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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-187 - Policy For The Establishment And Operation Of Vocational Education Technical Committes (7125) › Section 126-187-1 - General

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1.1
Scope
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, P. L. 98-524,
				  Title I, Part A, Vocational Assistance to the States, requires that the West
				  Virginia Board of Education establish at least two (2) technical committees in
				  consultation with the West Virginia Council on Vocational Education. The
				  purposes of the technical committees are (1) to advise the West Virginia
				  Council on Vocational Education and the West Virginia Board of Education on the
				  development of model curricula to address West Virginia labor market needs and
				  (2) to develop an inventory of skills that may be used by the West Virginia
				  Board of Education to define state-of-the-art model curricula. The inventory
				  must identify the type and level of knowledge and skills needed for entry,
				  retention, and advancement in occupational areas taught in West
				  Virginia.
1.2 Authority -
				West Virginia Code '18-2B-2
1.3 Filing Date - April 1, 1987
1.4 Effective - June 1, 1987
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-187 - Policy For The Establishment And Operation Of Vocational Education Technical Committes (7125) › Section 126-187-2 - Membership

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Each technical committee shall consist of 5 to 15 members and
				  must include representatives from organized labor, where applicable,
				  professional or trade organizations, and employers from the industry or
				  occupation for which the committee is established. Selection of members shall
				  be based on their demonstrated interest and capability, and members shall be
				  appointed by the West Virginia Board of Education.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-187 - Policy For The Establishment And Operation Of Vocational Education Technical Committes (7125) › Section 126-187-3 - Term of Membership

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The term of membership for committee members shall be until
				  they complete their assignment which should take approximately one
				  year.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-187 - Policy For The Establishment And Operation Of Vocational Education Technical Committes (7125) › Section 126-187-4 - Number of Meetings

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Each technical committee should determine the number of
				  meetings needed per year. Typically, committees meet two to four times per
				  year, depending upon need. A schedule of regular meetings should be
				  established.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-187 - Policy For The Establishment And Operation Of Vocational Education Technical Committes (7125) › Section 126-187-5 - Officers

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The technical committee at its first meeting shall elect a
				  chairperson. A representative from the Bureau of Vocational, Technical and
				  Adult Education will serve as an ex-officio member and will be responsible for
				  the administrative details for the committee.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-187 - Policy For The Establishment And Operation Of Vocational Education Technical Committes (7125) › Section 126-187-6 - Duration

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Upon completion of their assignment, the technical committee
				  will be terminated and new ones will be established in other
				  areas.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-188 - Conflict Resolution Process for Citizens (7211) › Section 126-188-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. - The
				purpose of this conflicts resolution process is to provide a way for citizens
				to work with county school district administrative officials in seeking
				solutions to problems when there is a failure to provide a high quality
				education that resources permit the school district to provide or for violation
				of any other legal duty. Both the schools and the citizenry of the community
				are better served when a sincere effort is made to find constructive solutions
				to problems that arise. It is the intent of this process to provide a simple,
				straightforward and easily understood method for resolving problems at the
				lowest possible administrative level, as fairly and as quickly as possible. The
				procedures set forth herein are not deemed to be a pre-condition to seeking
				relief in some other forum.
1.2.
				Authority. - W. Va. Constitution, Article XII, §2 and W. Va. Code §
									18-2-5.
1.3. Filing Date. - July 11, 2014
1.4. Effective Date. - August 11,
				2014
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule. -
				This procedural rule repeals and replaces W. Va. 126CSR188 West Virginia Board
				of Education Policy 7211, Appeals Procedure for Citizens, filed September 8,
				1987, and effective October 9, 1987.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-188 - Conflict Resolution Process for Citizens (7211) › Section 126-188-2 - Definitions

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2.1. Days. - Days
				shall mean the days the business office of the county board of education is
				open. Such offices are generally closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and official
				holidays. Claims appropriately brought to the school principal at Level 1 must
				be made at least ten days before the end of the school year. If this deadline
				cannot be met, a claim may be brought at the beginning of next school
				year.
2.2. Dispute Resolution
				Process. - The dispute resolution process is the method by which one or more
				citizens presents a claim of a violation of state law or the policies, rules
				and regulations of the West Virginia Board of Education("WVBE"). The written
				claim must identify the specific state law or WVBE policy, rule or regulation
				which is alleged to be violated, and shall include as much information as
				possible to describe the violation. Copies of the policies, rules and
				regulations of the WVBE are to be available for public review at each county
				board of education office or at a link to http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/on
				[File Link Not Available] the county board of education website.
2.2.a. The dispute resolution process shall
				not apply to any situation where the school district is without authority to
				act, or where a remedy is specifically established by law, such as for the
				placement of exceptional children. Neither shall the term apply when a citizen
				has a personal complaint about a school employee. Each county board of
				education shall establish its own specific procedures to handle complaints
				about school employees and for other citizen complaints not governed by this
				policy.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-188 - Conflict Resolution Process for Citizens (7211) › Section 126-188-3 - Procedure

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3.1. Distribution
				of Conflict Resolution Process. - Copies of this policy will be readily
				accessible to citizens at the office of the State Superintendent of
				Schools("State Superintendent"), the West Virginia Department of Education
				website, the office of each county board of education, the website for each
				county board of education and at each public school.
3.1.a. Each county shall notify parents
				annually of this policy and its contents. Notification may be accomplished by
				use of a student handbook, inclusion on the county website or other reasonable
				means.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-188 - Conflict Resolution Process for Citizens (7211) › Section 126-188-4 - Processing of Claims

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4.1.
				Level 1. - A written claim shall be filed with the principal by the citizen or
				by a group of citizens. The claim shall be on the prescribed form and be signed
				by all persons making the claim. The principal or his/her designee ("Level 1
				administrator") shall meet with the citizen claimant for an informal conference
				within ten (10) days of receipt of the claim. A written decision by the Level 1
				administrator shall be made within fifteen (15) days after the informal
				conference. A copy of the Level 2 claim form shall be included with the
				decision.
4.2. Level 2. - Within
				fifteen (15) days after receiving the decision of the Level 1 administrator, an
				aggrieved citizen claimant may request in writing a conference or a hearing
				with the county superintendent on the prescribed form. The county
				superintendent or his/her designee ("Level 2 administrator") shall, within
				fifteen (15) days, conduct a conference or a hearing with the citizen claimant
				in an attempt to resolve the claim. In the event that the citizen claimant
				requests a hearing, he/she may present witnesses to testify under oath, and the
				Level 2 administrator may also take testimony from staff members deemed
				necessary to render a decision. Hearings shall be recorded. The Level 2
				administrator shall issue a written decision within fifteen (15) days following
				a conference and twenty-five (25) days following a hearing. A copy of the Level
				3 claim form shall be included with the decision.
4.3. Level 3. - If the citizen claimant is
				not satisfied with the decision of the Level 2 administrator, he or she may
				request in writing on the prescribed form a review by the State Superintendent
				within thirty (30) days of receipt of the decision. A copy of the Level 1 and 2
				decisions and any supporting documents shall accompany the request for a
				review. In the event a Level 2 hearing was conducted, the Level 2 administrator
				shall forward a transcript of the hearing to the State Superintendent.
4.3.a. The State Superintendent or designee
				("Level 3 administrator") shall conduct a review of the claim, which will, at a
				minimum, consist of reviewing the record from Levels 1 and 2. He/she may also
				conduct an additional inquiry if necessary for resolution of the claim by
				contacting the citizen claimant, the county superintendent or any other
				individual who may be of assistance and by requesting additional documents from
				any source.
4.3.b. Upon completion
				of the review, the Level 3 administrator shall render a written decision within
				thirty (30) days. The decision shall set out any information that the Level 3
				administrator obtained during his/her additional inquiry and relied upon in
				making the decision. The decision by the Level 3 administrator shall be
				final.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-188 - Conflict Resolution Process for Citizens (7211) › Section 126-188-5 - Severability

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5.1. 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 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule applies to transfers of West Virginia students who are
				enrolled or are seeking enrollment in a school that is outside of the student's
				attendance zone within the student's county of residence and to transfers of
				West Virginia students who are enrolled or are seeking enrollment in a county
				school district other than the county school district in which the student
				resides.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Constitution, Article XII, §2; and W. Va. Code §§
									18-2-5,
				18-3-3,
				18-3-4,
				18-3-10, and
				18-5-16.
1.3. Filing Date. -- June 12, 2024.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 15,
				2024.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 126CSR189, Policy 7212, Intercounty
				Student Transfer Appeal, filed October 14, 2021, and effective November 15,
				2021.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-2 - Definitions

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2.1. Attendance
				zone. The geographical area within a county school district established by a
				county board of education (county board) to designate where resident students
				typically attend school.
2.2. Lack
				of grade level capacity. The circumstance that would exist upon approval of a
				transfer application which results in a receiving county being required to
				employ additional staff or compensate a classroom teacher because of the
				maximum teacher-pupil ratio requirements set forth in W. Va. Code §
									18-5-18a.
2.3. Nonresident student. A student who
				resides in this state and who is enrolled or is seeking enrollment in a county
				other than the county in which the student resides.
2.4. Open enrollment. A process for which a
				county board shall adopt and implement a policy to allow nonresident students
				to seek to enroll in any school within the county school district.
2.5. Receiving county. The county in which
				the nonresident student is seeking to enroll.
2.6. Receiving school. The school in which
				the resident student is seeking to enroll that lies outside of the attendance
				zone in which the student resides.
2.7. Resident student. A student who resides
				in a county and who is enrolled or is seeking enrollment in a school that is
				outside of the of the student's attendance zone within the county school
				district.
2.8. Sending county. The
				county of residence of the nonresident student.
2.9. Sending school. The school assigned to
				the attendance zone of the resident student.
2.10. Transfer application. A written request
				submitted to a county board that seeks approval to allow:
2.10.a. a nonresident student to enroll in
				and attend school in a county other than the county in which the student
				resides; or
2.10.b. a resident
				student to enroll in and attend a school that lies outside of the attendance
				zone in the county in which the student resides.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-3 - Nonresident Student Transfer Open Enrollment Policy

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3.1. County boards shall establish and
				implement an open enrollment policy for nonresident students that is subject to
				the following requirements.
3.1.a. The policy
				shall establish an open enrollment process and enrollment application period
				for nonresident students to enroll in any schools within the county school
				district.
3.1.b The policy shall be
				clearly publicized to parents/guardians and the general public, including
				dates, processes, and timelines, and shall be made available on the county
				board's website.
3.1.c. The policy
				shall establish a process for nonresident students to enroll in any schools
				within the county school district on a case-by-case basis at any time during
				the academic year as long as all other requirements are met including that the
				student has not previously transferred within the same school year.
3.1.d. The policy may allow for circumstances
				under which an out of county placement may be revoked due to chronic
				absenteeism, tardiness, behavioral infractions categorized as level three or
				four as defined in W. Va. 126CSR99, Policy 4373, Expected Behavior in Safe and
				Supportive Schools (Policy 4373), or failure to comply with agreed upon
				conditions of the transfer as established between the parents/guardians and the
				county school district.
3.1.e. The
				policy shall not be discriminatory against nonresident students on the basis of
				their residential address or disability status.
3.1.f. The policy shall not allow for refusal
				of a nonresident student transfer because the student seeks to transfer from a
				private, parochial, church, or religious school located in the sending county
				and holding an exemption approved pursuant to W. Va. Code §
										18-8-1(k).
3.1.g. The policy may include preferences for
				students meeting any of the following criteria:
3.1.g.1. siblings of students already
				enrolled through the receiving county's open enrollment policy;
3.1.g.2. secondary students who have
				completed grade 10 and, due to family relocation, become nonresident students,
				but express the desire to remain in a specific school within the receiving
				county to complete their education;
3.1.g.3. students who are children,
				grandchildren, or legal wards of employees of the receiving county;
3.1.g.4. students whose legal residences,
				though geographically within the sending county, are more proximate to a school
				within the receiving county, whether calculated by miles or transportation
				time; and/or
3.1.g.5. students who
				reside in a portion of a sending county where topography, impassable roads,
				long bus rides, or other conditions prevent practicable transportation of the
				student to a school within the sending county, and a school within the
				receiving county is more easily accessible.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-4 - Nonresident Student Transportation

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4.1. The receiving county may, but is not
				required to, provide transportation for a nonresident student whose transfer
				application has been approved, subject to the following.
4.1.a. The receiving county does not have to
				uniformly provide transportation to nonresident students.
4.1.b. In determining whether to provide
				transportation to a nonresident student, the receiving county may consider
				whether the nonresident student meets the eligibility criteria for free or
				reduced price lunch and milk established within the Richard B. Russell National
				School Act (42 U.S.C. §
											1758).
4.1.c. For nonresident students with an
				individualized education program (IEP) that specifies transportation is
				necessary for fulfillment of the program, the receiving county shall either:
4.1.c.1. provide transportation to and from
				the school the nonresident student is attending and the nonresident student's
				residence; or
4.1.c.2. provide
				transportation to and from an agreed upon pickup point on a regular
				transportation route within the receiving county; or
4.1.c.3. provide payment in lieu of
				transportation for the total miles traveled each day to and from the school the
				nonresident student is attending and the nonresident student's
				residence.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-5 - Denials of Nonresident Student Transfer Applications

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5.1. The receiving county board may only deny
				a nonresident transfer application for the following reasons.
5.1.a. There is a lack of grade level
				capacity in the receiving county.
5.1.b. There is a lack of programs or
				services due to areas identified in the receiving county's critical need and
				shortage policy adopted pursuant to W. Va. Code §
										18A-2-3.
5.1.c. The nonresident student has committed
				a level 3 or level 4 behavior as defined by Policy 4373 within the last
				calendar year.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-6 - Funding for Nonresident Students

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6.1. County boards may enter into agreements
				with other county boards for the transfer and receipt of any funds determined
				to be fair when students are permitted or required to attend school in a county
				school district other than the county school district of their residence. These
				agreements are subject to the approval of the West Virginia Board of
				Education.
6.2. If a nonresident
				student begins attending school in the receiving county after the second month
				of the school year, the receiving county may issue, in the following fiscal
				year, an invoice to the sending county for the pro rata amount the receiving
				county would have received under the state basic foundation program had the
				nonresident student been included in the receiving county's net enrollment for
				the prior year. The sending county shall reimburse the receiving county the
				amount of the invoice.
6.3. If a
				nonresident student begins attending school in the receiving county after the
				second month of the school year, the receiving county may issue, in the
				following fiscal year, an invoice to the sending county for the pro rata amount
				the receiving county would have received under aid to exceptional students had
				the nonresident student been included in the receiving county's net enrollment
				for the prior year. The sending county shall reimburse the receiving county the
				amount of the invoice.
6.4. If a
				nonresident pre-k student begins attending school in the receiving county after
				the child count of exceptional students is certified for a school year, the
				receiving county may issue, in the following fiscal year, an invoice to the
				sending county for the pro rata amount the receiving county would have received
				under aid to exceptional students had the nonresident student been included in
				the receiving county's net enrollment for the prior year. The sending county
				shall reimburse the receiving county the amount of the invoice.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-7 - Resident Student Transfer Policy

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7.1. County boards shall establish and
				implement a policy to allow resident students to request a transfer to enroll
				in and attend a school outside of their assigned attendance zone within the
				county. The policy may include the following provisions.
7.1.a. The terms and conditions that students
				must meet in order to maintain the out of attendance zone placement;
7.1.b. The circumstances under which an out
				of attendance zone placement may be revoked due to:
7.1.b.1. chronic absenteeism;
7.1.b.2. tardiness;
7.1.b.3. behavioral infractions categorized
				as level three or four as defined in Policy 4373, provided that appropriate
				interventions and accommodations as outlined in W. Va. 126CSR16, Policy 2419,
				Regulations for the Education of Students with Exceptionalities, have been
				followed; and/or
7.1.b.4. failure
				to comply with agreed upon conditions of the transfer as established between
				the parents or guardians and the county school district.
7.1.c. Preferences for students that meet any
				of the following criteria:
7.1.c.1. siblings
				of students already enrolled at the school outside of their assigned attendance
				zone;
7.1.c.2. secondary students
				who have completed grade 10 and, due to family relocation, express desire to
				remain in a specific school within the county school district but outside of
				their assigned attendance zone;
7.1.c.3. students who are children,
				grandchildren, or legal wards of employees who work in a school outside of the
				student's assigned attendance zone; and/or
7.1.c.4. students who reside in a portion of
				an attendance zone where topography, impassable roads, long bus rides, or other
				conditions prevent practicable transportation of the student to a school within
				their assigned attendance zone, and a school in an adjoining attendance zone
				within the county school district that is more easily accessible.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-8 - Resident Student Transportation

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8.1. A county board may, but is not required
				to, provide transportation for a resident student whose transfer application
				has been approved.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-9 - Denials of Resident Student Transfer Applications

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9.1. A county board may consider, but is not
				limited to, the following in determining whether to grant or deny a resident
				student transfer application:
9.1.a. there is
				grade level capacity in the receiving school;
9.1.b. there are programs and services
				available in the receiving school;
9.1.c. there exists a critical need and
				shortage policy that identifies staffing shortages in the grade, program
				service, or content area that is relevant to the resident's transfer
				application; and/or
9.1.d. there
				exists appropriate staff, resources, services, and programs to meet the
				disability needs of a resident student seeking a transfer at the requested
				school.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-10 - Transfer Application Appeals

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10.1. Any nonresident or resident student
				whose transfer application is denied may file an appeal with the State
				Superintendent of Schools (State Superintendent).
10.2. The State Superintendent must receive
				the transfer application appeal within 30 calendar days of the date the
				transfer application was denied.
10.3. The State Superintendent shall review
				the transfer application and the denial decision and may hold a hearing if
				warranted.
10.4. If a transfer
				application appeal is timely filed prior to the start of a semester, the State
				Superintendent shall issue a decision on the appeal no later than five business
				days prior to the start of a semester. If the transfer application appeal is
				not received in time for the State Superintendent to meet this deadline, the
				State Superintendent will issue a decision as soon as practicably possible.
10.5. A decision issued by the
				State Superintendent shall be final.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-11 - Reporting

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11.1. Each county
				board shall report annually to the West Virginia Department of Education the
				number of nonresident and resident student transfers approved by the county
				board for the preceding school calendar year, as well as the number of
				nonresident and resident student transfer applications denied and the reasons
				for those denials prior to January 1.
11.2. Each county board shall provide
				information on its website regarding the annual number of resident and
				nonresident student transfer approvals and denials for the preceding school
				calendar year prior to January 1.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-189 - Nonresident and Resident Student Transfers (Policy 7212) › Section 126-189-12 - Severability

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12.1. 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 126-190 - Coordination Of Literacy Programs For Disposition And Use Of Adult Literacy Funds › Section 126-190-1 - General

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1.1 Scope - These
				procedural rules establish the activities within the Adult Literacy Education
				Program and the use and disposition of Adult Literacy Education Program
				Funds.
1.2 Authority - West
				Virginia Code
				18-2-5
				and
				18-7-1
1.3 Filing Date - September 8, 1987
1.4 Effective Date - November ,8,
				1987
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-190 - Coordination Of Literacy Programs For Disposition And Use Of Adult Literacy Funds › Section 126-190-2 - Funding the Adult Literacy Education Program Fund

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2.1 The financing of the Adult Literacy
				Education Program Fund will be derived from a voluntary checkoff and
				contribution designation on state personal income tax return forms of a portion
				or all of a taxpayer's refund. Contributions can be made any time during the
				year by mailing a check to the Adult Literacy Education Program Fund, West
				Virginia Department of Education, 1900 Washington Street, East, Charleston,
				"West Virginia 25305. This financing shall be supplemental to any existing
				revenues, legislative appropriations, private or public grants, gifts or
				bequests made available for this purpose.
2.2 In accordance with the West Virginia Code
				18-2-5
				and
				18-7-1
				the State Tax Commissioner shall determine by the first day of July of each
				year the total amount of monies from the state "personal income tax checkoff
				and contributions designated for "the Adult Literacy Education Program Fund.
				The State Tax Commissioner shall report that amount to the State Treasurer who
				shall credit the monies in an account of the West Virginia Board of Education
				designated "Adult Literacy Education Program Fund."
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-190 - Coordination Of Literacy Programs For Disposition And Use Of Adult Literacy Funds › Section 126-190-3 - Use of Funds

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3.1 The
				Adult Literacy Education Program is designed to provide functionally illiterate
				adults more opportunities to improve the quality of their own lives. Functional
				illiteracy relates to the inability of an individual to use reading, writing,
				and computatonal skills in every day life situations. For example, functionally
				illiterate adults are unable to fill out an application, read a medicine bottle
				or a newspaper, assist their children with school work, et cetera. In short,
				when confronted with printed materials, such people cannot function
				effectively.
3.2 Identification and
				recruitment of persons over the age of twenty-one who are deficient in their
				basic literacy skills.
3.3
				Establishment of a literacy outreach program using tutors and teachers to
				educate individuals at locations convenient to the adult learners, including,
				but not limited to work sites, schools, libraries, churches and community
				centers. The literacy outreach program shall be designed to assist persons
				in'achieving a level of functional literacy or high school equivalency skill
				levels.
3.4 Expansion of adult
				basic education programs.
3.5
				Increase the number of full-time and part-time volunteer tutors and teachers to
				provide these services.
3.6
				Coordination of the efforts of the West Virginia Department of Education, other
				appropriate state agencies and volunteer groups.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-190 - Coordination Of Literacy Programs For Disposition And Use Of Adult Literacy Funds › Section 126-190-4 - Application Procedures

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4.1
				Eligible applicants for Adult Literacy Education Program Funds are local
				education agencies, and public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations,
				and institutions.
4.2 Beginning
				July 1, 1987, all application requests for Adult Literacy Education Program
				Funds will be made on application forms provided by the West Virginia Adult
				Literacy Coalition (WVALC). The address for this organization is: West Virginia
				Adult Literacy Coalition, P.O. Box 5622, Huntington, WV 25703. All completed
				application forms are submitted to the WVALC.
4.3 After the WVALC evaluates the application
				form, it will forward the application form and its written recommendation of
				the project to the Assistant State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia
				Department of Education (WVDOE), Bureau of Vocational, Technical and Adult
				Education. The WVALC will give written notice to the applicant once the
				application form and its written recommendation have been forwarded to the
				WVDOE.
4.4 WVDOE will consider the
				WVALC written recommendation and other factors such as unnecessary duplication,
				the past performance record of the organization, future impact upon adults,
				costs/student, funds available and practicality. The WVDOE will then, in turn,
				forward its recommendation to the West Virginia Board of Education. If the
				project is approved by the West Virginia Board of Education, the project will
				be funded.
4.5 Any organization
				that requests funding will be notified by the WVDOE as to the acceptance or
				rejection of their application.
4.6
				Up to seventy-five percent of the funds for approved projects will be advanced
				quarterly. Twenty-five percent of the funds may be forwarded after receiving
				the third quarter report and a determination has been made that all funds will
				be expended by the end of the project.
4.7 All funds not expended at the conclusion
				of the project must be returned to the WVDOE. The funds will remain in the
				Adult Literacy Education Program Fund.
4.8 The application must contain an agreement
				between the applying organization and the local county board of education. The
				agreement designates that the board of education for the county will act as the
				fiscal agent of the funds.
4.9 All
				Adult Literacy Education Program Funds will be forwarded to the fiscal agent
				under program code 6-X-00.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-190 - Coordination Of Literacy Programs For Disposition And Use Of Adult Literacy Funds › Section 126-190-5 - Reporting

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5.1 Monitoring of
				projects may be accomplished by an on site evaluation and/or by required
				narrative and financial reports. The WVDOE requires quarterly narrative reports
				from those receiving funds. Funding may be withheld . unless proper reports are
				submitted not later than fifteen days after the end of each quarter. (Due
				September 15, January 15, April 15, and July 15).
5.2 The WVDOE shall supply the West Virginia
				Board of Education a report of activities and"expenditures conducted within the
				Adult Literacy Education Program Fund not later than the December meeting of
				the appropriate year.
5.3 The West
				Virginia Board of Education shall furnish the Legislature with a report of
				activities and expenditures conducted within the Adult Literacy Education
				Program Fund not later than the fifteenth day of January of each
				year.
5.4 Local boards of education
				shall observe reporting procedures as described in the "Handbook of School
				Finance." Boards of education will submit quarterly financial reports by the
				dates listed in 5.1 with the' exception of the last quarter which will be due
				not later than September 30.
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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-191 - Better Schools Accountability: School, School District And Statewide School Report Cards (7300) › Section 126-191-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These rules establish an accountability system for public education. Report
				cards for use at the school, county, and state levels will be developed and
				disseminated to parents and the public as well as educational leaders. The
				purposes are to provide identification of indicators of performance, establish
				methods for collecting and reporting data, and develop a format for three (3)
				different report cards -- one (1) for the school, one (1) for the county school
				system, and one (1) statewide.
1.2.
				Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution, Article XII, ' 2 and W. Va. Code ''18-2-5
				and 18-2E-4.
1.3. Filing Date. --
				November 14, 1997.
1.4. Effective
				Date. -- December 15, 1997.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-191 - Better Schools Accountability: School, School District And Statewide School Report Cards (7300) › Section 126-191-2 - Indicators and Method of Prescribing Assessment

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2.1. Indicators of student performance and
				other student data will be collected and reported for comparison at the school
				level with county, state, regional, and national data. Data for selected
				indicators will be collected and reported for more than one (1) year as
				available and appropriate.
2.1.1. Test
				results from NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) will be
				reported in the state report card.
2.1.2. Test results from the statewide
				assessment program adopted by the West Virginia Board of Education will be
				reported for grades 3 through 11 in the report cards.
2.1.3. School attendance rates for grades
				K-12 will be reported as a percentage.
2.1.4. The graduation rate, adjusted for
				migration, will be calculated according to the number of ninth graders who
				remain in school and graduate.
2.1.5. The dropout rate will be calculated
				according to the formula of the National Center for Education
				Statistics.
2.1.6. The percentage
				of graduates taking the ACT (American College Testing) will be reported. The
				ACT Composite score for a school will be reported when ten or more students are
				tested.
2.1.7. The percentage of
				graduates taking the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) will be reported. The SAT
				Math and Verbal scores for a school will be reported when ten or more students
				are tested.
2.1.8. The percentage
				of sophomores and percentage of juniors taking the PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic
				Aptitude Test) will be reported.
2.1.9. The percentages of tenth, eleventh and
				twelfth grade students who took an advanced placement course in high school
				will be reported.
2.1.10. The
				percentages of tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students who took Advanced
				Placement Examinations (The College Board) will be reported.
2.1.11. The percentage of twelfth graders
				taking Advanced Placement Examinations (The College Board) who scored a 3 or
				higher on the examinations will be reported.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-191 - Better Schools Accountability: School, School District And Statewide School Report Cards (7300) › Section 126-191-3 - Report Card Format and Process

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3.1. Each county school system must identify
				a contact for report cards who serves as liaison between the Department of
				Education and the county school system and who oversees and coordinates data
				collection, reporting efforts, and the duplication and dissemination of report
				cards as stipulated in this policy. The name, title, and mailing address of
				this contact must be forwarded to the state superintendent of schools within
				two (2) weeks of the effective date of this policy. If the contact is changed,
				the county superintendent is responsible for notifying the state superintendent
				of the change.
3.2. Goals for each
				school year (July 1-June 30) are reported for the school and the county school
				system. Goals and measurable objectives to correct deficiencies in performance
				of the school system are determined annually by each school and county board of
				education. Evidence of attainment of prior year=s goals is prominently reported
				in an appendix provided by the school or county school system.
3.2.1. Goals and their attainment that have
				been made public prior to the release of the report cards do not have to be
				included in an appendix to the report cards.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-191 - Better Schools Accountability: School, School District And Statewide School Report Cards (7300) › Section 126-191-4 - Certification of Training by Administrators and Board Members

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4.1. The state
				report card will include county board of education members= full name, term
				expiration date, attendance at an orientation program for new members approved
				by the West Virginia Board of Education and conducted by the West Virginia
				School Board Association or other approved organization, and number of hours of
				training that meets standards prescribed by the West Virginia Board of
				Education received during the school term reported.
4.2. The state report card will contain the
				names of the county superintendent and every assistant and associate
				superintendent and the number of training programs related to their area of
				school administration for the school term reported.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-191 - Better Schools Accountability: School, School District And Statewide School Report Cards (7300) › Section 126-191-5 - Nontraditional Program Report

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5.1. An alternative education program is an
				authorized departure from the regular school program designed to provide
				educational and social development for students whose disruptive behavior
				places them at risk of not succeeding in the traditional school structures and
				in adult life without positive interventions.
5.2. The evaluation of the effectiveness of
				alternative education programs shall focus upon the impact of the program on
				student performance and results using indicators such as: academic gains;
				reduction in dropout rates; reduction in incidences requiring disciplinary
				action; improvement in attendance rates; rates of successful program completion
				and return to the regular school program; rates of successful completion of
				vocational training programs; rates of successful completion of high school
				graduation or attainment of a GED; and rates of successful job placement and
				job retention.
5.3. To the extent
				applicable and appropriate, information will be presented by the county school
				system in report card format for alternative education programs that are
				separate from the regular school.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-191 - Better Schools Accountability: School, School District And Statewide School Report Cards (7300) › Section 126-191-6 - Other Information Collected and Available for Reporting Through the Better Schools Accountability Report Card Process

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6.1. Information will be provided by and
				disseminated as an appendix to the individual school report card for the
				following indicators:
6.1.1. The names of the
				members of the local school improvement council and
6.1.2. The name or names of the business
				partner or partners of the school.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-191 - Better Schools Accountability: School, School District And Statewide School Report Cards (7300) › Section 126-191-7 - Attainment of the Education Goals of West Virginia

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7.1. W. Va. Code '18-1-4(c)
				requires the State Board to annually report on the progress in attaining the
				education goals of the state. To the extent feasible, all or portions of the
				information contained in that report shall be included in the state report
				card.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-192 - Prospective Employable Professional Personnel (5103) › Section 126-192-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				policy develops a process for the hiring of prospective employable professional
				personnel.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Constitution, Article XII, '2 and W. Va. Code ''18A-2-5 and
				18A-2-3.
1.3. Filing Date. --
				November 9, 2000.
1.4. Effective
				Date. -- December 9, 2000.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-192 - Prospective Employable Professional Personnel (5103) › Section 126-192-2 - Definition

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2.1. Prospective
				employable professional personnel means certified professional educators who:
				have been recruited on a reserve list of a county board; have been recruited at
				a job fair or as a result of a contact made at the job fair; not obtained
				regular employee status through the job posting process provided in W. Va. Code
				'18A-4-7a;
				and have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher
				education within the past year.