West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-011B - Learning At A High Level For All Students (2001) › Section 5.0 - Accountability

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
5.1
Introduction
The development of collective accountability is a necessary
				  part of improving education in West Virginia. Ultimately, the entire community,
				  including students, families, educators, business, labor and lay citizens, is
				  accountable for the graduates of the educational system who will be confident,
				  literate, technologically and academically competent, and life-long
				  learners.
The process of education must also be held to standards of
				  accountability to ensure that the methods used to educate students are
				  effective, efficient, legal, in accordance with best practices and mindful of
				  the health and safety of students.
5.2
Performance Based Accreditation
				System
Schools and school systems shall be held accountable through
				  the
Performance Based Accreditation System
established
				  by the Legislature (Code § 18-2E-5 ) and Policy 2320:
Performance Based Accreditation System: High Quality Standards.
				  Annual Performance Measures. Annual Improvement Plan. On-Site
				  Review
, which will be revised to reflect the provisions of this
				  policy.
Non-referenced testing shall be used at the state level to
				  provide data about school, county and state performance. The information
				  developed from these assessments shall be used as a measure of program
				  effectiveness.
Non-reference testing shall be administered to all students
				  at the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 11th levels.
Accountability for the process of education shall occur
				  through monitoring of compliance with standards or regulations that include
				  legal issues such as due process rights, federal standards reviews, budget
				  reviews, health and safety mandates, and similar procedural
				  requirements.
5.3
Assessment
Accountability for individual student performance will be
				  based upon assessment using a variety of obsentations and measurements that
				  have appropriate validity and reliability.
The assessment program shall include both criterion and
				  nonn-referenced measurements. The purpose of the testing program shall be to
				  identify student strengths and areas needing improvement, as well as to provide
				  data for determining program effectiveness and for making sound educational
				  decisions.
Criterion-referenced testing (WV-STEP) shall be used to
				  provide information to enable educators to match instruction to individual
				  student needs.
The writing assessment will continue.
5.4
Information Management
				System
The West Virginia Education Information System (WVEIS) is an
				  accountability tool that pemits efficient data storage, retrieval, and analysis
				  for enhanced decision making at all levels. The WVEIS shall be used to provide
				  data for informed decision making at the school, county and state
				  levels.
The data bases in WVEIS will permit analysis of and
				  inter-relationships among student demographic data, student scheduling, student
				  attendance, student grading, financial management, employee management, human
				  resources management, and other areas. Confidentiality of student records shall
				  be maintained.