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 126-126-5 - Roles and Responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
5.1. Among the other roles and
				responsibilities assigned to the following individuals and entities by
				operation of statute or West Virginia Board of Education [WVBE] policy, for
				purposes of this policy, the following individuals and entities shall exercise
				the roles and responsibilities set forth below.
5.1.a. West Virginia Department of Education
				[WVDE] - The WVDE shall designate or approve an interview training tool(s)
				which shall be completed by a faculty senate member and principal prior to his
				or her participation in an interview. The targeted duration of the training is
				one hour.
5.1.b. County Board of
				Education - The county board of education shall make decisions affecting the
				filling of vacancies in professional positions of employment other than the
				county superintendent on the basis of the applicant with the highest
				qualifications as set forth in statute and in this policy.
5.1.c. Superintendent - The superintendent
				shall receive hiring recommendations for classroom teaching positions from
				principals and faculty senates and shall nominate and recommend applicants to
				the county board of education. The superintendent may, at his or her
				discretion, conduct interviews of applicants for vacancies in addition to any
				interview conducted by the principal and faculty senate hiring committee,
				single designee, or faculty senate chair.
5.1.d. Principal - The principal shall submit
				recommendations to the superintendent regarding the appointment, assignment,
				promotion, transfer and dismissal of all personnel assigned to the school or
				schools under said principal's control. Such recommendation shall be submitted
				in writing as prescribed by the superintendent. Additionally, the principal
				shall receive hiring recommendations from the faculty senate at his or her
				school as provided in this policy and shall submit those recommendations in
				writing as prescribed by the superintendent. In the event that a principal is
				unable to submit hiring recommendations or receive hiring recommendations from
				the faculty senate as set forth in this policy due to illness or absence, the
				assistant principal shall submit hiring recommendations. If there is no
				assistant principal, the superintendent shall assign a designee to carry out
				the role of the principal. In the event that a principal is unable to submit
				hiring recommendations or receive hiring recommendations from the faculty
				senate due to a conflict as set forth in W. Va. Code §
										18A-2-1(a)(2),
				the superintendent shall assign a designee from the central office to carry out
				the role of the principal. Whenever possible, the designee from the central
				office shall be a coordinator in the same programmatic level as the position to
				be filled. If it is not possible or practical to designate a coordinator from
				the same programmatic level, the recommendation of the designee shall not be
				invalidated or be the basis for objection by any prospective employee or any
				other person. If a principal or his or her designated replacement does not
				participate in the hiring process as set forth in this policy for a particular
				vacancy, the right of the principal to submit recommendations regarding
				employment is forfeited for that vacancy. However, if a principal or his or her
				designated replacement does not participate in the hiring process as set forth
				in this policy, the principal or his or her designee must still receive any
				hiring recommendation made by the faculty senate and transmit that
				recommendation to the superintendent. A forfeiture of the principal's right to
				submit a hiring recommendation shall not be the basis for objection by any
				prospective employee or any other person.
5.1.e. Faculty Senates - Faculty senates may
				choose one of the options set forth in this policy as a mechanism by which to
				make hiring recommendations to the school principal. If a faculty senate does
				not participate in the hiring process as set forth in this policy for a
				particular vacancy, the right of the faculty senate to submit recommendations
				regarding employment is forfeited for that vacancy. A forfeiture of the faculty
				senate's right to submit a hiring recommendation shall not be the basis for
				objection by any prospective employee or any other person.