West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-161 - Regulations for Alternative Certification Programs for the Education of Teachers (5901) › Section 126-161-6 - Required Components of an Alternative Certification Program Proposal

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
6.1. Counties
				and necessary partners submitting an alternative certification program proposal
				for review and approval by the Alternative Certification Educator Preparation
				Program Review Board (ACEPPRB) and WVBE must include within the written
				proposal all required components described within section 6.2 and meet all
				requirements of the partnership agreement described within section 5.3.
				Partnership agreements must be included as part of these alternative
				certification program proposals.
6.2. In addition to requirements identified
				in section 5.3, a proposal for an alternative program for the education of
				teachers must include, at a minimum, each of the following components:
6.2.a. the name of the alternative
				certification program being proposed.
6.2.b. a brief description of the program
				including the professional teacher licensure to which the program will lead:
				provisional to professional teacher licensure for general education teachers,
				special education teachers, elementary teachers, teachers of American Sign
				Language (ASL), or combination of these.
6.2.c. the grade levels and endorsements
				program completers will be issued in accordance with Policy 5202.
6.2.d. each partner that makes up the
				partnership of the alternative certification program being proposed.
6.2.e. a list of roles and responsibilities
				of each program partner, i.e., alternative program provider, program
				participant/teacher, school principal, county superintendent, IHE,
				etc.
6.2.f. a description of the
				method(s) used for selecting team members, and a list of members and their job
				titles who make up the Professional Support Team.
6.2.g. a detailed list of the academic and
				performance standards by which the alternative program teacher(s) will be
				evaluated, including, but not limited to, performance assessment rubrics with a
				description of a minimum of three performance assessments that will be required
				of each program teacher during the first year in the alternative certification
				program.
6.2.h. an orderly set of
				deadlines, forms, and guidance to govern each member in the
				partnership.
6.2.i. the process for
				recruiting persons to enroll in the alternative program.
6.2.j. a candidate's process for enrolling in
				an approved education provider's alternative program for the education of
				teachers, including when to apply to WVDE for an alternative program teacher
				certificate.
6.2.k. procedures for
				developing the partnership agreement(s) and copies of each partnership
				agreement.
6.2.l. procedures and
				criteria for determining eligibility of candidates pursuant to W. Va. Code and
				this policy.
6.2.m. standards for
				how often and what lengths of time an alternative program teacher must be
				observed and must observe in the classroom of a mentor or other experienced
				teacher(s).
6.2.n. guidelines for
				determining what tuition or other fees, if any, an approved education provider
				may impose relating to an alternative program for the education of teachers in
				accordance with W. Va. Code §
										18A-3-1c.
6.2.o. a process for alternative program
				participants to apply for and obtain their alternative program teaching
				certificate.
6.2.p. a sample of
				each form to be used by members of the professional support team when
				observing, modeling strategies, videoing instruction, evaluating, etc., the
				alternative program teacher(s), and any other forms the team may use.
6.2.q. a detailed list of course descriptions
				and/or professional learning and the delivery methods for the instruction
				required by this policy.
6.2.r. a
				list of guidelines and/or plans for preparing the alternative program teacher
				to pass the state-approved and required competency exam(s) for
				teaching.
6.2.s. standards for
				evaluation of the alternative program teacher as set forth in this
				policy.
6.2.t. processes and/or
				procedures for communicating the final evaluation and recommendation of the
				alternative program teacher to the State Superintendent, including ensuring the
				alternative program teacher understands the right to appeal and the appeal
				process.
6.2.u. assurances of
				compliance with this policy.