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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-154 - West Virginia Commission for Professional Teaching Standards (5050) › Section 126-154-7 - Functions of the Commission

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7.1.
				Major Functions. - The major functions of the Commission are to develop and
				recommend to the State Board a systematic plan for the professional development
				of educators that begins with recruitment and concludes upon retirement. Major
				components within this continuum include initial preparation, licensure and
				continuing professional development. With the primary objective of improving
				teaching and learning in the public schools, the Commission's functions shall
				include recommendations as to the following:
7.1.a. Initial Preparation.
7.1.a.1. Standards and requirements for
				initial preparation and procedures for program approval.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-154 - West Virginia Commission for Professional Teaching Standards (5050) › Section 126-154-8 - Ultimate Authority of the State Board

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8.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of
				this policy, the State Board is not prohibited from initiating, adopting,
				continuing, amending, or rejecting any policy that addresses preparation,
				licensure and/or continuing development of professional educators. However, any
				policy or amendment related to preparation, licensure and continuing
				development of educational personnel that the State Board initiates may be
				referred to the Commission for review and recommendation prior to action by the
				State Board.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-154 - West Virginia Commission for Professional Teaching Standards (5050) › Section 126-154-9 - Severability

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9.1. 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 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Section 126-157-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative/interpretive rule establishes guidelines for the development of a
				sabbatical leave policy for professional educators and teacher aides by county
				boards of education. Participation in a sabbatical leave program is optional
				for county boards of education.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '18-2-11.
1.3. Filing Date. -- May 22, 1989.
1.4. Effective Date. -- June 30,
				1989.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Section 126-157-2 - Purpose

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The intent of this policy is to establish a sabbatical leave
				  program for professional educators and teacher aides. Sabbatical leaves may be
				  granted generally on a full-time basis to conduct research, completion of an
				  advanced degree related to subject area, teacher exchange program, completion
				  of baccalaureate degree for aides, or participation in other professional
				  development activities that would contribute to the improvement of both the
				  individual and his/her services to students in the county school
				  district.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Section 126-157-3 - Eligibility

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3.1. Professional
				Educator. -- Any professional educator, as defined in W. Va. Code
				'18a-1-1, who is
				employed full-time and has a minimum of ten (10) years of public school service
				in West Virginia is eligible to apply for a sabbatical leave.
3.2. Teacher Aide. -- Teacher aides who have
				a minimum of ten (10) years of West Virginia public school service and have a
				cumulative grade point of 3.2 on a possible 4.0 scale, and have successfully
				completed at least 64 semester hours of course work at an approved institution
				of higher education, are eligible to apply for sabbatical leave.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Section 126-157-4 - Selection Criteria

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4.1.
				Professional Educators and Teacher Aides. -- The following criteria shall be
				utilized in selecting applicants for sabbatical leave:
4.1.1. Completion of an
				application.
4.1.2. The need of
				individual applicant with respect to current job assignment.
4.1.3. The needs of the school system with
				respect to identified deficiencies.
4.1.4. Priority given to applicants who have
				not been previously granted sabbatical leave.
4.1.5. Additional criteria may be established
				by the county school district.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Section 126-157-5 - Sabbatical Leave Requirements/Conditions

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5.1. Not less than ninety-five percent (95%)
				of sabbatical leaves granted shall be for classroom teachers.
5.2. Employees may be compensated during the
				sabbatical leave period up to one-half (1/2) of their regular salary.
5.3. While on sabbatical leave, employees
				shall be deemed to be employed full-time for the purposes of years of
				experience, accumulation of seriority, participation in the Teacher Retirement
				System and the Public Employees Insurance Program. Employees who are on
				sabbatical leave shall be reported to the State Board of Education on the
				personal services report and their positions can be counted up to one-half
				(1/2) full-time equivalent in the school foundation support program. Employees
				returning from leave shall be assigned to the same position from which they
				left unless another assignment is agreed to by both parties. In no case may an
				assignment be made which would invalidate the employee's certification status
				or bring about a demotion in position or salary.
5.4. Employees receiving sabbatical leave
				shall be required to return to employment by the board which granted the leave
				for a period of at least one (1) year for each year on leave or repay the
				compensation and benefits received during that time and have deducted the
				retirement credit and years of service credit accrued during the sabbatical
				leave.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Section 126-157-6 - Sabbatical Leave Advisory Committee

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The county staff development council shall constitute the
				  sabbatical leave committee for reviewing applications and making
				  recommendations to the superintendent. The superintendent will submit the
				  recommendations of the county staff development council to the county board of
				  education for approval of the applicants to whom leave will be awarded. If a
				  teacher aide is not a member of the county staff development council, a
				  representative will need to be added to the sabbatical leave
				  committee.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Section 126-157-7 - Application Requirements and Procedures

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7.1. Applications shall be submitted to the
				county superintendent or his designee at least six (6) months prior to the
				anticipated beginning of the sabbatical leave. Applications shall be reviewed
				and recipents selected at least three (3) months prior to start of
				leave.
7.2. See Appendix A for
				sample application.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Section 126-157-8 - Final Report

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A report indicating evidence of professional experiences
				  shall be filed with the county superintendent within six (6) weeks after the
				  employee returns from sabbatical leave. The report may include transcript of
				  grades where course work was involved, degree earned, written reports and other
				  requirements that are agreed upon between the employee anf board of
				  education.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-157 - Sabbatical Leave Policy For Professional Educators And Teachers Aides (5530) › Appendix A

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SABBATICAL LEAVE APPLICATION
Name:
Address:
Telephone:____________________ (Home) ___________________
				  (Business)
Work Location:
Job Classification:
Years employed by______________________County Schools:
Have you previously been granted sabbatical leave
				  by__________________ County Schools?Yes ______ No If Yes, when?
Proposed dates of sabbatical leave:
to
If completing a degree:
Name of institution in which sabbatical leave will be
				  taken:
Address:
Contact Person:
Have you been admitted to the institution? ______Yes
				  ______No
Date of acceptance:
(Please attach letter of assurance that you have been
				  accepted.)
If conducting research or completing other professional
				  development activities give a brief desciption. (Use an attached sheet.)
Please state briefly the benefit of the sabatical leave (a)
				  to the school district and (b) to you. (Use an attached sheet.)
If my application for a sabbatical leave is favorably acted
				  upon, I hereby agree to successfully complete such sabbatical leave under the
				  terms and conditions that are prescribed by the Sabbatical Leave Policy.
Signature_______________________ Date
OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Received:
Approved______ Not Approved______ Funds
				  Allotted:
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-158 - Workers' Compensation Benefits (5612) › Section 126-158-1 - General

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1.1. Purpose. --
				The purpose of this policy is to establish procedures for compliance with W.
				Va. Code §§
									18A-4-10
				and
				23-4-1
				et seq., related to county board of education employees who sustain a work --
				related injury and are awarded workers' compensation benefits and to prohibit
				an employee from receiving compensation for personal and or annual leave in
				excess of the amount that is required, when added to the workers' compensation
				benefits, to equal the amount of compensation regularly paid the
				employee.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Constitution, Article XII, §2 and W. Va. Code §§
									18-2-5,
				18A-4-10,
				23-2-1,
				23-4-1
				et seq., and 23-5A-3.
1.3. Filing
				Date. -- October 22, 2002.
1.4.
				Effective Date. -- November 21, 2002.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule -- This policy
				repeals and replaces 126CSR158, West VirginiaBoard of Education Policy 5612,
				filed November 30, 1989 and effective December 20, 1989.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-158 - Workers' Compensation Benefits (5612) › Section 126-158-2 - Applicability

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2.1. This policy
				applies to all county board of education employees who sustain a work-related
				injury and are awarded workers' compensation benefits.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-158 - Workers' Compensation Benefits (5612) › Section 126-158-3 - Definitions

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3.1. Eligible to
				receive TTD benefits - Having been ruled eligible by the workers' compensation
				division to receive Temporary Total Disability (TTD) benefits, regardless of
				whether the employee is actually receiving benefits or has opted to receive
				personal leave (or annual leave, if requested after having exhausted personal
				leave).
3.2. Medical professional -
				A person licensed according to the laws of the State of West Virginia to
				practice medicine or a medical practitioner approved by the Workers'
				Compensation Division.
3.3. Net
				value - Gross wages less employee deductions for state and federal income
				taxes, FICA and Medicare, and contributions to a teachers' retirement
				system.
3.4. Separate dischargeable
				offense - Misconduct by the injured employee wholly unrelated to the injury or
				the absence from work resulting from the injury. This shall not include absence
				resulting from the injury or from aggregation of absence due to the injury with
				any other absence from work.
3.5.
				Personal leave - An earned employee benefit of paid time off as specified in W.
				Va. Code §
									18A-4-10.
				Accrued annual leave, if requested by the employee, may be utilized in
				circumstances when personal leave is exhausted.
3.6. TTD benefits - Temporary Total
				Disability Benefits paid by the workers' compensation.
3.7. Work-related injury - An injury or
				illness having been determined to be compensable by the Workers' Compensation
				Division.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-158 - Workers' Compensation Benefits (5612) › Section 126-158-4 - Administration

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4.1. County boards
				of education shall administer workers' compensation claims and employee leave
				in accordance with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, procedures, and
				local policies.
4.2. An employee
				who sustains a work- related injury shall submit an Election of Option form
				(see Attachment 1) to the county board of education's payroll office within
				three (3) working days of the date of the injury. The Election of Option form
				will designate the employee's choice of receiving either TTD benefits only for
				the period of absence from work, personal leave compensation, or a combination
				of both. The payroll office shall attach the original Election of Option form
				to the Employer's Report of Injury form (WC-3) and forward both to the Workers'
				Compensation Division.
4.3. An
				employee who is incapacitated and unable to submit the Election of Option form
				shall be granted accrued personal leave, then accrued annual leave if the
				employee is entitled to annual leave, after exhausting personal leave. An
				Election of Option Form must be completed by an appropriate individual on
				behalf of the employee as prescribed by the employer.
4.4. If a previous compensable workers'
				compensation claim is reopened after the effective date of this policy and
				additional TTD benefits are paid, the procedures outlined in this policy will
				be in effect and the employee must complete a new Election of Option
				form.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-158 - Workers' Compensation Benefits (5612) › Section 126-158-5 - Election of Option

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5.1. Election
				to receive TTD benefits only:
5.1.1. An
				employee may elect to receive TTD benefits only by selecting Option I on the
				Election of Option form (see Attachment 1). The employee will not receive leave
				compensation from the county board of education, except for the initial period
				prior to receiving a benefit check from the Workers' Compensation Division.
a. Employees of county boards of education
				continue to accrue seniority credit while receiving TTD benefits during
				absences from work due to a work-related, compensable injury, but do not accrue
				credit for years of experience.
b.
				Personal leave shall accrue while an employee is absent from work receiving TTD
				benefits, pursuant to the provisions of W. Va. Code §
											18-4-10.
c. Any legal school holidays, election days,
				other noninstructional days such as outside school environment (OS), continuing
				professional development (CE), and teachers-pupil-parent conferences (TP), and
				inclement weather days occurring during the period when TTD benefits only are
				being received, will NOT be paid.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-158 - Workers' Compensation Benefits (5612) › Section 126-158-6 - Return to Work Notice

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6.1.
				Workers' Compensation Form WC309, Return to Work Notice, must be completed by
				the employing agency and be forwarded to the Workers' Compensation Division
				when the employee returns to work, regardless of which of the preceding options
				the employee elected.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-158 - Workers' Compensation Benefits (5612) › Section 126-158-7 - Discriminatory Practices

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7.1. W. Va.
				Code §§
									23-5A-1
				et seq. provides that an employer shall not terminate an injured employee while
				the employee is absent from work due to a work-related, compensable injury and
				is receiving or is eligible to receive TTD benefits, unless the injured
				employee has committed a separate dischargeable offense.
7.1.1. A separate dischargeable offense shall
				mean misconduct by the injured employee wholly unrelated to the injury or the
				absence from work resulting from the work-related, compensable
				injury.
7.1.2. A separate
				dischargeable offense shall not include absence resulting from the injury or
				from the inclusion or aggregation of absence due to the injury with any other
				absence from work.
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 126-161-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				This legislative rule establishes a process for the development of alternative
				programs for the education of teachers through which qualified persons will
				become licensed teachers in West Virginia pursuant to W. Va. Code §§
									18A-3-1a through
				18A-3-1j and the West Virginia
				Board of Education (WVBE) approval processes for officially recognizing
				pedagogical standards and programs pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C).
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2, and W. Va. Code §§
									18-2E-10,
				18-20-10,
				18A-3-1a,
				18A-3-1b,
				18A-3-1c,
				18A-3-1d,
				18A-3-1e,
				18A-3-1f,
				18A-3-1g,
				18A-3-1h,
				18A-3-1i,
				18A-3-1j, and
				18A-3-2a.
1.3. Filing Date. -- July 12, 2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- August 14,
				2023.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule amends W. Va. 126CSR161, Policy 5901, Regulations for
				Alternative Certification Programs for the Education of Teachers, filed
				September 9, 2021, and effective October 12, 2021.
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 126-161-2 - Purpose

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2.1. This
				policy creates an alternative means for a qualified person to earn a teaching
				certificate by authorizing a school or county board to offer a rigorous
				alternative program for teacher certification in partnership with a regionally
				accredited institution of higher education (IHE), an entity affiliated with a
				regionally accredited IHE, or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE),
				all under the supervision of the WVBE. Additional alternative programs to
				prepare teachers established or adopted solely by the WVBE are separate from
				the programs established under W. Va. Code §§
									18A-3-1b,
				18A-3-1g, and
				18A-3-1h, do not require any
				partner, are applicable only to persons who hold a bachelor's degree from an
				accredited IHE, and are subject to other provisions of W. Va. Code §§
									18A-3-1 through
				18A-3-1i only to the extent
				specifically provided within section 12. WVBE approval processes for
				pedagogical standards and programs pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C)
				which creates a third set of conditions by which a person may be issued a
				Professional Teaching Certificate for teaching in the public schools are
				provided and only subject to provisions as described in section 14.
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 126-161-3 - Summary

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3.1. W. Va.
				Code provides requirements for alternative programs for the education of
				teachers and other programs leading to acquisition of the Professional Teaching
				Certificate. This policy outlines the responsibilities of the state, counties,
				partners, and other entities in meeting these requirements.
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 126-161-4 - Definitions

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4.1.
				Alternative Certification Education Preparation Program Review Board (ACEPPRB).
				Created to make recommendations to the WVBE regarding program approval of
				initial, continuing, and probationary status of alternative certification
				programs for the education of teachers.
4.2. Area of Critical Need and Shortage. A
				West Virginia county-posted teaching position that has been posted at least two
				times, or for a ten-day period, and for which no fully-certified person has
				applied pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									18A-4-7a and as described in W.
				Va. Code §§
									18A-3-1a through
				18A-3-1i and sections 5 through
				11.
4.2.a. Employment requirements for
				licensure and certifications acquired through programs approved in accordance
				with sections 12 and 14 may be separate from those of sections 5 through 11 and
				only applicable as identified within W. Va. 126CSR136, Policy 5202, Minimum
				Requirements for the Licensure of Professional/Paraprofessional Personnel and
				Advanced Salary Classifications (Policy 5202).
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 126-161-5 - Procedures for Alternative Certification Programs for the Education of Teachers

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5.1.
Alternative Program Partners and Partnership Agreements.
5.1.a. To meet areas of critical need and
				shortage within West Virginia counties, this policy creates an alternative
				means for a qualified person to earn a teaching certificate by completing a
				rigorous alternative program. WVBE-approved alternative certification program
				partnerships formed pursuant to the requirements of W. Va. Code §§
										18A-3-1a through
				18A-3-1i are described in
				sections 5 through 11.
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 126-161-7 - Candidate Eligibility

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7.1. Prior to being
				hired at the county level as an alternative certification program participant,
				candidates must apply for and attain an Alternative Teaching Certificate. Upon
				receiving an Alternative Teaching Certificate, candidates may enroll to
				participate in a WVBE-approved program for alternative certification.
7.2. Eligibility criteria for candidates to
				be issued an Alternative Teaching Certificate and enroll into alternative
				certification programs must include, but may not be limited to, the following:
7.2.a. State Minimum Candidate Eligibility
				Criteria.
7.2.a.1. Meet general requirements
				of Policy 5202, section 9.1.
7.2.a.2. Meet requirements of Policy 5202 for
				a criminal history record check.
7.2.a.3. Hold a minimum of a bachelor's
				degree from a regionally accredited IHE and meet requirements of grade point
				average aligned to Policy 5202 and the West Virginia Licensure Testing
				Directory found on the WVDE website.
7.2.a.4. Pass the WVBE-required basic skills
				exam(s) or qualify for an exemption of the exam(s).
7.2.a.5. Receive a formal offer of employment
				from the county board for a qualifying vacancy.
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 126-161-8 - Alternative Program Instruction and the Professional Support Team

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8.1.
				Alternative Program Instruction General Education Content Teacher.
8.1.a. Instruction requirements for preparing
				general education content teachers in a WVBE-approved alternative program for
				the education of teachers shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
8.1.a.1. six or more semester credit hours or
				an equivalent number of staff development hours of instruction to include, but
				not be limited to, the following subjects: student assessment, development and
				learning, curriculum, classroom management, use of educational computers and
				other technology, special education, diversity, trauma-informed and
				social-emotional best practices, and school law. If the alternative program
				teacher will be teaching children in elementary school, the teacher must also
				receive instruction in early literacy.
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 126-161-9 - Alternative Certification Licensure, Comprehensive Evaluation, and Rights of the Teacher

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9.1. Alternative
				Certification Licensure.
9.1.a. The
				alternative program teacher certificate is issued initially for one year and
				can be renewed twice for a total of three years. The teacher applying for
				renewal must meet all the following each year:
9.1.a.1. show satisfactory progress in the
				alternative program for the education of teachers.
9.1.a.2. remain enrolled in and actively
				participates in a WVBE-approved alternative program for the education of
				teachers.
9.1.a.3. remain employed
				in the critical need and shortage position for which the teacher was hired in a
				school that is part of the partnership of a WVBE-approved alternative program
				for the education of teachers.
9.1.a.4. receive satisfactory evaluations
				pursuant to W. Va. Code §
											18A-2-12 and has the
				recommendation of the county superintendent.
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 126-161-10 - Alternative Certification Educator Preparation Program Review Board (ACEPPRB)

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10.1. The WVBE has
				created the ACEPPRB to make recommendations to the WVBE regarding initial and
				continuing alternative certification educator preparation program
				approval.
10.2. ACEPPRB
				Composition.
10.2.a. The ACEPPRB shall be
				comprised of nine members selected from the following pool of trained
				educators:
10.2.a.1. one member representing
				higher education appointed by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
				Commission.
10.2.a.2. one member
				representing higher education appointed by the West Virginia Independent
				Colleges and Universities.
10.2.a.3. three members including one who was
				alternatively certified, representing public education, one at each
				programmatic level for elementary, middle, and high school, appointed by the
				WVBE.
10.2.a.4. two county office
				representatives, appointed by the WVBE.
10.2.a.5. one principal appointed by the
				State Superintendent.
10.2.a.6. one
				representative from the West Virginia Commission for Professional Teaching
				Standards, appointed by its chairperson.
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 126-161-11 - Additional Policies and Prohibited Acts

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11.1. Tuition and
				Other Fees.
11.1.a. A partner that is a
				regionally accredited IHE with an accredited program for the preparation of
				professional educators may charge tuition for academic credit that an
				alternative teacher receives while enrolled in the alternative program for the
				education of teachers, provided that the regionally accredited IHE is the
				entity that grants the academic credit and the charge does not exceed the
				per-credit rate charged for students enrolled in its standard program for the
				education of professional educators. A partnership may not charge tuition or
				impose any other fees for the participation in an alternative program for the
				education of teachers
unless
the tuition or other fee is
				necessary to offset the partnership's cost of providing the alternative program
				for the education of teachers.
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 126-161-13 - Programs Not Implemented During Initial Approval Status and Programs Placed on Probationary Approval Status

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13.1. All
				WVBE-approved alternative certification program providers which have not
				enrolled a candidate or begun implementing their state-approved program within
				the period of Initial Approval Status must submit a request for Continuing
				Approval Status for WVBE consideration no later than 60 days prior to the
				Initial Approval Status period ending. The WVBE may place the program provider
				on a Continuing Approval Status, Probationary Approval Status, or revoke
				program approval of the provider once this request is submitted by the
				provider.
13.2. WVBE-approved
				alternative certification programs with deficiencies identified by the ACEPPRB
				and WVBE may be placed on Probationary Approval Status for a period of two
				school years. Programs placed on probationary approval status must submit a
				written improvement plan within 60 days of being placed on the status to the
				WVDE for approval in consultation with ACEPPRB members. A progress report will
				be submitted by the program provider on a form developed and with criteria
				prescribed by the WVDE no later than 60 days prior to the end of the first
				probationary school year for consideration by the ACEPPRB and WVBE to determine
				if the program is making satisfactory progress. Based upon this report, the
				ACEPPRB will have an option of submitting a recommendation to the WVBE to
				remove the program's approval status or the ACEPPRB may allow the program to
				continue under probationary approval status for the second school year. No
				later than 60 days prior to the end of the second probationary school year,
				another progress report will be submitted by the program provider on a form
				developed and with criteria prescribed by the WVDE. Based upon this report, the
				ACEPPRB will submit a recommendation to the WVBE to either remove the program's
				approval status or place the program on Continuing Approval Status. Alternative
				certification programs that have their approval removed by the WVBE will no
				longer be allowed to enroll new program participants and must provide to the
				maximum extent possible all actions and supports required for participants that
				enrolled before the date on which the program's approval was removed to
				successfully complete the program and become a certified teacher in West
				Virginia.
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 126-161-14 - WVBE Approval of Training(s) and Course(s) in Substantive Alignment with Pedagogical Standards

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14.1. W. Va. Code
				§
									18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C)
				identifies conditions by which a person may be issued a Professional Teaching
				Certificate for teaching in the public schools; and W. Va. Code §
									18A-3-2a(a)(4)
				provides that teaching certificates granted pursuant to these conditions are
				equivalent to certificates granted to graduates of WVBE-approved teacher
				preparation programs at higher education institutions. Programs which consist
				of training and course(s) used to meet these conditions are separate from the
				programs established under W. Va. Code §§
									18A-3-1b,
				18A-3-1g, and
				18A-3-1h, and
				18A-3-1j. Policy 5202 provides
				the minimum requirements, inclusive of grade point average, for the licensure
				of educational personnel to be employed in the public schools of West Virginia,
				including any licenses program participants may qualify to receive and the
				Professional Teaching Certificate. These programs are for initial teacher
				certification.
14.2. WVBE approval
				processes for officially recognizing pedagogical standards and programs as
				adequate pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C)
				are separate from requirements of W. Va. Code §§
									18A-3-1a through
				18A-3-1j and only subject to
				provisions as described in section 14.
14.3. Process for WVBE Approval of Programs
				and Supplemental Pedagogical Standards.
14.3.a. Upon requesting an application from
				the WVDE, programs and pedagogical standards pursuant to W. Va. Code §
										18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C)
				may be introduced for WVDE evaluation and WVBE approval by an applicant
				requesting to provide programs aligned to W. Va. Code §
										18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C).
				An option to officially request pedagogical standards be evaluated for WVBE
				approval will be included as part of the application for WVBE approval of
				programs which consist of specific pedagogical trainings and course(s) that
				substantially align to pedagogical standards of W. Va. Code §
										18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C).
14.3.b. A review committee shall provide a
				summary report with recommendations to the WVBE. If approved by the WVBE, the
				new pedagogical standards will be recognized as adequate pursuant to W. Va.
				Code §
										18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C).
				A complete list of WVBE-approved pedagogical standards can be found on the WVDE
				website.
14.3.c. If the proposed
				set of standards are not approved by the WVBE the applicant will receive notice
				of the decision with feedback, and the application will be denied. The
				applicant may submit a revised application aligned to WVBE-approved pedagogical
				standards.
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 126-161-15 - Severability

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15.1. If any
				provision of this policy or the application thereof to any person or
				circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity must 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 126-162 - Employee Code Of Conduct (5902) › Section 126-162-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- Code
				of conduct for all West Virginia school employees.
1.2. Authority. -- West Virginia
				Constitution, Article XII, §2 and W. Va. Code §§
									18-2-5,
				18-2E-5,
				and
				18A-1-1(a).
1.3. Filing Date. -- June 7, 2002.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 7,
				2002.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule repeals and replaces W.Va. 126CSR162 "Teacher Code of
				Conduct" filed February 25, 1992 and effective March 26, 1992.
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2.1. This
				legislative rule applies to all West Virginia school employees.
2.2. This policy is to complement W.Va.
				§126CSR142, West Virginia Board of Education Policy 5310, "Performance
				Evaluation of School Personnel" and W.Va. §126CSR99, West Virginia Board
				of Education Policy 4373, "Student Code of Conduct".
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3.1. The West
				Virginia Board of Education recognizes that the capabilities and conduct of all
				school employees greatly affect the quality of education provided to students
				in the public schools. The West Virginia Board of Education further believes
				that all school employees should be intrinsically motivated by the importance
				of the job that they do. The purpose of the Employee Code of Conduct is to
				establish appropriate standards of conduct for all West Virginia school
				personnel.
3.2. These regulations
				also require that West Virginia public school employees respond immediately and
				consistently to incidents of bullying, harassment, intimidation, substance
				abuse, and/or violence or any other code of conduct violation that impacts
				negatively on students in a manner that effectively addresses incidents, deters
				future incidents, and affirms respect for individuals.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-162 - Employee Code Of Conduct (5902) › Section 126-162-4 - Employee Code of Conduct

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4.1.
				"Employee" shall include all school personnel employed by a county board of
				education whether employed on a regular full-time basis or otherwise, and shall
				include other personnel such as employees of the West Virginia Schools for the
				Deaf and the Blind, and all employees of West Virginia Department of Education
				Institutional Programs.
4.2 All
				West Virginia school employees shall:
4.2.1.
				exhibit professional behavior by showing positive examples of preparedness,
				communication, fairness, punctuality, attendance, language, and
				appearance.
4.2.2. contribute,
				cooperate, and participate in creating an environment in which all
				employees/students are accepted and are provided the opportunity to achieve at
				the highest levels in all areas of development.
4.2.3. maintain a safe and healthy
				environment, free from harassment, intimidation, bullying, substance abuse,
				and/or violence, and free from bias and discrimination.
4.2.4. create a culture of caring through
				understanding and support.
4.2.5.
				immediately intervene in any code of conduct violation, that has a negative
				impact on students, in a manner that preserves confidentiality and the dignity
				of each person.
4.2.6. demonstrate
				responsible citizenship by maintaining a high standard of conduct,
				self-control, and moral/ethical behavior.
4.2.7. comply with all Federal and West
				Virginia laws, policies, regulations and
				procedures.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-162 - Employee Code Of Conduct (5902) › Section 126-162-5 - Responsibilities for Implementation

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5.1. The West Virginia Department of
				Education shall provide for the distribution of the Employee Code of Conduct to
				all West Virginia school employees.
5.2. The West Virginia Department of
				Education shall provide professional development for county superintendents and
				principals on the Employee Code of Conduct.
5.3. County boards of education shall provide
				professional development for all employees on the Employee Code of
				Conduct.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-162 - Employee Code Of Conduct (5902) › Section 126-162-6 - Severability

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6.1. 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 126-163 - College Hours or Comparable Training in a Trade or Vocational School (5301) › Section 126-163-1 - General

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1.1. Purpose - The
				purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for providing the additional
				pay specified in West Virginia Code § 18A-4-8 a for service personnel who
				have earned the college hours or comparable training in a trade or vocational
				school specified in the code section, or those who have earned an associate, a
				bachelor's, a master's, or a doctorate degree.
1.2. Authority - West Virginia Constitution,
				Article XII, Section 2 and West Virginia Code §
									18-2-5
				and § 18A-4-8 a.
1.3. Filing
				Date - April 11, 2013
1.4.
				Effective Date - May 13, 2013
1.5.
				Repeal of Former Rule. This legislative rule amends W. Va. 126CSR163, West
				Virginia Board of Education Policy 5301, College Hours or Comparable Training
				in a Trade or Vocational School, filed July 12, 2002, and effective August 12,
				2002.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-163 - College Hours or Comparable Training in a Trade or Vocational School (5301) › Section 126-163-2 - Applicability

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2.1. This policy
				applies only to service personnel. The policy provides guidance for county
				boards of education in determining the additional monthly pay as specified in
				West Virginia Code § 18A-4-8 a for service personnel who have earned the
				college hours or comparable training in a trade or vocational school specified
				in the code section, or those who have earned an associate, a bachelor's, a
				master's, or a doctorate degree. The bonus specified in code for a college
				degree is for each degree level.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-163 - College Hours or Comparable Training in a Trade or Vocational School (5301) › Section 126-163-3 - Definitions

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3.1. Accredited
				institution of higher education - A college or university accredited:
(1) by the official accrediting agency of the
				state in which the institution is located, and;
(2) by one of the regional accrediting
				agencies recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA),
				OR by one of the National Faith-Related Accrediting Organizations recognized by
				CHEA and the United States Department of Education, OR by the Accrediting
				Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, to award degrees at a stipulated
				level, i.e. associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, and/or
				doctorate degree.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-163 - College Hours or Comparable Training in a Trade or Vocational School (5301) › Section 126-163-4 - Verification of Hours

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4.1.
				Verification of credit will be an official transcript of course work completed
				from an accredited institution of higher education or a grade report of
				completed contact hours in a post-secondary program from an approved trade,
				vocational, technical, business, or similar institution. Each employee is
				responsible for obtaining and providing official copies of the required records
				to his/her employer.
4.2. County
				boards of education are responsible for verifying the number of hours completed
				by their respective employees for additional pay purposes.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-163 - College Hours or Comparable Training in a Trade or Vocational School (5301) › Section 126-163-5 - 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 126-164 - Beginning Principal Internships (5899) › Section 126-164-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				policy establishes a Begin­ning Princi­pal Internship for every
				person hired for the first time in a county school system as an
				as­sistant principal, princi­pal, or vocational
				administra­tor after July 1, 1995.
1.2. Authority. -- Consti­ution XII,
				Sec­tion 2; W. Va. Code ''18-2-5;18A-3-2d.
1.3. Filing Date. -- August 3,
				1995.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				September 2, 1995.