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 126-114-12 - Education Preparation Program (EPP) Approval

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
12.1. Granting of Approved Program Status.
				The WVBE is the statutory body with the authority to recognize EPPs leading to
				the licensure of teachers to serve in the public schools of West Virginia. The
				EPPRB will recommend approval status to the WVBE consistent with sections 14
				and 15.
12.2. Initial Program
				Provider Approval.
12.2.a. Request for
				Institutional Approval. An IHE that does not currently offer WVBE-approved
				programs and that meets eligibility criteria to become a WVBE-approved national
				accreditor's candidate may notify the WVBE of its desire to become an EPP
				provider and offer programs of study leading to licensure of teachers to serve
				in the public schools of West Virginia. This notification must be submitted in
				writing to the WVBE as least one year prior to the anticipated implementation
				date of the proposed program(s).
12.2.b. Prerequisite Requirements. Effective
				July 1, 2016, an IHE seeking approval to offer a WVBE-approved EPPs must meet
				authorization and accreditation requirements indicated in section 12 prior to
				the review of the proposed program.
12.2.c. Proposal. Proposal and program
				approval procedures and requirements for a
new
EPP are
				described in administrative guidelines available from the WVBE.
12.2.d. EPP Approval Status. The WVBE may
				grant Initial Approval Status to new/ programs of study prior to their
				inclusion in the EPP's accreditation review. Also, the WVBE, upon
				recommendation of EPPRB, may classify the status of EPPs and additional
				programs as follows: Initial Approval Status, Continuing Approval Status, and
				Probationary Approval Status.
12.2.d.1.
				Initial Approval Status. Following a review and recommendation by the EPPRB,
				the WVBE may grant initial approval to a new EPP and/or new program of study
				that has not previously been included in the EPP's accreditation review or that
				have not previously been offered by the EPP. Initial Approval Status may be
				granted by the WVBE for a period of five years. The EPP will be required to
				document in its annual report that the progress it is making ensures the
				success of its graduates to promote student achievement in the public schools
				in the IHE's service region. During the Initial Approval Status stage, the EPP
				may recommend graduates for West Virginia certification.
12.2.d.2. Continuing Approval Status.
				Followinga review and recommendation by the EPPRB, the WVBE may grant
				Continuing Approval Status to those EPPs and/or program that have received Full
				Accreditation. To maintain Continuing Approval Status programs with the WVBE,
				EPPs must undergo the accreditation review and receive regular approval
				according to the accreditor's guidelines.
12.2.d.3. Probationary Approval Status.
				Following a review and recommendation by the EPPRB, the WVBE may assign
				Probationary Approval Status to EPPs and/or programs that have been assigned
				Probationary Approval Status by their WVBE national accreditor.
12.2.e. In the event of a national
				accreditation revocation or denial of accreditation of an EPP, the EPPRB will
				review the accreditor's evaluation of the EPP and make a recommendation to the
				WVBE.