West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-114 - Approval of Educational Personnel Preparation Programs (Policy 5100) › Section 126-114-10 - Additional Program Requirements

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
10.1. Educator Program Provider Advisory
				Council (EPPAC). Each EPP that offers a WVBE-approved EPP of study shall have
				an EPPAC comprised of representatives from college and university educators,
				teacher candidates, public school administrators and classroom teachers, and
				community representatives. The WVDE shall appoint a liaison to serve as a
				member of each institution's EPPAC. The liaison to the IHE from the WVDE shall
				serve in a nonvoting role. EPPAC serves as an advisory body to the EPP's chief
				officer in developing and reviewing all programs and policies for the
				preparation of educational personnel with the EPP. The EPPAC shall meet at
				least once a semester and shall review matters pertaining to the preparation
				and licensure of teachers including the following:
10.1.a. new and revised preparation
				programs;
10.1.b. admission,
				retention and exit criteria;
10.1.c. pre-professional skills, including
				trauma-informed and social-emotional best practices, content specialization,
				and professional education assessments;
10.1.d. educational technology activities and
				assessments;
10.1.e. annual testing
				and supply demand reports;
10.1.f.
				WVBE and national program reviews and findings;
10.1.g. WVBE educational preparation and
				licensure policies and statutes;
10.1.h. recruitment of students;
10.1.i. clinical and field experiences;
				and
10.1.j. development and
				preparation of policies and programs for inclusion in WVBE self-study
				materials.
10.1.k. EPP of Study
				Modifications. Substantive program of study modification (e.g., addition or
				deletion of courses, significant changes in course content or clinical
				experiences) must be submitted to the EPPAC for review. Following the EPPAC
				review, the EPP's administrator for programs of study shall submit a letter
				summarizing the nature of changes and new curriculum summary sheet to the WVBE.
				An EPP may change up to 25 percent of a teaching certification program's credit
				hours in either the professional knowledge components or the content
				specialization courses without EPPRB re-approval. (This applies to
				adding/dropping courses, not content changes to courses.) If more than 25
				percent of a program's credit hours change from the initial EPPRB approval or
				last EPPRB approval of a revision in either the professional knowledge
				components or the content specialization courses, then the EPP must resubmit
				the proposed changes to the EPPRB for review and re-approval. After its review
				of proposed program modifications, the EPPRB will submit its recommendation for
				acceptance or rejection of the proposed changes to the WVBE. The WVBE shall
				acknowledge by letter to the IHE's administrator for programs of study the
				WVBE's acceptance or rejection of the modification. If accepted, the
				modification shall be incorporated into the EPP's approved program materials on
				file with the WVDE and with a WVBE-approved national accreditor. Any changes
				made to an existing WVBE-approved EPP shall be included in the IHE's annual
				report submitted to the WVBE-approved national accreditor and will subsequently
				be reviewed as part of the accreditation review process.
10.1.l. An executive summary, including
				supporting appendices of all EPPAC meetings, shall be included in the EPP's
				annual report.