West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-012 - West Virginia Accountability System (Policy 2322) › Section 126-12-2 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. W. Va. Code
				§
									18-2E-5 provides requirements for
				a system of accountability for continuous improvement of all public schools and
				counties that shall build capacity and ensure the efficiency of schools and
				counties to meet rigorous outcomes that assure student performance and progress
				toward obtaining the knowledge and skills intrinsic to a high-quality
				education.
2.2. W. Va. Code §
									18-5A-2 provides the expectations
				for the school and county to ensure that parent, family, business, and
				community involvement is included in the school and county strategic
				improvement process.
2.3. This
				policy outlines the indicators of performance by which each county and school,
				including charter public schools, will be measured and establishes methods for
				the collection and annual reporting of data through the statewide school
				accountability system to inform parents/guardians, educators, stakeholders, and
				the public.
2.4. This policy
				promotes local responsibility and requires superintendents and county boards of
				education to monitor and be held accountable for continuous growth.
2.5. This policy sets forth the training
				requirements for county board of education members (CBEM).
2.6. These requirements assist in building
				capacity to ensure the efficiency of schools, counties, and local boards of
				education to meet rigorous outcomes that assure student performance and
				progress toward obtaining the knowledge and skills intrinsic to a high-quality
				education.
2.7. This policy serves
				as a framework for continuous school improvement that counties and all public
				schools can use as a guide for self-assessment, decision making, professional
				learning, and strategic planning in collaboration with the LSICs.
2.8. This policy facilitates and encourages
				the involvement of the school community in the operation of schools for
				improving educational quality and outlines processes to support local
				initiatives to improve student performance.
2.9. The LSIC shall help develop and promote
				the school's and county's vision for excellence by being catalysts for
				innovation and encouraging parent, family, business, and community involvement
				in the school and county strategic improvement process.
2.10. The West Virginia Department of
				Education (WVDE) is responsible for:
2.10.a.
				creating and distributing the electronic template, as approved by the West
				Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) through which the school and school system
				strategic plans are recorded;
2.10.b. establishing timelines and
				expectations for the submission of the school and school system strategic
				plans;
2.10.c. monitoring strategic
				plan submissions to ensure the plans include the core components outlined in
				WVBE policy and W. Va. Code;
2.10.d. providing leadership and technical
				assistance on effective continuous improvement and strategic planning
				processes;
2.10.f. providing input
				and feedback on the contents of strategic plans for those counties not
				achieving Full Approval status, or for any other county in which WVDE input is
				warranted;
2.10.g. ensuring that
				training in the role and governance of LSICs is provided to principals, county
				boards, and others the WVBE deems appropriate, upon employment and every three
				years thereafter; and
2.10.h.
				ensuring a document is produced and published explaining to parents and
				community leaders their role in LSICs.