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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Section 126-126-6 - Criteria for Hiring Classroom Teachers

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6.1. A county board of education shall make
				decisions affecting the filling of vacancies for classroom teachers on the
				basis of the applicant with the highest qualifications.
6.2. In judging qualifications for the
				filling of vacancies for classroom teachers, consideration shall be given to
				each of the following:
6.2.a. Appropriate
				certification, licensure or both;
6.2.b. Amount of experience relevant to the
				position or, in the case of a classroom teaching position, the amount of
				teaching experience in the required certification area;
6.2.c. The amount of course work, degree
				level or both in the relevant field and degree level generally;
6.2.d. Academic achievement;
6.2.e. In the case of a classroom teaching
				position or the position of principal, certification by the National Board for
				Professional Teaching Standards;
6.2.f. Specialized training relevant to the
				performance of the duties of the job;
6.2.g. Past performance evaluations conducted
				pursuant to W. Va. Code §
										18A-2-12
				and §
										18A-3C-2
				or, in the case of a classroom teacher, past evaluations of the applicant's
				performance in the teaching profession as a certified educator;
6.2.h. Seniority;
6.2.i. Other measures or indicators upon
				which the relative qualifications of the applicant may fairly be
				judged;
6.2.j. The recommendation,
				if any, of the principal of the school at which the applicant will be
				performing a majority of his or her duties; and
6.2.k. The recommendation, if any, resulting
				from the process established by the faculty senate of the school at which the
				employee will be performing a majority of his or her duties.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Section 126-126-8 - Training for Faculty Senates and Principals

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8.1. Prior to participating in an interview
				or otherwise making any hiring recommendations pursuant to this policy, faculty
				senate hiring committees, single designees, any other faculty senate
				participants, and principals must complete interview training as designated or
				approved by the WVDE. Once a faculty senate member or principal has completed
				the designated interview training, additional training shall not be required
				unless the WVDE or superintendent determines that additional training shall
				occur.
8.2. Compensation for
				participation in training shall be based on the daily rate of pay for the
				participating classroom teacher who directly participated in the training for
				periods beyond his or her individual contract. Compensation for training shall
				not exceed one hour.
8.3. For the
				2013-2014 school year only, principals have until September 1 to complete the
				interview training designated or approved by the WVDE.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Section 126-126-9 - Reassignment of Surplus Personnel Without Posting Based on Pupil-Teacher Ratio and Class Size Rules

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9.1. When
				actual student enrollment in a grade level or program, unforeseen before May 1
				of the preceding school year, permits the assignment of fewer teachers or
				service personnel to or within a school under any pupil-teacher ratio, class
				size or caseload standard established in W. Va. Code §
									18-5-18a
				or any policy of the WVBE, the county superintendent, with board approval, may
				reassign the surplus personnel to another school or to another grade level or
				program within the school if needed there to comply with any such pupil-teacher
				ratio, class size or caseload standard.
9.1.a.
				Before any reassignment may occur pursuant to this subsection, written notice
				shall be provided to the employee via certified mail or hand delivery at least
				10 days prior and the employee shall be provided an opportunity to appear
				before the county board to state the reasons for his or her objections, if any,
				prior to the board voting on the reassignment. The opportunity to be heard
				shall not be a hearing with the right to present witnesses, rather, it is an
				opportunity for the employee to concisely state his or her objections to the
				board. The reassignment may be made without following the notice and hearing
				provisions of W. Va. Code §
										18A-2-7(a)
				and (b) and may occur at any time during the
				school year when the conditions in section 9.1 are met. However, reassignments
				may not occur after the last day of the second school month.
9.1.b. A professional employee reassigned
				under this subsection shall be the least senior of the surplus professional
				personnel who holds certification or licensure to perform the duties at the
				other school or at the grade level or program within the school.
9.1.c. A service employee reassigned under
				this subsection shall be the least senior of the surplus personnel who holds
				the same classification or multiclassification needed to perform the duties at
				the other school or at the grade level or program within the same school. In
				considering whether an aide is a surplus employee, the county shall consider
				each classification and/or multiclassification held by him or her and shall not
				be limited only to the current program or assignment held by the surplus
				aide.
9.1.d. No school employee's
				annual contract term, compensation or benefits shall be changed as a result of
				a reassignment under this subsection.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Section 126-126-10 - Reassigning Classroom Teachers Within a School Without Posting

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10.1.
				Notwithstanding any other provision of W. Va. Code to the contrary, upon
				recommendation of the principal and approval by the classroom teacher, county
				superintendent, and county board, a classroom teacher assigned to the school
				may at any time during the school year be assigned to a new or existing
				classroom teacher position at the school during that school year without the
				position being posted.
10.2.
				Transfers made under these provisions are not subject to the limitation on
				transfers found in W. Va. Code §
									18A-2-7b.
10.3. For purposes of this section, an
				itinerant teacher shall be considered to be assigned to the school where he or
				she spends the majority of his or her instructional time. If an itinerant
				teacher does not spend the majority of his or her instructional time in any one
				school, the itinerant teacher shall be considered to be assigned to a school as
				designated by the county superintendent.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Section 126-126-11 - Reposting of Professional Vacancies

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11.1. Boards shall be required to post and
				date notices of each opening at least once. At their discretion, boards may
				post an opening for a position other than classroom teacher more than once in
				order to attract more qualified applicants. At their discretion, boards may
				post an opening for a classroom teacher one additional time after the first
				posting in order to attract more qualified applicants only if fewer than three
				qualified individuals apply during the first posting.
11.2. If no applicant meets the
				qualifications set forth in the job posting, a board may continue to post or
				repost as set forth in section 11.1 without limitation.
11.3. The county superintendent of schools
				shall have the authority to determine whether a professional position will be
				reposted.
11.4. These provisions
				shall apply to both professional positions and extra-curricular
				positions.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Section 126-126-12 - Reserving Vacancies for Individuals Subject to Release

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12.1. For any vacancy in an established,
				existing or newly created position that, on or before March 1 is known to exist
				for the ensuing school year, the county board of education shall appoint the
				successful applicant from among all qualified applicants. All employees subject
				to release shall be considered applicants for the positions for which they are
				qualified and shall be considered before posting such vacancies for application
				for nonemployees. This provision shall not preclude a county board of education
				from posting and filling vacancies that exist in the current school year nor
				shall it supersede or alter the operation of W. Va. Code §
									18A-4-8f
				or §
									18A-4-8i.
12.2. An employee shall be considered subject
				to release if the superintendent would recommend the individual to the board
				for release but for the availability of the known position.
12.3. A vacancy for a position that will
				exist on the first day of the next ensuing school year will be known to exist
				when the person holding the position has submitted his or her resignation or
				retirement to the board, in writing, and the resignation or retirement has been
				accepted by the board.
12.4. Newly
				created positions will not be considered to be known to exist until the county
				board has voted to approve their creation.
12.5. For purposes of this section, an
				individual will be considered to be qualified for a known vacancy if he or she
				fully meets the qualifications for the vacancy.
12.6. If more than one individual applying
				for a known vacancy pursuant to this section is qualified for the vacancy, the
				successful candidate shall be selected based on the criteria set forth in
				section 6 of this policy.
12.7.
				This provision shall apply to vacancies and newly created positions known to
				exist on or before February 15, 2014, and in subsequent school years.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Section 126-126-13 - Severability

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13.1. 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 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Appendix A

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The following form shall be completed by the principal and
				  shall be submitted as set forth in section 6.6. of WVBE Policy 5000 and
				  according to timelines as determined by the county superintendent.
Principal Recommendation:
In accordance with section 6.2 of WVBE Policy 5000, the
				  undersigned certifies that the qualifications of the selected applicants
				  meeting the minimum qualifications/requirements set forth in the job posting
				  for the position of ____________________________ have been reviewed.
In determining which of the applicants is the highest
				  qualified for the position, the following factors set forth in sections 6.2.a.
				  through 6.2.i. of WVBE Policy 5000 have been considered:
a. Appropriate certification, licensure or both;
b. Amount of experience relevant to the position or, in the
				  case of a classroom teaching position, the amount of teaching experience in the
				  required certification area;
c. The amount of course work, degree level or both in the
				  relevant field and degree level generally;
d. Academic achievement;
e. In the case of a classroom teaching position or the
				  position of principal, certification by the National Board for Professional
				  Teaching Standards;
f. Specialized training relevant to the performance of the
				  duties of the job;
g. Past performance evaluations conducted pursuant to W. Va.
				  Code §
									18A-2-12
				  and §
									18A-3C-2
				  or, in the case of a classroom teacher, past evaluations of the applicant's
				  performance in the teaching profession as a certified educator;
h. Seniority;
i. Other measures or indicators upon which the relative
				  qualifications of the applicant may fairly be judged;
I recognize that no amount of weight is required to be
				  assigned to any factor in making a recommendation and further recognize that a
				  factor may be assigned no weight at all.
Other than this recommendation form, no other matrix or
				  documentation of my recommendation shall be required.
Pursuant to this review as principal or designated
				  representative of the principal of the school at which the applicant will be
				  performing a majority of his or her duties, I hereby recommend
				  ____________________________ for the above-referenced position.
Date:______________________________________
________________________________________
Principal / Designee
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-126 - Procedures for Designated Hiring and Transfer of School Personnel (5000) › Appendix B

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The following form shall be completed by the faculty senate
				  hiring committee chair or single designee and shall be submitted as set forth
				  in sections 6.6. and 7.2.d. of WVBE Policy 5000.
Faculty Senate Recommendation:
In accordance with section 6.2 of WVBE Policy 5000, the
				  undersigned certify that the qualifications of the selected applicants meeting
				  the minimum qualifications/requirements set forth in the job posting for the
				  position of ____________________________ have been reviewed.
In determining which of the applicants is the highest
				  qualified for the position, the following factors set forth in sections 6.2.a.
				  through 6.2.i. of WVBE Policy 5000 have been considered:
a. Appropriate certification, licensure or both;
b. Amount of experience relevant to the position or, in the
				  case of a classroom teaching position, the amount of teaching experience in the
				  required certification area;
c. The amount of course work, degree level or both in the
				  relevant field and degree level generally;
d. Academic achievement;
e. In the case of a classroom teaching position or the
				  position of principal, certification by the National Board for Professional
				  Teaching Standards;
f. Specialized training relevant to the performance of the
				  duties of the job;
g. Past performance evaluations conducted pursuant to W. Va.
				  Code §
									18A-2-12
				  and §
									18A-3C-2
				  or, in the case of a classroom teacher, past evaluations of the applicant's
				  performance in the teaching profession as a certified educator;
h. Seniority;
i. Other measures or indicators upon which the relative
				  qualifications of the applicant may fairly be judged;
I/we recognize that no amount of weight is required to be
				  assigned to any factor in making a recommendation and further recognize that a
				  factor may be assigned no weight at all.
Other than this recommendation form, no other matrix or
				  documentation of this recommendation shall be required.
Pursuant to this review, the faculty senate of the school at
				  which the applicant will be performing a majority of his or her duties has
				  recommended ____________________________ for the above-referenced position.
				  This recommendation is based on the majority vote of those members
				  participating in the recommendation process or on the recommendation of the
				  single designee.
Date:______________________________________
________________________________________
Faculty Senate Hiring Committee Chair or Single
				  Designee
__________________________________________
Faculty Senate Representative (if applicable)
__________________________________________
Faculty Senate Representative (if
				  applicable)
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-127 - Teacher Education Programs: Job Related Content Specialization Objectives For School Counselor (5119.01) › Section 126-127-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- The
				job-related content specialization objectives for school counselor are for the
				training of school counselors for the public schools of West Virginia. These
				objectives were developed under content with National Evaluation Systems, Inc.,
				and will be used as part of West Virginia's approved educational personnel
				program procedures.
1.2. Authority.
				- W. Va. Code §18 2-6
1.3.
				Filing Date. - November 2,1984
1.4.
				Effective Date. -January 2,1985
1.5.- Repeal of Former Rule. - These
				objectives replace program objectives identified in the Standards for the
				Approval of Teacher Evaluation Pro-
grams in West Virginia. (Supplement, 1977).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-128 - School Nurse Content Specialization Objectives (5119.02) › Section 126-128-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --This
				legislative rule establishes the content specialization objectives which must
				be incorporated by an institution into the educational personnel preparation
				program for school nurses who are certified to serve in the public schools in
				West Virginia.
1.2.
				Authority.-W.Va, Code §
									18-2-6
1.3. Filing Date.-November
				2,1984
1.4. Effective Date.
				-January 2,1985
1.5. This is a new
				policy.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-129 - Professional Education Performance Objectives For Teaching Areas (5120.01) › Section 126-129-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These legislative interpretive rule establishes the professional education
				performance objectives which institutions must incorporate into the
				professional education component of the educational personnel preparation
				program for all educators who receive content specialization endorsements on
				the Professional Teaching Certificate.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va,- Code §
									18-2-6
1.3. Filing Date. -- November
				2,1984
1.4. Effective Date. --
				January 2,1985
1.5. Repeal of
				Former Professional Education Objectives. This is a revision.-
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-130 - Certification Of Vocational Administrators (5121) › Section 126-130-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --These
				procedural rules establish the conditions of employment and requirements for
				certification of vocational administrators.
1.2. Authority. - W. Va.Code §
									18A-3-2:
1.3. Filing Date. --July 10, 1985
1.4. -Effective Date. -- September
				10,1985
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-131 - Professional Administrative Certificate Issued Provisionally Endorsed For Superintendent (5122) › Section 126-131-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -These
				legislative rules establish the eligibility criteria for issuance of a
				provisional Professional Administrative Certificate endorsed for
				superintendent.
1.2. Authority. -
				W. Va Code §
									18A-3-2
1.3. Filing Date. - December
				27,1982
1.4. Effective Date. -
				February 27,1983
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-131 - Professional Administrative Certificate Issued Provisionally Endorsed For Superintendent (5122) › Section 126-131-2 - Eligibility

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A Professional Administrative Certificate endorsed for
				  superintendent may be issued provisionally for a period of three (3) years
				  provided:
2.1. The applicant:
a. Holds a Professional Teaching Certificate
				or a Vocational Certificate
b. Has
				completed five (5) years of successful educational experience in the public
				schools, including three years of classroom experience.
c. Has completed the requirements for a
				masters degree relevant to the improvement of instruction from an institution
				of higher education accredited to grant the degree.
d. Has completed an approved superintendent
				graduate program of thirty (30) semester hours which included program
				objectives 1-8.
e. Holds a Salary
				Classification at the MA 4- 15. level.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-133 - Approved College Credit For Aide IV Classification › Section 126-133-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. --
				These procedural rules establish the eligibility criteria for Aide 4
				Classification.
1.2. Authority. --
				W. Va. Code '18A-4-8.
1.3. Filing Date. -- November 2,
				1984.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				January 2, 1985.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-133 - Approved College Credit For Aide IV Classification › Section 126-133-2 - College Credit

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2.1.
				Definition: Approved college credit shall be determined to mean credit earned
				at regionally accredited community colleges, or four (4) year institutions of
				higher education, or those correspondence, business, occupational, and trade
				schools which either have obtained a permit from the West Virginia Board of
				Education in pursuance of West Virginia Code '18-2-10 or which are members of
				nationally recognized accrediting associations approved by the West Virginia
				Board of Education in pursuance of the same statute which is:
a. Related to basic skills, e.g., reading,
				writing, speaking, mathematical computation; or
b. Applicable to an associate or bachelors
				degree at a regionally accredited institution; or
c. Related to the individual's specific
				assignment as an aide within a county school district.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-133 - Approved College Credit For Aide IV Classification › Section 126-133-3 - Inservice Equivalency

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3.1.
				Criteria for equivalency: For an Aide 4 to be eligible for inservice education
				as determined by the West Virginia Board of Education to be the equivalent of
				three (3) college credits as approved by the 1984 legislature in '18A-4-8, the
				following criteria must be met:
a. The aide
				must develop an individual inservice plan which:
1. Contains a complete description of the
				inservice activity(ies) being proposed,
2. Identifies the learning which will occur
				as a result of implementing the plan, and
3. Contains the evaluation system to ensure
				that learning did occur.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-134 - Certification Patterns For Licensure (5200) › Section 126-134-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- The
				purpose of this policy is to establish certification patterns which assure that
				professional educators have the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to
				delivery the public school programs of study at pre-kindergarten and
				kindergarten (Pre-K-K), early childhood (K-4), middle childhood (5-8), and
				adolescent education (9-12) levels which have been adopted by the West Virginia
				Board of Education through Policies 2100, 2422-.01,2320,2510, and
				5100.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Code §
									18A-3-2
1.3. Filing Date. --January 22,1985
1.4. Effective Date, --March
				22,1985
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-134 - Certification Patterns For Licensure (5200) › Section 126-134-2 - Rationale

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2.1. The Master
				Plan for Public Education has. as its major purpose improving the quality of
				learning and teaching in West Virginia. One of the governing principles of the
				Master Plan is the establishment of learner oriented programs corresponding to
				the developmental stages of the student's life. These stages have been
				identified at the pre- kindergarten, early childhood, middle childhood, and
				adolescent levels. The Educational Goals for West Virginia and subsequent State
				Board policies have as their foundation the principle that learner-oriented
				educational personnel programs must be established in accordance with the
				student developmental stages defined in the Master Plan.
2.2. As a result of Policy 5100, anyone
				accepted into an approved educational personnel preparation program in West
				Virginia after August 31,1985, must complete the content and professional
				education components at each programmatic level for which licensure is being
				sought. Therefore, in order to assure the public that high quality education is
				being provided to children and youth, licensure for professional educators must
				signify an alignment of public school educational programs and the preparation
				of professional educators.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-134 - Certification Patterns For Licensure (5200) › Section 126-134-3 - Certification Patterns

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3.1.
				Endorsements on a license will relate to approved public school programs and/or
				areas of study and will be issued at the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
				(Pre-K-K), early childhood (grades K-4), middle childhood (grades 5-8),
				adolescent (grades 9-12), and adult levels and combinations thereof.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-134 - Certification Patterns For Licensure (5200) › Section 126-134-4 - Implementation

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4.1. Refiling of
				teacher education programs.
a. To assure that
				teacher training programs serve the personnel needs of public schools, this
				policy requires that institutions of higher education refile their existing
				programs in accordance with the guidelines for refiling programs under Policy
				5100.
b. After the refiling process
				has been completed, this policy allows institutions of higher education to
				request West Virginia Board of Education approval to develop new programs which
				depart from the guidelines for refiling programs. However, such new programs
				should reflect advisement of students to enroll in a minimum of:
1. two (2) endorsements within one (1)
				student developmental level; or
2.
				one (1) endorsement across two (2) student developmental levels.
In vocational endorsement areas, adolescent/ adult levels
				  could constitute the two (2) level requirement. Such advisement will allow
				  individuals to be trained in multiple endorsements and levels to facilitate
				  employment within the wide variety of buildings in which educational programs
				  are delivered at the county level.
c. Exceptions to the two (2) field/two (2)
				levels requirement may be granted by the West Virginia Department of Education
				in accordance with procedures to be established. An annual report on exceptions
				will be submitted to the West Virginia Board of Education
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-134 - Certification Patterns For Licensure (5200) › Section 126-134-5 - Effective Date

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5.1. Instate
				applicants. Individuals completing state approved educational personnel
				preparation programs in West Virginia institutions of higher education in
				accordance with Policy 5100 will be issued endorsements at the new levels. All
				other West Virginia institution graduates will receive the traditional
				patterns.
5.2. Out-of-state
				applicants. Beginning with the 1985-86 school year, out-of-state applicants
				seeking the initial certificate and who have completed programs resulting in
				levels of certification comparable to the new patterns will receive
				endorsements at the appropriate levels. Effective July 1, 1988 the new
				certification patterns only will be issued to qualified out-of-state
				applicants.
5.2. Transitional
				period. During the transitional period effective 1985-86, training options for
				currently employed personnel will be available to allow an individual to expand
				his/her certificate to reflect the new patterns. These transitional programs
				must
a. be developed by county school
				districts and institutions of higher education;
b. reflect West Virginia Board of Education
				adopted program objectives;
c.
				recognize that employed personnel may already have acquired the necessary
				program objectives;
d. have West
				Virginia Board of Education approval prior to implementation based upon
				guidelines to be developed for inclusion in the 1985-86 permit/authorization
				policy revision.
Transitional programs may be delivered in a formal course or
				  staff development context utilizing the most appropriate personnel as
				  determined locally.
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1.1. Scope. -- The
				purpose of this policy is to establish new licensure requirements and define
				personnel responsible for the teaching of reading. It must be assured that
				available professional educators have the skills and knowledge necessary to
				deliver the reading program of study approved by the West Virginia Board of
				Education.
1.2. Authority. -- W.
				Va. Code '18A-3-2
1.3. Filing Date. -- June 23, 1992
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 23,
				1992
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2.1. Developmental
				reading instruction is a total school program conducted within the framework of
				the regular classroom, grades K-8, and is characterized by the continuous,
				sequential, and systematic development of basic reading skills. Developmental
				instruction is the responsibility of every teacher, includes all students, and
				is provided for in the regular curriculum. Such instruction also includes
				corrective, adaptive, and accelerated reading.
2.2. Remedial reading is intensive,
				diagnostically defined reading instruction conducted individually or in small
				groups for students who are reading below their assigned grade level or
				expected capacity. Eligibility requirements may be based on the results of
				norm-referenced reading achievement tests and/or diagnostic tests, informal
				reading inventories, other assessment instruments, and teacher observation. The
				delivery system for remedial reading services is a local decision with the
				understanding that the intent of remedial reading is to enable the student to
				read at or above grade level/expected capacity.
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3.1. Developmental
				reading at the early and/or middle levels shall be delivered by the regular
				classroom teacher who holds an endorsement to teach early childhood, elementary
				education, multisubjects, English, Language Arts, or English/Language Arts as
				long as the teacher is assigned within the grade levels appearing on the
				certificate. The adoption of developmental reading objectives for grades 7-8 by
				the West Virginia Board of Education creates an immediate need for an
				authorization for these grades since no training program for developmental
				reading, grades 7-8, has existed since 1974.
3.2. A reading specialist works with those
				students who are classified as remedial status, grades K-12, and delivers
				reading electives grades K-12, including developmental reading at the
				adolescent level. The reading specialist works with pupils, teachers, and
				administrators to improve and coordinate the total reading program of the
				school and/or county.
3.3.
				Professional personnel providing remedial reading must hold the remedial
				reading authorization or the reading specialist endorsement.
3.4. Reading in the content area will
				continue to be taught by content area teachers with no new certification
				requirements.
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4.1. Developmental
				Reading Authorization -- The content of a training program must be in
				accordance with Board adopted program objectives (See Appendix 1). Such
				authorizations will be available only until August 31, 1992, at which time
				graduates of teacher education programs under Policy 5100 will be
				available.
4.2. Remedial Reading
				Authorization -- The content of a remedial reading authorization training
				program must be in accordance with Board adopted program objectives (See
				Appendix 2). Such authorizations will be available only until August 31,
				1992.
4.3. Such training programs
				may be open to all employees assigned or newly hired to teach developmental or
				remedial reading and those employees holding early childhood, elementary, or
				English/Language Arts endorsements on professional certificates as determined
				locally.
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5.1. A
				preassessment shall be administered to determine a) need for training, and b)
				objectives for such training. Such assessment must occur prior to development
				of training programs.
5.2. The
				preassessment for developmental reading must be conducted in accordance with
				provisions to be developed cooperatively by one (1) or more institutions of
				higher education with an approved elementary education and/or reading
				specialist program, county school district, and state department
				personnel.
5.3. The preassessment
				for remedial reading will be achieved through 1) a transcript analysis, 2) an
				analysis of related staff development training and 3) classroom observation.
				Each county or regional education service agency, will appoint an individual
				holding a West Virginia endorsement entitled "Reading Specialist", or
				"Supervisor of Reading", or an earned doctorate in reading and each graduate
				college will appoint a regular reading faculty member to cooperatively conduct
				the preassessment.
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6.1. After
				consultation with the individual, the designated county or regional education
				service agency staff member will then jointly specify with the higher education
				staff member, any necessary training for developmental and remedial
				reading.
6.2. Training objectives
				and programs will be developed for each candidate based upon the preassessment.
				These objectives may be based upon college credit but may be delivered through
				staff development programs, independent study, or regular course work.
				Non-credit is an option open to the county, RESA, and college faculty team only
				when the amount of training needed does not equal the amount required for one
				or more college credits.
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7.1. Training
				programs leading to the authorization for developmental and/or remedial reading
				shall be submitted to the West Virginia Department of Education based upon the
				adopted training program objectives.
7.2. Appeals - If agreement cannot be reached
				by the parties of interest an appeal may be made to the State Superintendent of
				Schools. The State Superintendent may establish a three person review committee
				consisting of a county reading specialist, a higher education reading faculty
				member, and a state department representative to review the appeal and make a
				recommendation to the State Superintendent.
7.3. This policy will be effective 1988-89.
				However, the cooperative preassessment should begin immediately. Consequently,
				counties will be responsible for implementation of the objectives for reading
				in grades 7-8 no later than the 1988-89 school year. At that time all personnel
				providing developmental and remedial reading instruction will be required to be
				in compliance with this policy.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-135 - Licensure For The Teaching Of Reading (5201) › Appendix 1

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TRAINING OBJECTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL
READING AUTHORIZATION
1.0 FOUNDATIONS
1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamic nature of the
				  reading process.
1.1.1 Holistic
1.1.2 Developmental
1.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the learner and the
				  learning process with specific application to reading.
1.2.1 Developmental stages of the learner and the reading
				  process.
1.2.2 Factors that influence reading performance.
1.2.2.1 prior knowledge and experience of learner
1.2.2.2 physiological, psychological, and
				  socio-cultural
1.2.2.3 language development as it relates to reading
1.2.2.4 writing process as it relates to reading.
1.3 Demonstrate an understanding of basic information related
				  to the reading process.
1.4 Definitions
1.4.1 instructional/process terms
1.4.2 assessment terms
1.4.2.1 formal/informal
1.4.2.2 diagnostic/achievement
1.5 General approaches of reading instruction
1.5.1 basal
1.5.2 language experience
1.5.3 linguistic
1.5.4 eclectic
2.0 ASSESSMENT
2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concept that
				  assessment is a continuous process which is an integral part of diagnostic
				  teaching.
2.2 Demonstrate an understanding of reading assessment
				  procedures.
2.2.1 Administer and interpret formal and informal diagnostic
				  assessments.
2.2.2 Identify learner needs.
2.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the procedures involved
				  with the application of assessment information.
2.3.1 designing an appropriate classroom program.
2.3.1.1 adapting instructional strategies
2.3.1.2 adapting materials
2.3.1.3 adjusting program expectations/outcomes
2.3.2 Making referrals for special program assistance as
				  necessary.
3.0 PROGRAMS
3.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the organization and
				  presentation necessary for reading instruction.
3.1.1 Understand and demonstrate a variety of instructional
				  procedures to teach word recognition and vocabulary development.
3.1.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the cognitive processes
				  involved in reading comprehension.
3.1.3 Understand and demonstrate a variety of instructional
				  methods to facilitate learning at the different levels of reading.
3.1.4 Comprehension
3.2 Demonstrate instructional strategies which facilitate
				  comprehension in content area narrative and expository materials.
3.3 Demonstrate instructional strategies which facilitate the
				  learner's independent use of study skills.
3.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of
				  independent reading through establishing classroom reading centers and
				  promoting recreational reading as an integral part of the instructional
				  program.
3.5 Demonstrate an understanding of instructional processes
				  which relate reading to writing.
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TRAINING OBJECTIVES FOR REMEDIAL
READING AUTHORIZATION
1.0 FOUNDATION
1.1 Terminology
1.1.1 Demonstrate a functional knowledge of terms related to
				  reading instruction.
1.2 Types of Instruction
1.2.1 Demonstrate a knowledge of developmental, corrective,
				  remedial, accelerated, and adaptive reading, focusing on the specific
				  components of a remedial reading program.
1.2.2 Demonstrate an understanding of several instructional
				  approaches including group instruction, individual instruction, language
				  experience approach and basal instruction.
2.0 ASSESSMENT
2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of
				  diagnostic - prescriptive procedures.
2.2 Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of formal and
				  informal diagnostic procedures for identifying individual strengths and
				  weaknesses.
2.3 Demonstrate an understanding of continual assessment and
				  how to make appropriate adjustments to instruction based on assessment.
2.4 Demonstrate a knowledge of various methods of
				  communicating results of diagnostic assessments and the learners
				  progress.
3.0 PROGRAMS
3.1 Demonstrate the ability to prescribe and implement a
				  remedial program to meet the individual needs of learners based on diagnostic
				  assessments.
3.2 Demonstrate a knowledge of a variety of diagnostic,
				  prescriptive, and corrective instructional techniques.
3.3 Identify a variety of materials (both print and
				  non-print) appropriate for diagnostic and prescriptive instruction.
3.4 Demonstrate an understanding that a comprehensive
				  remedial program is broad based and reflects the knowledge of both the
				  learner's strengths and weaknesses.
3.5 Demonstrate the ability to select and utilize materials
				  which meet the assessed instructional needs of the learner.
3.6 Demonstrate a knowledge of multiple learning
				  experiences/or activities that will enable the student to apply reading skills
				  to the content areas and recreational reading situations.
3.7 Demonstrate a knowledge of strategies which provide
				  success in order to promote the learner's positive self image as it s relates
				  to reading.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-136 - Minimum Requirements for the Licensure of Professional/Paraprofessional Personnel and Advanced Salary Classifications (5202) › Section 126-136-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule establishes the minimum requirements for the licensure of
				educational personnel to be employed in the public schools of West
				Virginia.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va.
				Constitution, Article XII, §2, and W. Va. Code §§
									18-1-1,
				18-2-5,
				18-4-2,
				18-8-1,
				18-10E-1,
				18A-2-9,
				18A-2-12,
				18A-3-1,
				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-3-2,
				18A-3-2a,
				18A-3-3,
				18A-3-3a,
				18A-3-6,
				18A-3-7,
				18A-3-10,
				18A-3A-2d,
				18A-3A-3,
				18A-3C-3,
				18A-4-1,
				18A-4-2a,
				18A-4-2b,
				18A-4-3,
				18A-4-4,
				18A-4-7a,
				18A-4-8,
				18B-1B-1,
				18A-4-8e,
				29B-1-4, and
				30-20A-2.
1.3. Filing Date. -- June 14, 2023.
1.4. Effective Date. -- July 17,
				2023.
1.5. Repeal of Former Rule.
				-- This legislative rule repeals and replaces W. Va. 126CSR136, Policy 5202,
				Minimum Requirements for the Licensure of Professional/Paraprofessional
				Personnel and Advanced Salary Classifications (Policy 5202), filed October 14,
				2021, and effective November 15, 2021.
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2.1. This policy
				outlines the minimum requirements for the various certificates approved by the
				West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and issued by the State Superintendent
				of Schools (State Superintendent), to educators and paraprofessionals who
				qualify to work in West Virginia's public schools. This policy also outlines
				the qualifications for advanced salary classifications. Important terminology
				is defined, governing principles are identified, and the criteria for issuance
				of each certificate and salary classification are established. Guidance for
				applying for certification and licensure is provided by the West Virginia
				Department of Education (WVDE).