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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-094 - Procedures for the Collection, Maintenance, and Disclosure of Student Data (4350) › Section 126-94-31 - Collection and Use of Student Social Security Numbers

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31.1. A social security number is personally
				identifiable information and, therefore, its use must comply with the
				provisions of this policy, FERPA, and W. Va. Code §
									18-2-5f.
31.1.a. No public or private elementary or
				secondary school shall display any student's social security number for
				identification purposes on class rosters or other lists provided to teachers,
				on student identification cards, in student directories or other listings, on
				public postings or listings of grades, or for any other public identification
				purpose unless specifically authorized or required by law.
31.1.a.1. Compliance will be required of
				Exemption B private, parochial, or other approved schools for county board of
				education approval, W. Va. Code §
											18-8-1(b).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-094 - Procedures for the Collection, Maintenance, and Disclosure of Student Data (4350) › Section 126-94-32 - Release of List of High School Students to Military Recruiters

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32.1. Pursuant to
				federal law,
				20
				U.S.C. §
										7908, Armed Forces Recruiter
				Access to Student sand Student Recruiting Information, and
				10
				U.S.C. §
										503, Enlistments: Recruiting
				Campaigns; Compilation of Directory Information, all counties are required to
				provide military recruiters, upon request, with the names, addresses, and
				telephone numbers of secondary school students unless the parents have advised
				the county that they do not want their students' information disclosed without
				prior written consent as set forth in section 25.
32.2. Each county board of education shall
				provide military recruiters the same access to secondary school students as is
				provided generally to post-secondary educational institutions or to prospective
				employers of those students.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-094 - Procedures for the Collection, Maintenance, and Disclosure of Student Data (4350) › Section 126-94-33 - Severability

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33.1. If any
				provision of this policy or the application thereof to any person or
				circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall 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 126-096 - High School Diploma for Veterans › Section 126-96-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule establishes the procedures and regulations for providing a
				high school diploma to surviving veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and
				the Vietnam Conflict.
1.2.
				Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution, Article XII, §2; W. Va. Code §
				18-2-5 and § 18-2-34.
1.3.
				Filing Date. -- March 10, 2016.
1.4. Effective Date. --April 11,
				2016.
1.5. Repealof Former Rule. --
				This legislative rule amends W. Va. 126CSR96, West Virginia Board of Education
				Policy 4355, High School Diploma for Veterans, filed August 9, 2012, and
				effective September 10, 2012.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-096 - High School Diploma for Veterans › Section 126-96-2 - Applicability

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2.1. W. Va. Code
				§ 18-2-34 requires the state board to promulgate rules for the
				identification of eligible veterans and for the awarding of high school
				diplomas to those veterans who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the
				Vietnam Conflict but who did not graduate from high school.
2.2. This policy, High School Diploma for
				Veterans, prescribes the procedures for identifying veterans eligible to obtain
				a high school diploma and for the awarding of the high school diploma. The
				policy also provides for the application process for said diploma and specifies
				the credentials required to receive the high school diploma.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-096 - High School Diploma for Veterans › Section 126-96-3 - Definitions

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3.1. A World War II
				veteran means any veteran who performed wartime service between September 16,
				1940 and December 31, 1946.
3.2. A
				Korean War veteran means any veteran who performed military service between
				June 27,1950 and January 31, 1955.
3.3. A Vietnam Conflict veteran means any
				veteran who performed military service between February 28, 1961 and May 7,
				1975.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-096 - High School Diploma for Veterans › Section 126-96-4 - Administration

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4.1. The West
				Virginia Board of Education and the West Virginia Veterans' Council shall
				jointly administer the program for the High School Diploma for
				Veterans.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-096 - High School Diploma for Veterans › Section 126-96-5 - Application

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5.1. The West
				Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance will notify veterans of World War
				II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Conflict of the availability of the diploma
				for veterans. This notification will include the application form to receive
				such diploma, as designed by the West Virginia Board of Education and the West
				Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance.
5.1.a. This application form shall include:
5.1.a.1. veteran's military service and
				personal information;
5.1.a.2.
				school information including the name of the last school attended and the
				county in which located, the year left school, and the year that would have
				been the graduation year;
5.1.a.3.
				the veteran's preference to receive the diploma from the county of current
				residence or the county the veteran left for service.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-096 - High School Diploma for Veterans › Section 126-96-6 - Awarding of the High School Diploma

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6.1. Awarding counties are to partner with a
				local Veterans Assistance Office or other veterans' organization to provide
				appropriate ceremonies for veterans receiving this diploma. These ceremonies
				may be held as part of the county's high school graduation ceremony or as a
				separate ceremony.
6.2. The diploma
				to be awarded to veterans through this program is the awarding county's
				standard diploma.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-096 - High School Diploma for Veterans › Section 126-96-7 - Severability

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7.1. 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 126-097 - Student Rights And Responsibilities: A Handbook For Students In The Public Schools Of WV (4371) › Section 126-97-1 - General

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1.1. Scope - This
				handbook is a guide for students concerning their rights and responsibilities
				and the rights and responsibilities of the school.
1.2. Authority - W. Va. Code
				18-2-5
1.3. Filing Date - December 27,1982
1.4. Effective Date - December
				27,1982
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-097 - Student Rights And Responsibilities: A Handbook For Students In The Public Schools Of WV (4371) › Section 126-97-2 - Availability

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Copies of this policy are available at the West Virginia
				  Department of Education, Office of School Effectiveness.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-097 - Student Rights And Responsibilities: A Handbook For Students In The Public Schools Of WV (4371) › Section 126-97-3 - Summary

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Handbook discusses the rights and responsibilities of
				  students thorough and efficient education, student inquiry and expression,
				  extra curricular activities, personal appearance, privacy, controlled
				  substances and contraband, search and seizure, police in the. schools, and
				  discipline.
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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-098 - STUDENT HANDBOOK - STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (4372) › Section 126-98-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				policy establishes regulations for developing and distributing the Student
				Handbook - Student Rights and Responsibilities.
1.2. Authority. -- West Virginia
				Constitution, Article XII, '2, W. Va. Code ''18-2-5,
				18-5-1,
				and
				18-5-13.
1.3. Filing Date B November 23,
				1998.
1.4. Effective Date B
				December 23, 1998.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-098 - STUDENT HANDBOOK - STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (4372) › Section 126-98-2 - Rationale

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2.1. Students need
				to understand their rights and responsibilities within the school setting.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-098 - STUDENT HANDBOOK - STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (4372) › Section 126-98-3 - Procedures

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3.1. The Student
				Handbook - Student Rights and Responsibilities shall be developed by the State
				Department of Education with input from school personnel.
3.2. The Handbook will be reviewed and
				revised as necessary.
3.3. The
				State Department of Education will provide four copies of the Handbook to all
				K-8 schools for placement in the school=s main office, the principal=s office,
				the counselor=s office, and the library-media center.
3.4. The State Department of Education will
				provide a master copy of the Handbook to each school serving students in grades
				9-12, and a master copy of the Handbook summary statements.
3.5. Each school serving students in grades
				9-12 shall provide a copy of the Handbook summary statements to each student in
				the school. These summary statements shall be made part of the school handbook
				provided to each student. The school=s handbook shall also state, "Students may
				view a copy of the entire Student Handbook - Student Rights and
				Responsibilities in the school=s main office, in the principal=s office, in the
				counselor=s office, or in the library-media center."
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-098 - STUDENT HANDBOOK - STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (4372) › Section 126-98-4 - Incorporation by Reference

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4.1. A
				copy of the rules and regulations are attached. Copies may be obtained in the
				office of the Secretary of State and in the West Virginia Department of
				Education, Division of Instructional and Student Services.
4.2. Summary of rules and regulations. -- The
				State Department of Education recognizes that the education program within a
				school is of primary importance and that the education program must proceed
				without disruption. Educators and students in the public schools have both
				rights and responsibilities for ensuring the orderly operation of educational
				programs. The Student Handbook -Student Rights and Responsibilities addresses
				the following: thorough and efficient education; student inquiry; contraband;
				search and seizure; police in the school; discipline (suspension and
				expulsion); attendance; prevention of child abuse; and, harassment.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-099 - Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools (Policy 4373) › Section 126-99-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule sets the requirements for the development of safe and
				supportive schools that provide optimal learning conditions for both students
				and staff. Safety and order are the foundation of a positive school
				climate/culture that supports student academic achievement and personal-social
				development. This rule also establishes disciplinary guidelines for student
				conduct in West Virginia schools in order to assure an orderly, safe,
				drug-free, violence-free, and harassment-free learning environment.
1.1.a. County/Counties. -- For purposes of
				this rule, county includes county boards of education and schools and
				facilities under the supervision of the West Virginia Board of Education
				(WVBE).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-099 - Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools (Policy 4373) › Section 126-99-2 - Purpose

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2.1. The WVBE
				recognizes the need for students, teachers, administrators, and other school
				personnel to have a safe and supportive educational environment. Public schools
				should undertake proactive, preventive approaches which integrate services
				using a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. MTSS frameworks
				utilize evidence-based strategies to promote students' academic success,
				behavioral and mental health, including social and emotional needs, trauma
				sensitivity, bullying prevention, dropout prevention, and truancy reduction to
				ensure a positive school climate and culture that fosters learning and
				personal-social development. This rule requires county boards of education to
				design and implement procedures to create and support continuous school climate
				and culture improvement processes within all schools that will ensure an
				orderly and safe environment that is conducive to learning for all.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-099 - Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools (Policy 4373) › Section 126-99-3 - Incorporation by Reference

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3.1.
				The West Virginia Manual for Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools
				is attached and incorporated by reference into this rule. Copies may be
				obtained from the Office of the Secretary of State and from the West Virginia
				Department of Education (WVDE).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-099 - Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools (Policy 4373) › Section 126-99-4 - Application

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4.1. The
				expectations outlined in this policy in public schools in West Virginia during
				any education-sponsored event, at any location. Such locations may include, but
				are not limited to classrooms, other areas on school premises, school buses or
				other vehicles used for school-related events, or at any school-sponsored
				activity or event, whether or not it is held on school premises, in a building
				or other property used or operated by a county board of education, WVDE, WVBE,
				or in another facility or upon any other property being used by any of these
				agencies. These expectations apply to students, staff, and public guests
				respectively as noted within the policy. School staff will be subject to
				disciplinary and licensure action in accordance with W. Va. Code §§
									18-17-8,
				18A-3-2a,
				18A-3-3, and
				18A-3-6.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-099 - Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools (Policy 4373) › Section 126-99-5 - Severability

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5.1. If any
				provision of this policy or the application thereof to any person or
				circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
				or applications of this policy.
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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-100 - School Uniforms (4374) › Section 126-100-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule sets the minimum requirements for the implementation, by county boards of
				education, of dress codes requiring students to wear school uniforms.
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2, and W. Va. Code §§
									18-2-5
				and
				18-2-35.
1.3. Filing Date. -- September 16,
				2002.
1.4. Effective Date. --
				October 16, 2002.
1.5. Repeal of
				Former Rule. -- This is a new policy and is to be read in conjunction with W.
				Va. 126CSR98, "Student Handbook - Student Rights and Responsibilities" (Policy
				4372).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-100 - School Uniforms (4374) › Section 126-100-2 - Purpose

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2.1. The West
				Virginia Board of Education recognizes that clothing and footwear worn by
				students in public schools can often preoccupy and distract students from their
				major purpose for being in school, which is obtaining an education. Research
				shows that in schools that have adopted a dress code requiring students to wear
				school uniforms, disparities in student socioeconomic levels are less obvious
				and disruptive incidents are less likely to occur. This policy provides county
				boards of education the option to implement a dress code requiring students to
				wear school uniforms.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-100 - School Uniforms (4374) › Section 126-100-3 - Application

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3.1. These rules
				shall apply to all county boards of education in West Virginia and shall be
				followed when proposing and adopting any dress code that requires students to
				wear school uniforms.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-100 - School Uniforms (4374) › Section 126-100-4 - Dress Codes Requiring School Uniforms for Students

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4.1.County boards of education may implement
				a dress code requiring students to wear school uniforms. The uniforms may be
				required by the county board for either the entire school district, or for any
				certain school within the district.
4.2. County boards of education considering
				the option of adopting a dress code requiring the wearing of school uniforms
				shall create an advisory committee consisting of parents, school employees and
				students.
4.2.1. The advisory committee
				shall:
a. consider whether the county board
				should adopt a dress code requiring school uniforms for students in the
				district, or
b. consider whether
				the board should adopt a dress code requiring school uniforms for students in
				any certain school within the district.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-100 - School Uniforms (4374) › Section 126-100-5 - School Uniform Policies Not Required

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5.1. This policy does not require county
				boards of education to adopt dress codes requiring students to wear school
				uniforms.
5.2. This policy shall
				neither require a county board of education to adopt a dress code policy in
				conformance with W. Va. §126CSR98, "Student Handbook - Student Rights and
				Responsibilities" (Policy 4372), nor prevent a county board of education from
				adopting a dress code policy in conformance therewith.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-111 - Policy Of WV Board Of Education Regarding Certification Of Prevocational Exploration Personnel › Section 126-111-1 - General

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1.1 Scope - These
				legislative rules establish the employment and eligibility criteria for
				teachers of prevocational exploration.
1.2 Authority - West Virginia Code
				18A-3-2
1.3 Filing Date - January
2,
1985
1.4
				Effective Date - March 2, 1985
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-111 - Policy Of WV Board Of Education Regarding Certification Of Prevocational Exploration Personnel › Section 126-111-2 - Role Description

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The prevocational exploration teacher provides instruction in
				  a variety of career clusters that enables youth to make more Informed,
				  realistic occupational choices. The
primary
method of the
				  process is the use of "hands on" experiences to illustrate abstract symbols and
				  concepts related to self, education, and careers.
There are four clusters within the prevocational exploration
				  program. Outlined below are the clusters available and the licensure required
				  for the endorsement in each of the clusters within the prevocational
				  exploration program.
2.1
				Prevocational/Business - requires a Professional Certificate endorsed in
				business education, distributive education, secretarial studies, or business
				principles and the completion of the prevocational exploration
				program.
2.2
				Prevocational/Environmental - requires a Professional Certificate endorsed in
				vocational agriculture, industrial arts, biology, genera! science, or physical
				science and the completion of the prevocational exploration program.
2.3 Prevocational/ Industrial - requires a
				Professional Certificate endorsed in industrial arts or vocational agriculture
				or a Vocational Certificate endorsed for an industrial or technical laboratory
				and the completion of the prevocational exploration program. Personnel may be
				recruited from business and industry to provide instruction in the industrial
				cluster, providing all efforts to locate Industrial arts, vocational
				agriculture, or vocational certificated teachers have been exhausted. This
				applicant shall meet the requirements as set forth
in
the
Minimum Requirements for the Licensure of Educational
				Personnel
, 1975 Revised 1982 edition, for the Vocational Permit In
				the industrial area. The county superintendent may then request, in writing to
				the Office of Educational Personnel Development, an authorization to employ
				such an individual until an individual with the appropriate licensure can be
				found. Such authorizations are valid for the 1984-85 school year
				only.
2.4 Prevocational/Service -
				requires a Professional Certificate endorsed for home economics or a Vocational
				Certificate endorsed for health occupations and the completion of the
				prevocational exploration program.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-111 - Policy Of WV Board Of Education Regarding Certification Of Prevocational Exploration Personnel › Section 126-111-3 - Conditions of Employment

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3.1
				Effective August 15, 1983, any person employed in a prevocational exploration
				cluster must hold a valid license endorsed in the appropriate prevocational
				exploration cluster.
3.2 Any
				individual who was assigned to provide instruction in a prevocational
				exploration program during the 1982-83 school year may be issued an endorsement
				in prevocational exploration provided he/she:
a. holds the appropriate prerequisite
				certification as specified in this policy for the approved cluster in which
				instruction is provided/
b. is
				employed in the appropriate cluster for the 1984-85 school year,
c. has completed by September 1, 1385, a
				minimum of one state approved training workshop related to principles and
				practices for teaching prevocational exploration,
d. the state supervisor of prevocational
				education verifies the teacher's attendance at the state approved training
				workshop, and e. the county superintendent recommends the issuance of the
				endorsement on the basis of the teacher's successful performance.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-113 - Roles And Functions Of The Preschool Handicapped Teacher Serving On The Public Schools Of WV › Section 126-113-1 - General

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1.1 Scope - This
				legislative rule establishes the general and specific role description of a
				preschool handicapped teacher on the public schools of West Virginia.
1.2 Authority - West Virginia Code
				18-2-6
1.3 Filing Date - November
				1, 1983
1.4 Effective Date -
				January 1, 1984
1.5 This is a roles
				and functions description for personnel who provides educational services to
				preschool handicapped children.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-113 - Roles And Functions Of The Preschool Handicapped Teacher Serving On The Public Schools Of WV › Section 126-113-2 - Purpose

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Tine purpose of the roles and functions of the preschool
				  handicapped teacher policy Is to provide direction to the county school
				  districts in the employment of state certified preschool handicapped personnel
				  as stipulated in Policy 5112, Policy of the West Virginia Board of Education on
				  Preschool Handicapped Teachers in the Public Schools of West
				  Virginia.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-113 - Roles And Functions Of The Preschool Handicapped Teacher Serving On The Public Schools Of WV › Section 126-113-3 - General Role Description

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The preschool handicapped teacher possesses the essential
				  knowledge, skills, attitudes and credentials necessary to carry out the
				  practices of screening and assessment; coordination of the development of the
				  individual education program (lEP); selection, use and evaluation of
				  appropriate curricula; design and Implementation of instructional activities;
				  identification of child management procedures; coordination of program
				  personnel including parents; and compliance with federal, state and local rules
				  and regulations pertaining to the education of exceptional children. The
				  preschool handicapped teacher has responsibility for the development,
				  implementation, management and programmatic evaluation of the preschool
				  handicapped program.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-113 - Roles And Functions Of The Preschool Handicapped Teacher Serving On The Public Schools Of WV › Section 126-113-4 - Essential Roles and Functions

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4.1
				Duties of the diagnostician:
4.1.1 Screen
				young children for potential handicapping conditions.
4.1.2 Participate in the evaluation
				process.
4.1.3 Assess young
				children for potential handicapping conditions.
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 126-114-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				legislative rule establishes the process for developing, implementing, and
				receiving West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) approval to operate an
				educator preparation program (EPP) leading to West Virginia licensure in an
				institution of higher education (IHE).
1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution,
				Article XII, §2; and W. Va. Code §§
									18-2-5,
				18A-3-1,
				18A-3-la,
				18A-3-2, and
				18A-3-10.
1.3. Filing Date. "November 8,
				2023.
1.4. Effective Date.
				"December 11, 2023.
1.5. Repeal of
				Former Rule. " This legislative rule amends W. Va. 12GCSR114, Policy 5100,
				Approval of Educator Preparation Programs (Policy 5100), filed January 13,
				2022, and effective February 14, 2022.
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 126-114-2 - Summary

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2.1. This policy
				outlines the framework for developing, implementing, and approving EPPs. Major
				program components are defined, assessment instruments, and/or procedures are
				identified and the minimum proficiency levels are prescribed for the
				WVBE-adopted instruments. Program approval criteria for program implementation
				are also identified.
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3.1. The purposes
				of this policy are to:
1) establish a
				collaborative process for program approval;
2) improve EPPs and potential teachers by
				incorporating program guidelines based on research and best
				practices;
3) ensure that those
who
are prepared for employment in the public schools have the
				knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to function as entry-level
				members of the profession; and
4)
				ensure that IHEs work collaboratively with the public and nonpublic schools in
				designing and delivering professional educator preparation experiences to
				increase student achievement through written agreements with participating
				schools. This policy relates only to approved EPPs leading to licensure in West
				Virginia public schools and does not supersede any licensure requirements
				mandated by W. Va. Code and/or 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 126-114 - Approval of Educational Personnel Preparation Programs (Policy 5100) › Section 126-114-4 - Authority of the WVBE

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4.1. All
				programsof study that result in licensure to work in the publicschoolsof West
				Virginia require the approval of the WVBE. This approval requirement applies to
new
and continuing programs of study and to any IHE seeking
				initial approval to offer new programs.
4.2. The WVBE shall adopt standards and
				procedures for the approval of programs of study that enable prospective
				teachers
who
satisfactorily complete such programs and
				licensure requirements to be licensed in West Virginia.
4.3. The WVBE establishes the WVCPTS to serve
				as its advisory body on matters related to the preparation of educational
				personnel. The WVBE shall establish regular communications with the WVCPTS and
				may solicit its recommendations prior to taking official action on educator
				preparation policies. [See W. Va. 126CSR154, Policy 5050, West Virginia
				Commission for Professional Teaching Standards].
4.4. The WVBE acknowledges that the governing
				boards of public IHEs and the appropriate governing body of a private IHE may
				establish additional standards and accreditation requirements and procedures
				regarding EPPs. The WVBE pledges its cooperation with the governing boards or
				bodies and the institutions under their control in establishing jointly agreed
				upon programs of study review procedures pursuant to section 12 that emphasize
				cooperation, minimize duplication, and specify the process and materials to be
				covered in the review.
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5.1. Accredited
				Institution of Higher Education (IHE). A college or university accredited-;- by
				one of the regional accrediting agencies to award degrees at a stipulated
				level, i.e., bachelor's degree, master's degree, and/or doctorate and
				recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), by one of
				the National Faith-Related Accrediting Organizations recognized by CHEA and the
				United States Department of Education (ED), or by the Accrediting Council for
				Independent Colleges and Schools.
5.2. Admission to an Approved Program. The
				filing of an application by a prospective teacher declaring the prospective
				teacher as a candidate to complete an approved EPP and the institution's formal
				acceptance of the student based on the prospective teacher satisfying the
				admission criteria. The criteria for full program admission are:
1) minimum of 2.5 individual grade point
				average (GPA) calculated using institutional policy;
2) successful completion of a disposition
				screening assessment chosen by the EPP; and
3) the required performance as per the West
				Virginia Licensure Testing Directory on the WVDE website on the Core Academic
				Skills for Educators (CASE), as well as any other institutionally established
				performance assessments in speaking, listening, and educational
				technology.
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 126-114-6 - Professional Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Requirements: Teacher Clinical Partnerships

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6.1.
				Partnership. All approved EPPs, public and private, shall have partnership
				agreements with a county board of education to collaborate and promote the
				development of knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions of their
				pre-service teachers necessary to demonstrate positive impact on all pre-k-12
				students' learning. The partnership shall be premised in building a vehicle for
				improving educator preparation, teacher professional learning, and teacher
				quality across West Virginia.
6.2.
				Focus. The focus partnership shall be on a strengthening relations and mutually
				beneficial collaboration between higher education and pre-k-12 schools
				including community and workforce for clinical preparation that share
				responsibility for steady improvement of education preparation to support
				continuous enhancement of teacher quality.
6.3. Agreements.
6.3.a. Components. Agreements must delineate
				roles, responsibilities, and outcomes for each partner. Agreements shall be
				designed to promote clinical experience of sufficient depth, breadth,
				diversity, coherence, and duration to ensure that pre-service teachers
				demonstrate their developing effectiveness and positive impact on all students'
				learning and development. Clinical experiences are structured to have multiple
				performance-based assessments at key points within the approved program to
				demonstrate candidate's development of the knowledge, skills, and professional
				dispositions that are associated with a positive impact on the learning and
				development of all pre-k-12 students. EPPs work with all partners to ensure
				partnership agreements include:
6.3.a.1.
				written agreement between all partners filed with the WVDE;
6.3.a.2. defined roles and responsibilities
				for all partners;
6.3.a.3. duration
				of clinical experiences at all levels;
6.3.a.4. professional learning activities for
				the EPP and school(s) included in the partnership(s); and
6.3.a.5. formalized periodic evaluation of
				the partnership including evaluation of shared accountability, scheduled
				planning and ongoing feedback between the EPP, school, and county
				leadership.
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 126-114-7 - Alternative Preparation Program Requirements

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7.1. General Requirements. In accordance with
				W. Va. Code §
									18A-3-ld(a)(l)
				the WVBE promulgates separate procedures for alternative programs for classroom
				teachers, alternative programs for highly qualified special education teachers,
				and additional alternative programs to prepare highly qualified special
				education teachers. These procedures are separate from the WVBE's other
				procedures for approving standard teacher education programs. Therefore,
				alternative preparation programs of W. Va. Code §§
									18A-3-la through
				18A-3-1J must meet the criteria
				specified in Policy 5901.
7.2. WVBE
				approval procedures for officially recognizing pedagogical standards and
				programs pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									18A-3-2a(a)(l)(C)
				are separate from the WVBE's procedures for approving standard teacher
				education programs. Therefore, programs pursuant to W. Va. Code §
									18A-3-2a(a)(l)(C)
				must meet criteria specified in Policy 5901.
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 126-114-8 - Clinical Teacher of Record (CTR)

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8.1. Provisions. An IHE with a WVBE-approved
				EPP in the state may enter into an agreement with a county board of education
				to establish a CTR program.
8.2.
				CTR Minimum Requirements.
8.2.a. The
				prospective CTRs shall:
1) have completed the
				content preparation courses with a minimum 3.0 GPA in the area of
				specialization;
2) have the
				proficiency score(s) on the state competency exam(s) in pre-professional skills
				or qualify for an exemption as described in section 5.5.c; and
3) have met the proficiency score(s) on the
				state competency exam(s) in content or qualify for an exemption as described in
				Policy 5202 in the area for which the prospective CTR is seeking
				certification.
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 126-114-9 - Professional Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Requirements: Student Support and Administration

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9.1.
				Program Components. All student support and administrative preparation programs
				shall consist of three components: pre-professional skills, content
				specialization, and professional education. The three components, including the
				associated educational technology and skills, are necessary to satisfy
				WVBE-approved program requirements.
9.2. Pre-professional Skills Component. All
				provisions of this component described for teaching specializations (see
				section 6.5) apply for student support and administrative
				specializations.
9.3. Content
				Specialization Component. All provisions of this component described for
				teaching specializations (see section 6.6) apply for student support and
				administrative specializations except in section 6.6, state-approved content
				standards and for the public school curriculum pertaining to the specialization
				standards.
9.3.a. Instructional Technology
				Content in Student Support and Administrator Preparation. All student support
				and administrator preparation programs must contain a minimum of three semester
				hours of preparation, stand alone or embedded, in instructional technology
				which incorporate the standards.
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 126-114-11 - Authorization and Accreditation Requirements

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11.1. Institutional Authorization. A publicly
				supported EPP must be authorized by its governing board to offer programs of
				study leading to West Virginia licensure, evidenced by a letter from the
				WVHEPC. In the case of EPPs housed in private IHEs, a letter from the chief
				executive officer of the entity authorizing the EPP of study must be
				provided.
11.2. Institutional
				Accreditation. An IHE offering WVBE-approved programs of study must hold
				regional accreditation as defined in section 5.
11.3. National Accreditation. All EPPs
				offering programs of study that lead to licensure to work in the public schools
				of West Virginia must meet WVBE-approved national accreditor's eligibility
				criteria or be in the WVBE-approved national accreditor's candidacy process.
11.3.a. Association for Advancing Quality in
				Educator Preparation (AAQEP). All guidance to be found in the policy
				document(s) and AAQEP Guide.
11.3.b. Council for the Accreditation of
				Educator Preparation (CAEP). All guidance to be found in the CAEP policy
				document(s) and CAEP Handbook.
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 126-114-13 - Educator Preparation Program Review Board (EPPRB)

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13.1. EPPRB Purpose. The WVBE has created the
				EPPRB to make recommendations to the WVBE regarding initial and continuing EPP
				approval.
13.2. EPPRB Composition.
				The EPPRB shall be comprised of seven voting members selected from a pool of
				trained EPP of study assessors/examiners. Three members shall represent higher
				education with two representatives appointed by the WVHEPC and one
				representative appointed by the West Virginia Independent Colleges and
				Universities. Three members shall represent public education, grades
				pre-k-Adult, appointed by the WVBE. Each year the chairperson of the WVCPTS
				shall appoint a higher education representative of the WVCPTS to the EPPRB. The
				terms of the EPPRB members shall be for three years. EPPRB members must exempt
				themselves from deliberations and actions related to the status of an EPP if
				employed by that IHE or serving as a team member during the IHE's program
				review. EPPRB members may not be appointed to serve more than two consecutive
				terms.
13.3. EPPRB Functions. The
				primary functions of the EPPRB are to review and make recommendations
				regarding:
13.3.a. documents submitted by EPPs
				requesting Initial Status for a new EPP of study that has not previously been
				included in any WVBE-approved national accreditation review;
13.3.b. documents related to EPP proposed
				content specializations that have not previously been included in the
				WVBE-approved national accreditation review;
13.3.c. documents submitted by EPPs
				requesting Approval Status for a Revised Program of Study; and
13.3.d. approval of a new EPP that desires to
				deliver an EPP of study that leads to licensure to work in the public schools
				of West Virginia.
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 126-114-14 - Procedures for Initiating a New Content Specialization (Educator Preparation Program (EPP) of Study)

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14.1.
				Authorization. An EPP currently delivering approved programs of study must
				obtain approval from its governing board/body for the implementation of any new
				program prior to seeking review by the WVBE. All EPPs participating in the
				collaborative delivery of a program shall obtain the authorization of their
				respective boards/bodies.
14.2.
				Self-Study. An EPPAC review of the new content specialization/program of study
				must be documented.
14.3. EPPRB.
				The self-study shall be submitted to the EPPRB for review. Upon review of the
				self-study, the EPPRB may:
14.3.a. recommend
				to the WVBE that the program of study be granted Initial Program Approval
				status and allow the program to be implemented, with the terms and conditions
				described in section 5; or
14.3.b.
				require additional documentation (written and/or as a result of an on-site
				review) to further determine the program's readiness for implementation;
				or
14.3.c. require additional
				program development before the program is recommended for implementation. The
				EPP may request technical assistance from the authorized agency as provided in
				section 19.
14.3.d. if the program
				proposal is denied, an EPP may submit a new proposal for review at the next
				regularly scheduled EPPRB meeting. The EPP may request technical assistance
				from the authorized agency as provided in section 19.