West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-089 - West Virginia Minimum Requirements for Design and Equipment of School Buses (4334) › Appendix B - SCHOOL BUS TYPE

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
APPROVED STANDARDS FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
AND REQUIRED TESTS FOR COMPLETION OF WEST VIRGINIA
APPROVED PROGRAMS LEADING TO WEST VIRGINIA LICENSURE
DOCUMENTATION OF FOOTNOTES ON THE FOLLOWING
TABLES
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				  1The test validity period is ten years
				  from the date on which the candidate passed the examination. In those
				  circumstances where the WVBE has not altered either the required test or the
				  passing score, the test and score shall remain valid beyond the ten-year
				  period. See Section 10.1.b.3.G of this policy for a more detailed explanation
				  of testing requirements, particularly as they apply to experienced
				  educators.
* 
				  2The Core Academic Skills for
				  Educators (CASE) [called Praxis I] may be waived provided the candidate: a)
				  holds a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education; or
				  b) currently holds, or has held, a West Virginia Professional Teaching, Student
				  Support Services, or a West Virginia Professional Student Support Certificate
				  endorsed for School Nurse or is licensed by the West Virginia Board of
				  Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, or Administrative Certificate; or
				  c) has attained a score of 25 on the American College Testing (ACT) program
				  prior to November 1989 or an enhanced ACT score of 26 beginning November 1989;
				  or d) has attained a score of 1035 on the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT)
				  prior to April 1995, or a re-centered SAT score of 1125 beginning April 1995,
				  or an SAT combined Critical Reading and Math score of 1170 beginning March
				  2005.
* 
				  3A candidate completing a
				  WVBE-approved program for the initial teaching license is required to pass a
				  WVBE-adopted Principles of Learning and Teaching Praxis II Test that includes
				  at least a portion of the grade levels indicated on the anticipated
				  license.
* 
				  4A candidate who has successfully
				  completed the National Evaluation Systems (NES) test in emotional/behavior
				  disorders, mentally impaired, or specific learning disabilities is not required
				  to satisfy the Praxis II Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content
				  Knowledge Test since it is assumed this content was included in the NES special
				  education content test.
* 
				  6Candidates completing
				  multi-categorical programs must take Test No. 0543 (Education of Exceptional
				  Students: Mild to Moderate).
* 
				  7A candidate who has successfully
				  completed the Praxis II Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content
				  Knowledge Test (0351) prior to September 2010 is not required to satisfy the
				  Praxis II Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge Test (0353)
				  since it is assumed this content was included in the 0351 test.
GENERAL EDUCATION SPECIALIZATIONS
All Applicants must meet the following testing
				  requirements1:
1. Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) AND
Required Tests
Current Score
Previous Score1
CASE2
5712 Reading
156
5722 Writing
162
5732 Mathematics
150
2. Praxis II Content Test (see applicable endorsement area in
				  table below); AND
3. Praxis PLT (Applicants must take the appropriate
				  programmatic level test)3
Praxis Test3
0622 OR 5622 Principles of Learning & Teaching (K-6)
						  OR
160
0623 OR 5623 Principles of Learning & Teaching (5-9)
						  OR
160
0624 OR 5624 Principles of Learning & Teaching
						  (7-12)
157
Approved Program Specializations
AGRICULTURE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0700 Agriculture (Effective until August 31,
						  2014)
430
5701 Agriculture (Effective September 1,
						  2014)
147
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (PreK-Adult)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
Standards Required
National Standards
American
						  Sign Language Teacher Association
Current WV Content Standards
**Note: A candidate who holds valid
						  certification through the American Sign Language Teaching Association or valid
						  National Interpreter Certification through the Registry of Interpreters for the
						  Deaf is not required to satisfy the Sign Language Proficiency Inventory: ASL or
						  the American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (Gallaudet University)
						  requirement.
ART
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0134 OR 5134 Art: Content Knowledge
158
Standards Required
National Standards
Standards for Art Teacher
						  Preparation
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
BIOLOGY
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0235 OR 5235 Biology: Content Knowledge
152
Standards Required
National Standards
National Science Teachers
						  Association (NSTA)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
BUSINESS EDUCATION
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0101 OR 5101 Business Education
157
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
BUSINESS EDUCATION/MARKETING
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0101 OR 5101Business EducationAND
157
0561 OR 5561 Marketing Education
153
Standards Required
National Standards
National Standards for
						  Business Education
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
CHEMISTRY
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0245 OR 5245 Chemistry Content Knowledge
157
Standards Required
National Standards
National Science Teacher
						  Association* (NSTA)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
CHINESE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
American Council on the
						  Teaching of Foreign Languages
Current WV Content Standards
COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
International Society for
						  Technology in Education (ISTE)*
Current WV Content Standards
DANCE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
National Dance
						  Association
Current WV Content Standards
DRIVER EDUCATION
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
Must have 1) held a valid motor vehicle
						  operator's license for the past three years without interruption; 2) provide
						  evidence of a satisfactory driving record by submitting a certified copy of the
						  applicant's driving record from the Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in each
						  state where he or she has been licensed during the past three years; 3) has not
						  accumulated nine or more points on the applicant's driving record from a DMV at
						  any time during the past three years; 4) has not been convicted of and/or had a
						  DMV suspension or revocation of license, on a charge of operating a motor
						  vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, any other
						  drugs or the combination thereof, or by clear and convincing evidence,
						  including but not limited to, positive breath or blood test or field sobriety
						  results, has not operated a motor vehicle under the influence of same; AND 5)
						  has completed training in defensive driving.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (K-4)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0020 Early Childhood Education (Effective
						  until August 31, 2014)
530
5024 Education of Young Children (Effective
						  September 1, 2014)
160
5203 Teaching Reading: Elementary Education
162
Standards Required
National Standards
Association for Childhood
						  Education International
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
EARLY EDUCATION (PreK-K)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0531 OR 5531 PreK-Kindergarten Education
155
Standards Required
National Standards
National Association for the
						  Education of Young Children* (NAEYC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (K-6)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5031 Elementary Education: Multiple
						  Subjects**
**Must obtain a passing score in each
						  subsection
5032 Reading and Language Arts
165
5033 Mathematics
164
5034 Social Studies
155
5035 Science
159
5203 Teaching Reading: Elementary Education
						  (*A passing score on the 5301 Reading Specialist exam exempts this additional
						  reading exam requirement.)
162
Standards Required
National Standards
Association for
						  Childhood Education International
OR
NCATE
						  Elementary Performance Standards K-6
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS ENDORSEMENT (K-6)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
Association for Childhood
						  Education International (ACEI)
WV Elementary Mathematics
						  Specialist Standards for Endorsement Programs
Current WV Content Standards
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST (K-6)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
Test To Be Determined
TBD
Standards Required
National Standards
National Council of Teachers
						  of Mathematics (NCTM)
WV Elementary Mathematics Specialist
						  Standards for Master's Degree Programs
Current WV Content Standards
ENGLISH (5-Adult)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5038 English Language Arts: Content
						  Knowledge
167
Standards Required
National Standards
National Council for Teachers
						  of English* (NCTE)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
ENGLISH (5-9)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5047 Middle School English Language Arts
164
Standards Required
National Standards
National Council for Teachers
						  of English* (NCTE)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (PreK-Adult)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
National Board for
						  Professional Teaching Standards
Current WV Content Standards
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0121 OR 5121 Home Economics Education
146
Standards Required
National Standards
National Association of State
						  Administrators of Family and Consumer Science
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
FRENCH (Test 5173 does not apply to 5-9.)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Previous Score1
5174 World Languages: French
160
Standards Required
National Standards
American Council on the
						  Teaching of Foreign Languages
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
GENERAL MATH THROUGH ALGEBRA I AND
						  MATHEMATICS (5-9)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5169 Middle School Mathematics
165
Standards Required
National Standards
National Council of Teachers
						  of Mathematics* (NCTM)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
GENERAL SCIENCE (5-Adult)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0435 OR 5435 General Science: Content
						  Knowledge
153
Standards Required
National Standards
National Science Teachers
						  Association* (NSTA)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
GENERAL SCIENCE (5-9)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0439 Middle School Science (Effective until
						  August 31, 2014)
151
5440 Middle School Science (Effective
						  September 1, 2014)
150
Standards Required
National Standards
National Science Teachers
						  Association* (NSTA)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
GERMAN (Test No. 5183 does not apply to
						  5-9.)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5183 World Languages: German
160
Standards Required
National Standards
American Council on the
						  Teaching of Foreign Languages
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
HEALTH
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5551 Health Education
156
Standards Required
National Standards
American Alliance for Health,
						  Physical Education, Recreation and Dance* (AAHPERD)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
National Education Technology
						  Standards for Teachers
National Education Technology Standards
						  for Administrators
National Education Technology Standards for
						  Students
National Staff Development Council Standards for
						  Professional Development
Current WV Content Standards
JAPANESE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
American Council on the
						  Teaching of Foreign Languages
Current WV Content Standards
JOURNALISM
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current WV Content Standards
LATIN (Test No. 0600 does not apply to 5-9.)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0601 OR 5601 Latin
131
Standards Required
National Standards
American Classical
						  League
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
MARKETING
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0561 OR 5561 Marketing Education
153
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
MATHEMATICS (5-Adult)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5161 Mathematics: Content Knowledge
						  (Calculator Required)
160
Standards Required
National Standards
National Council of Teachers
						  of Mathematics* (NCTM)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MCE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current WV Content Standards
MUSIC
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5113 Music Content Knowledge (Contains
						  Listening Section)
155
Standards Required
National Standards
Music Education National
						  Conference
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
ORAL COMMUNICATION (Test No. 0220 does not
						  apply to 5-9.)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0221 OR 5221 Speech Communication
150
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0091 OR 5091 Physical Education: Content
						  Knowledge
150
Standards Required
National Standards
American Alliance for Health,
						  Physical Education, Recreation and Dance* (AAHPERD)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
PHYSICS
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0265 OR 5265 Physics: Content Knowledge
126
Standards Required
National Standards
National Science Teachers
						  Association* (NSTA)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION (PreK-PreK)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
National Association for the
						  Education of Young Children* (NAEYC)
Current WV Content Standards
READING EDUCATION
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
Standards Required
National Standards
International Reading
						  Association* (IRA)
Current WV Content Standards
READING SPECIALIST
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5301 Reading Specialist
164
Standards Required
National Standards
GRADUATE CERTIFICATION
						  PROGRAM
National Standards:
International
						  Reading Association* (IRA)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
RUSSIAN
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Required Test
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
American Council on the
						  Teaching of Foreign Languages
Current WV Content Standards
SCHOOL LIBRARY/MEDIA
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0311 OR 5311 School Library Media Specialist
138
Standards Required
National Standards
American Library Association*
						  (ALA)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
SOCIAL STUDIES (5-Adult)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0081 OR 5081 Social Studies: Content
						  Knowledge
148
Standards Required
National Standards
National Council for the
						  Social Studies* (NCSS)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
SOCIAL STUDIES (5-9)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0089 OR 5089 Middle School Social Studies
151
Standards Required
National Standards
National Council for the
						  Social Studies* (NCSS)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
SPANISH (Test 0191 and 5195 do not apply to
						  5-9)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5195 World Languages: Spanish
163
Standards Required
National Standards
American Council on the
						  Teaching of Foreign Languages
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0051 OR 5051 Technology Education
159
Standards Required
National Standards:
International
						  Technology Education Association/Council on Technology Teacher Education
						  (ITEA/CTTE)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
THEATRE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
American Alliance for Theatre
						  and Education
Current WV Content Standards
WELLNESS (PreK-Adult) Health and Physical
						  Education Comprehensive
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
5551 Health Education AND
640
0091 OR 5091 Physical Education Content
						  Knowledge
150
Standards Required
National Standards
American Alliance
						  for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance* (AAHPERD)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
ADMINISTRATIVE AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
				  SPECIALIZATIONS
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0421 OR 5421 School Guidance and Counseling
						  (Contains Listening Section)
156
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Accreditation of
						  Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
SCHOOL NURSE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
National Association of
						  School Nurses - "Scope and Standards of Professional School Nursing
						  Practice"
Valid West Virginia RN Licensure
Current WV Content Standards
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0401 School Psychologist (Effective until
						  August 31, 2014)
148
5402 School Psychologist (Effective
						  September 1, 2014)
147
Standards Required
National Standards
National Association of
						  School Psychologists* (NASP)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
SOCIAL SERVICES/ATTENDANCE
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current WV Content Standards
SPEECH ASSISTANT
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
None
Current WV Content Standards
Adopted
						  from ASHA
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0330 Speech Language Pathology (Effective
						  until August 31, 2014)
600
5331 Speech Language Pathology (Effective
						  September 1, 2014)
162
Standards Required
National Standards
American Speech-Language
						  Hearing Association (ASHA)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
PRINCIPAL, SUPERVISOR OF INSTRUCTION,
						  SUPERINTENDENT
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0411 OR 5411 Educational Leadership:
						  Administration and Supervision
141
Standards Required
National Standards
Educational Leadership
						  Constituent Council* (ELCC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIALIZATIONS
AUTISM
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0354 OR 5354 Special Education: Content
						  Knowledge & Applications4, 7 OR
151
0543 OR 5543 Education of Exceptional
						  Students: Mild to Moderate6
153
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIOR DISORDERS (Excluding
						  Autism)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0372OR 5372 Special Education: Teaching
						  Student with Behavioral Disorders/Emotional Disturbances AND
154
0354 OR 5354 Special Education: Content
						  Knowledge & Applications4, 7
151
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC)
Current WV Content Standards
GIFTED
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
No Test Required
N/A
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC)
Current WV Content Standards
MENTALLY IMPAIRED (MILD/MODERATE)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0354 OR 5354 Special Education: Content
						  Knowledge & Applications4,7
151
Standards Required
National Standards
Educational
						  Leadership Constituent Council* (ELCC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
Multi-Categorical Special Education (E/BD
						  excluding Autism, MI, SLD)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0543 OR 5543 Education of Exceptional
						  Students: Mild to Moderate6
153
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
PRESCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS (PreK-K)
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0691 OR 5691 Preschool/Early Childhood
159
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
SEVERE DISABILITIES
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0545 OR 5545 Special Education Core
						  Knowledge and Severe to Profound Applications
158
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC) for MR/Developmental Disabilities as Applied to Students With
						  Severe and Profound Disabilities
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0383 OR 5383 Education of Exceptional
						  Students: Learning Disabilities, AND
151
0354 OR 5354 Special Education: Content
						  Knowledge & Applications4, 7
151
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
Required Praxis II Content Test and Score
Current Score
Previous Score1
0282OR 5282 Teaching Students with Visual
						  Impairments
163
Standards Required
National Standards
Council for Exceptional
						  Children* (CEC)
Current Content Praxis Test Topics
Current WV Content Standards