggregate amount determined in the
				preceding step, as outlined in §§
									126-207-5.5.
				and 5.6.
6.3. The total amount
				determined from the above steps will be the basis for the appropriation request
				for increased enrollment submitted by the State Superintendent to the West
				Virginia Legislature and the Governor, pursuant to the provisions of W. Va.
				Code §
									11B-2-3.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-7 - Distribution of Funds Appropriated

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7.1. Of the total amount appropriated for
				increased enrollment for a particular year, sixty percent (60%) will be
				distributed proportionally by September 1 of each year to each district that
				has been projected to experience an increase in net enrollment, based on the
				projected enrollments.
7.2. After
				the actual enrollments are determined and certified by each county
				superintendent each year, the actual allocation of increased enrollment funds
				will be determined for each school district that has experienced an increase in
				net enrollment by multiplying the district's actual increase in net enrollment
				by the same average state aid per pupil as used in the projections.
7.2.1. An adjustment will be made to the
				funds distributed to each school district based on the projected allocations so
				that the total amount allocated to each school district for the year equals the
				total amount of the actual allocation, as determined in the preceding step. The
				balance of the increased enrollment funds to which each school district is
				entitled will be distributed by December 31 of the year in which the increased
				enrollment occurred.
7.2.2. If the
				amount distributed to a school district during the first distribution is
				greater than the total amount to which a district is entitled for the year, the
				school district will be notified and the district will be required to refund
				the difference to the WVDE on or before June 30 of the fiscal year in which the
				excess distribution was made.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-8 - Severability

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8.1. If any part of
				this policy is declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
				jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
				provisions of this policy, or the policy in its entirety.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-1 - General

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1.1. Purpose. --
				The purpose of this legislative rule is to establish an objective method for
				projecting an increase in net enrollment for each public school district to
				determine the amount of funding required to fully fund the provisions of W. Va.
				Code §
									18-9A-15.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2; and W. Va. Code §§
									11B-2-3,
				18-2-5, 18-5G et seq., 18-9A-2,
				and 18-9A-15.
1.3. Filing Date. --
				July 8, 2024.
1.4. Effective Date.
				-- August 7, 2024.
1.5. Repeal of
				former rule. -- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 126CSR207, Policy 8224,
				Projection of Net Enrollment Increases, filed August 12, 2005, and effective
				September 11, 2005.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-2 - Applicability

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2.1. This policy
				applies to the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) Office of School
				Finance, charter public schools, and all county boards of education.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-3 - Definitions

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3.1. Birth data.
				Annual birth information for each county in the state.
3.2. Cohort survival. Student advancement to
				the next grade level.
3.3.
				Enrollment history. Five-year history of student (headcount) enrollment for
				each public school district, based upon second month enrollment.
3.4. Net enrollment. Number of pupils
				enrolled in early childhood education programs (ages 3-5), kindergarten
				programs, grades one through 12, and special education programs in the public
				schools of the school district. Net enrollment shall include adults enrolled in
				career technical education programs and shall include no more than 2,500 such
				adults counted on the basis of full-time equivalency and apportioned annually
				to each county in proportion to the adults participating in career technical
				education programs in the prior year counted on the basis of full-time
				equivalency.
3.5. Public school
				district. For the purpose of this policy, public school district means county
				board of education or charter public school.
3.6. Survival ratio. Percentage of students
				that advance from one grade level to the next.
3.7. Economic adjustment factor. Estimated
				factor based on economic development projects announced by state and local
				government officials. An adjustment percentage is formulated based on available
				data points such as the number of jobs created due to economic development such
				as the start-up or shutdown of a major employer, causing a material improvement
				or deterioration of the job market.
3.8. Grade adjustment factor. Estimated
				factor used when a public school district is adding or removing grade levels
				from the previous year.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-4 - Administration

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4.1. The WVDE
				Office of School Finance, on behalf of the State Superintendent of Schools
				(State Superintendent), shall be responsible for administering and complying
				with the requirements of this policy.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-5 - Projections of Net Enrollment - County Boards of Education

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5.1. There are a variety of methods available
				to forecast student enrollment. A method that has proven reliable over a number
				of years of use is the cohort survival method. This method fares well even when
				compared with more sophisticated methods that employ multiple regression
				analysis. It is this reliability and relative simplicity that has led to its
				historical use by the National Center for Education Statistics for similar
				enrollment-type projections and is the reason for adoption as the objective
				method employed by the WVDE for projecting net enrollment increases.
5.2. The basic concept behind cohort survival
				is that it is known, from historical records, what percentage of students in a
				cohort, or grade level, are promoted to the next grade level. This information
				can be used to objectively project future enrollments.
5.3. For the purpose of this policy, five
				years of net enrollment historical data of all students enrolled in the public
				schools of this state in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 will be aggregated
				for each county board of education and an average survival rate determined for
				each grade level to project the total net enrollment of each county board for
				the upcoming school year.
5.4. To
				project pre-kindergarten enrollment, birth data from four years earlier will be
				used.
5.5. An adjustment will be
				made to each county board of education's enrollment projection due to economic
				factors impacting the county.
5.6.
				A final adjustment will be made to each county board of education's enrollment
				projection due to charter public school enrollment projections as detailed in
				section 6.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-6 - Projections of Net Enrollment - Charter Public Schools

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6.1. Charter public schools can enroll
				students from multiple counties, therefore, the cohort survival methodology
				would not provide a reasonable means for forecasting student enrollment. To
				ensure both new and existing charter public schools receive appropriate funding
				based on increased net enrollment, the WVDE will employ the following method
				for projecting net enrollment increases.
6.1.a. In the initial year of operations for
				a charter public school, projected net enrollment will be based on projected
				enrollment data required to be certified to the WVDE by April 15 of the
				preceding year in accordance with 126CSR79, Policy 3300, Charter Public
				Schools.
6.1.b. In the second
				through fifth year of operations of a charter public school, it is necessary
				for a charter public school to report a preliminary projected enrollment count
				to WVDE to be used in the computation of a partial increased enrollment
				distribution as permitted by section 8.1 of this policy. The projected count
				must be provided to WVDE by December 1.
6.1.c. In all subsequent years of operations
				for a charter public school, projected net enrollment will be based on
				full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment trend data over a five-year period.
				Until a full five-year trend is available, FTE enrollment data from
				inception-to-date will be utilized in the trend calculation.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-7 - Computations of Required Funding

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7.1. To determine the amount of funding to
				request for increased enrollment, the projected net enrollment for each public
				school district for which an increase in net enrollment is projected for the
				upcoming school year will be multiplied by the average state aid per pupil for
				that public school district for the latest year for which the data is
				available. In the case of charter public school districts, the average state
				aid per pupil will be calculated using a weighted average based on the school
				district in which each student physically resides. Average state aid per pupil
				for county boards of education is net of local share wherein average state aid
				per pupil for charter public schools does not include a local share adjustment.
7.1.a. In the initial year of operations,
				only those students not included in the October 1 certified enrollment count of
				a West Virginia public school district in the preceding year are to be included
				in the charter public school's increase in net enrollment computation for the
				school year.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-8 - Distribution of Funds Appropriated

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8.1. At the request of a public school
				district, the State Superintendent may advance a partial distribution to the
				public school district of up to 60 percent of its estimated share based on its
				projected increased enrollment before the actual increase in net enrollment is
				available.
8.2. If the amount
				distributed to a public school district is greater than the total amount to
				which a district is entitled to receive for the year, the district shall refund
				the difference to the WVDE on or before June 30 of the fiscal year in which the
				excess distribution is made.
8.3.
				The WVDE shall notify the Joint Committee on Government and Finance and the
				Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability whenever an
				advanced partial distribution is made.
8.4. In the event that a partial distribution
				of increased enrollment funding is not requested, the State Superintendent
				shall distribute each public school district's share of the appropriation on or
				before December 31 of each year.
8.5. If the amount of the appropriation for
				increased enrollment is not sufficient to provide payment in full for the total
				of these allocations, each public school district allocation shall be reduced
				to an amount which is proportionate to the appropriation compared to the total
				of the allocations and the allocations as thus adjusted shall be distributed to
				the public school district.
8.5.a. In this
				case, the Governor shall request a supplemental appropriation at the next
				legislative session for the reduced amount.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-207 - Projection Of Net Enrollment Increases (8224) › Section 126-207-9 - Severability

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9.1. If any
				provision of this policy or the application thereof to any person or
				circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
				provisions or applications of this policy.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-208 - Programs To Strengthen Student Learning Ability (8350) › Section 126-208-1 - General

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1.1 Scope. -- This
				procedural rule establishes the regulations for the establishment of a more
				formal method to fund programs that strengthen student learning ability.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Const.,
				Article XII, 2 and W. Va. §§
									18-2-5
				and 18-2-35.
1.3. Filing Date. --
				November 15, 2002.
1.4. Effective
				Date. -- December 15, 2002.
1.5.
				Repeal of Former Rule -- None, this is a new procedural
				rule.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-208 - Programs To Strengthen Student Learning Ability (8350) › Section 126-208-2 - Purpose

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2.1. To establish a
				more formal method to fund programs that strengthen student learning
				ability.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-208 - Programs To Strengthen Student Learning Ability (8350) › Section 126-208-3 - Program Content

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3.1. A
				school is not eligible to receive an award of funds appropriated for the
				purpose of strengthening student learning ability unless the proposed program
				includes the following:
3.1.1. Assessment of
				the cognitive abilities of students;
3.1.2. Physical screening that identifies
				barriers to a students ability to learn;
3.1.3. Development of a student-specific
				program to improve student learning ability based on the results of the
				assessment and physical screening;
3.1.4. Administration of learning development
				exercises that strengthen the ability of students to learn; and
3.1.5. An evaluation of the programs impact,
				including factors such as:
a) student test
				scores and other measures of student performance,
b) the program's impact on special education
				referrals,
c) program cost,
				and
d) other information that the
				school may choose to provide for judging the value of the program.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-208 - Programs To Strengthen Student Learning Ability (8350) › Section 126-208-4 - Appropriation Priority

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4.1.
				The implementation of this program is most appropriate at the prekindergarten
				and elementary levels, therefore, prekindergarten through elementary levels
				(K-5) will receive priority and no more than twenty-five percent of total funds
				appropriated hereunder shall be distributed for use in grades six through
				twelve.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-208 - Programs To Strengthen Student Learning Ability (8350) › Section 126-208-5 - Application Review

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5.1.
				New applications will be judged for funding on a competitive basis based on
				need with consideration given to the following:
5.1.1. assessment test scores of the
				students,
5.1.2. percentage of
				students who are enrolled in special education programs,
5.1.3. dropout rates,
5.1.4. attendance rates,
5.1.5. the number of at-risk
				students,
5.1.6. monetary and
				in-kind resources available from other sources that will be committed to the
				program, and
5.1.7. grade
				level.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-208 - Programs To Strengthen Student Learning Ability (8350) › Section 126-208-6 - New Application

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6.1.
				Request for Proposals. - By June 30th of each year,
				the West Virginia Department of Education will distribute a request for
				proposals for new applicants to county superintendents.
6.2. The request for proposals will require
				each school to submit information outlined in '126-208-3. Program Content which
				includes a program evaluation.
6.3.
				Grants are funded for a period of one-year and may be continued, upon proper
				application, for an additional two years.
6.4. Proposals for new applications must be
				received by July 30th of each year.
6.5. Applications for funding shall be
				submitted to the:
Office of Instructional Services
West Virginia Department of Education
Building 6, Room 330
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330.
6.6. Based on a competitive review, as
				outlined in §
									126-208-3 Program
				Content and §
									126-208-5
				Application Review, recommendations for funding of new applicants will be made
				by the West Virginia Department of Education personnel and final decisions will
				be made by the State Superintendent of Schools.
6.7. Decisions for funding of awards are made
				by the State Superintendent of Schools and are final.
6.8. New grants will be awarded by August
				30th of each year.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-208 - Programs To Strengthen Student Learning Ability (8350) › Section 126-208-7 - Continuation Application

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7.1.
				Continuation Application. - The West Virginia Department of Education will
				distribute, by April 30th of each year, an
				application for continuation for years two and three to applicants awarded an
				original grant. The Continuation Application will be sent to the school
				principal and shall include:
7.1.1. a
				checklist section to be completed by the principal of each school indicating
				that the school will accept a grant to implement the program in years two and
				three.
7.1.2. an evaluation
				effectiveness section which requires the school to submit evaluation
				information pertaining to the program=s impact, including factors such as
				assessment test scores and other measures of student performance. Submitted
				information will be reviewed by the West Virginia Department of Education to
				determine the effectiveness of the program's implementation.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-208 - Programs To Strengthen Student Learning Ability (8350) › Section 126-208-8 - Severability

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8.1. If any
				provision of this rule or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
				is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
				applications of this rule.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-01 - Constitution › Section 127-1-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules establish the organization and duties of the West Virginia
				Secondary School Activities Commission.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2, and W. Va. Code §§
									18-2-5,
				18-2-25,
				18-2-25a, and
				18-2-25b.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 12, 2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- September 11,
				2023.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 127CSR1, West Virginia Secondary School
				Activities Commission Series 1, Constitution, filed July 14, 2022, and
				effective September 12, 2022.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-01 - Constitution › Section 127-1-2 - Name

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2.1. The name of
				this organization shall be the West Virginia Secondary School Activities
				Commission (WVSSAC/Commission), a voluntary organization. Extracurricular
				activities of the students in the public secondary schools are controlled
				pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									18-2-25, and authority for the
				delegation of such control to the Commission is granted by statute.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-01 - Constitution › Section 127-1-3 - Goals

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3.1. This
				Commission, through the employment of the instrumentalities hereinafter
				established, shall supervise and control interscholastic athletics and band
				activities among member schools.
3.2. In the performance of these functions it
				shall be the aim of the Commission:
3.2.a. To
				stress the cultural values, appreciations, and skills involved in these
				interscholastic activities, and to promote cooperation and
				friendship;
3.2.b. To limit these
				interscholastic activities in both character and quantity so that these
				activities and events may be looked upon as promoting the objectives of
				secondary education, and as such shall not interfere with nor abridge the
				regular program of teachers and students in the performance of their
				duties;
3.2.c. To encourage economy
				in expenses of these interscholastic activities;
3.2.d. To discourage long trips for
				interscholastic activities; and
3.2.e. To establish minimum standards of
				conduct for both active and spectator participants, coaches, and all other
				school personnel at all interscholastic activities approved, sponsored, or
				controlled by this Commission.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 127 - Secondary School Activities Commission › Title 127 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION › Series 127-01 - Constitution › Section 127-1-4 - Membership

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4.1. The WVSSAC
				shall be composed of the principal or designee, of those public or private
				secondary schools which have certified in writing to the State Superintendent
				of Schools of West Virginia (State Superintendent) that they have elected to
				delegate the control, supervision, and regulation of their interscholastic
				athletic and band activities.
4.2.
				Membership in the Commission shall be predicated upon accepting the following
				conditions:
4.2.a. The principal or designee
				is and shall be the sole representative of the school in all matters pertaining
				to the constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations of the Commission;
4.2.b. The principal or designee is and shall
				be responsible for conducting interscholastic athletic and band activities of
				the school in accordance with the constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations
				of the Commission which have been adopted by the Board of Control of the
				Commission for the governing of such activities;
4.2.c. Pay the annual dues charged by the
				Commission;
4.2.d. The principal or
				designee shall file a statement with the Executive Director of the Commission
				agreeing to abide by and support the constitution and the rules and regulations
				of the Commission.
4.2.e. A member
				school must sponsor one sport per gender during each season - fall, winter, and
				spring. Schools having membership prior to the 2007-2008 school year are exempt
				from this provision.
4.2.f. At the
				annual meeting of the Board of Control, the Executive Director shall announce
				the names of the principals whose schools have become new members.
4.2.f.1. A middle school shall be a school so
				designated and approved by the West Virginia Department of Education
				(WVDE).
4.2.f.2. A senior high
				school consists of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, established by law, and so
				designated and approved by the WVDE.
4.2.g. The first year of membership will be a
				probationary year with the school not being allowed participation in WVSSAC
				sponsored tournaments.
4.2.h. A
				one-time membership fee of $1,500.00 will be afforded senior high schools,
				$500.00 to middle schools, or $2,000.00 to combined middle/senior high
				schools.
4.2.i. Public schools
				seeking membership that are created as a result of consolidation or splitting
				of existing member schools shall be exempt from the provisions in subsection
				4.2.g.
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6.1. There
				shall be five elected officer-members of the WVSSAC, each of whom shall be a
				principal of a secondary school in West Virginia.
6.1.a. The elected officer-members shall
				constitute the Board of Directors of the WVSSAC.
6.1.b. One officer-member shall be elected to
				a regular term each year at the annual meeting of the Commission. The runner-up
				candidate in each election shall be declared the alternate-officer-member and
				shall serve any portion of the officer-member's unexpired term which may occur.
				If the alternate-officer-member is not thus determined, then a separate
				election shall be held to do so. Both the officer-member and
				alternate-officer-member shall be from the same administrative
				district.
6.1.c. The regular term
				of an elected officer-member shall be a period of five years and the term shall
				begin on Monday of Week 40 of the NFHS Calendar, following the member's
				election.
6.1.d. An elected
				officer-member shall be eligible to serve two regular five year terms in
				succession. Upon completion of the two successive terms, a former
				officer-member shall not be appointed to, nor elected to fill, a vacancy of an
				unexpired term during the five year period immediately following the expiration
				of a regular term. Serving more than one half of an unexpired five year term
				shall constitute one of the two permitted successive terms.
6.1.e. The election shall be by ballot when
				more than one candidate from the same administrative district is nominated for
				officer-member. When more than two candidates from the same administrative
				district are nominated for officer-member, the balloting shall continue until
				one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. The candidate with the
				least number of votes on each ballot shall be dropped from each subsequent
				ballot.
6.1.f. At the first meeting
				of the Board of Directors following the close of the annual meeting of the
				Commission, the Board of Directors shall elect one of its officer members to
				serve as president and one to serve as vice president.
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7.1. The annual
				meeting of the WVSSAC shall be planned by the Executive Director and the Board
				of Directors of the Commission.
7.2. Special meetings may be called by order
				of the president of the Commission. Fifty principals constitute a quorum to
				transact business.
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8.1. The
				Board of Directors shall have authority to administer the regulations of the
				WVSSAC.
8.2. The State
				Superintendent or representative designee, a representative from the West
				Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), a representative selected by the West
				Virginia School Boards Association, a representative selected by the West
				Virginia School Administrators Association, and a representative selected by
				the West Virginia Athletic Directors Association
,
shall serve
				as appointive members of the Board of Directors. These members shall be
				accorded full voting privileges but shall be ineligible to be elected or to
				serve as an officer of WVSSAC.
8.2.a. The
				president of the West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
				(WVASSP) shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.
				However, serving the one year term as an ex-officio member shall not render
				that member ineligible to be elected to a regular five year term as an
				officer-member provided they are otherwise eligible.
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9.1. The Board of
				Directors may initiate the amount of annual dues of the members for any
				year.
9.2. The Board of Directors
				is authorized to levy entry fees and assessments for the conducting of any
				interscholastic athletic or band activity when the activity is not
				self-supporting. Fees and assessments from one activity division shall not be
				used for the support of another.
9.3. The Commission shall determine the
				expenditures of money, but superseding power is given to the Board of Directors
				to use funds as are necessary to carry on its work.
9.4. The fiscal year of this Commission
				extends from July 1 to June 30. All monies derived from any contest or other
				event sponsored by the Commission shall be subject to an annual audit by the
				West Virginia Tax Commissioner. A written summary of the audit shall be a part
				of the annual report of the Executive Director to the Board of
				Control.
9.5. In case of
				dissolution of the WVSSAC, all funds of the Commission shall be prorated
				equally and distributed to the County Boards of Education or governing bodies
				of the members of the Commission. Provided, however, that governing boards of
				those schools that become members of the Commission subsequent to January 1,
				1968, shall be entitled to a prorated share of only that portion of the
				Commission's fund which has been collected, earned, and accumulated between the
				inception of such membership and the actual dissolution of the
				Commission.
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11.1. The
				Board of Directors shall employ the Executive Director and Assistant Executive
				Director. At the discretion of the Board of Directors these positions will be
				given from one year to four year contracts. These contracts may be renegotiated
				prior to expiration. If a new contract is not to be negotiated, individuals in
				these positions will be notified in writing six months prior to the end of the
				contract period. A letter to this effect shall be sent to the President of the
				WVASSP.
11.2. If a vacancy occurs
				in the office of the Executive Director or Assistant Executive Director
				position during any contract period, the Board of Directors shall fill such
				vacancy. The exception will be that if a person serving as a Board of Directors
				member or one who has served in that capacity within the preceding one year
				prior to the vacancy becomes a candidate for one of the positions, the
				authority to fill the vacancy of the position shall be vested in the
				Constitution and Bylaws Committee.
11.3. The Executive Director shall not be
				removed during the term of office contract period except for just and
				reasonable cause. Reasonable cause may include, but not be limited to the
				following: immorality, incompetency, cruelty, insubordination, intemperance,
				willful neglect of duty, unsatisfactory performance, the conviction of a felony
				or a guilty plea or a plea of nolo contendere to a felony charge.
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12.1. The Executive Director shall carry on
				the work incident to the efficient functioning of the Commission. The general
				management and administration of the program of officiating for the
				interscholastic athletic activities sponsored by this Commission is considered
				a proper function of the Commission.
12.1.a.
				The Executive Director shall be responsible for assigning general areas of
				responsibilities and directing the activities of the Assistant Executive
				Directors as such responsibilities relate to the work of the
				Commission.
12.1.b. Based on
				employee evaluations and/or employee performance, the Executive Director shall
				make the appropriate recommendation of the employment status of all other
				employees.
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14.1.
				The constitution and bylaws of the WVSSAC are the rules and regulations of the
				Commission.
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15.1. The
				Board of Directors shall appoint a five member Board of Trustees. Each trustee
				shall be a principal of a member school and shall serve at the will and
				pleasure of the Board of Directors. Two or more members serving as principals
				of secondary schools located in the same administrative district shall be
				ineligible to serve as trustees at the same time.
15.2. The Board of Trustees and their
				lawfully appointed successors shall hold title to all real estate and other
				property owned by the WVSSAC except as shall be directed otherwise by the Board
				of Control.
15.3. The Board of
				Trustees shall elect from the membership thereof, to hold office for a term of
				one year or until a successor shall be elected, a Chair and, if need requires,
				a Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
15.4. The Board of Trustees shall serve
				without pay or honorarium.
15.5. If
				it so elects, the Board of Control shall direct the Board of Trustees to
				incorporate in accordance with the pertinent laws of West Virginia and in such
				manner as will fully protect and exempt from any and all legal liability the
				individual officers and members, jointly and severally, of the WVSSAC for an
				account of the debts and other obligations of every kind and description of the
				Commission.
15.6. Should a trustee
				withdraw from membership of the Commission or be excluded therefrom, that
				trusteeship therein shall automatically cease from the date of such withdrawal
				or exclusion.
15.7. Should a
				trustee refuse, within five days from the receipt thereof, to execute a legal
				instrument relating to any property of the Commission, when directed to do so
				by the Board of Control or the Board of Directors, and when all legal
				requirements have been satisfied with reference to execution, the Board of
				Directors may declare that membership on the Board of Trustees
				vacated.
15.8. The Board of Control
				and/or the Board of Directors may direct the trustees with respect to the
				purchase, sale, mortgage, encumbrance, construction, repairing, remodeling and
				maintenance of any and all property, real and personal, as may be committed to
				the trustees by the Board of Control or Board of Directors.
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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules establish the organization and duties of the West Virginia
				Secondary School Activities Commission.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2, and W. Va. Code §§18-2-5,
				18-2-25,
				18-2-25a, and
				18-2-25b.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 8, 2024.
1.4. Effective Date. -- September 6,
				2024.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 127CSR1, West Virginia Secondary School
				Activities Commission Series 1, Constitution, filed July 12, 2023, and
				effective September 11, 2023.
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2.1. The name of
				this organization shall be the West Virginia Secondary School Activities
				Commission (WVSSAC/Commission), a voluntary organization. Extracurricular
				activities of the students in the public secondary schools are controlled
				pursuant to W. Va. Code §18-2-25, and
				authority for the delegation of such control to the Commission is granted by
				statute.
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8.1.
				The Board of Directors shall have authority to administer the regulations of
				the WVSSAC.
8.2. The State
				Superintendent or representative designee, a representative from the West
				Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), a representative selected by the West
				Virginia School Boards Association, a representative selected by the West
				Virginia School Administrators Association, and a representative selected by
				the West Virginia Athletic Directors Association
,
shall serve
				as appointive members of the Board of Directors. These members shall be
				accorded full voting privileges but shall be ineligible to be elected or to
				serve as an officer of WVSSAC.
8.2.a. The
				president of the West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
				(WVASSP) shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.
				However, serving the one year term as an ex-officio member shall not render
				that member ineligible to be elected to a regular five year term as an
				officer-member provided they are otherwise eligible.
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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules establish the provisions governing student eligibility to
				participate in interscholastic athletics.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2, and W. Va. Code §
									18-2-5 and §
									18-2-25 et seq.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 12, 2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- September 11,
				2023.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 127CSR2, West Virginia Secondary School
				Activities Commission Series 2, Athletics, Provisions Governing Eligibility,
				filed November 10, 2022, and effective January 9, 2023.
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2.1. The West
				Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC/Commission) Board of
				Directors (Board of Directors) is authorized to grant a waiver to a rule when
				it determines the rule fails to accomplish the purpose for which it is intended
				or when the rule causes extreme and undue hardship upon the student.
2.2. Speculative loss of college scholarship
				is not considered a basis for granting a waiver to these rules.
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3.1. To be eligible for participation in
				interscholastic athletics,
3.1.a. a student
				must be enrolled full-time in a member school as described in §
										127-2-6 on or before the
				11th instructional day of the academic year and meet
				all other eligibility rules that apply. Enrollment must be continuous after the
				student has officially enrolled in the school, or
3.1.b. a student must comply with W. Va. Code
				§
										18-2-25, section (d), and meet all
				other eligibility rules that apply, or
3.1.c. a student must comply with W. Va. Code
				§
										18-2-25, section (e), and meet all
				other eligibility rules that apply.
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4.1. A student in
				high school who becomes 19 before July 1 and a student in middle school who
				becomes 16 before July 1 shall be ineligible for interscholastic
				competition.
4.2. A student in
				grade 8 or below who becomes 15 before July 1 shall be ineligible for
				interscholastic competition at that level.
4.3. A student in grade 8 or below who
				becomes 15 on or after July 1 shall remain eligible for the entire academic
				year at that level.