West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-005 - Guide To Senate Bill 300 Implementation (1100) › Section 126-5-18 - Policies Being Repealed

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
18.1.
				Inasmuch as their contents are being incorporated into revised policies, the
				following State Board policies have been repealed as part of the implementation
				of S.B. 300 and accompanying policy changes:
18.1.1. Policy 2100 (126-11) Education Goals
				for West Virginia
18.1.2. Policy
				2422.91 (126-25)
State Social Studies Program of Studies
18.1.3. Policy 2444.2 (126-68) Certificate of
				Proficiency and Warranty
18.1.4.
				Policy 2520.02 (126-44C)
Criteria of Excellence: Instructional Goals and Objectives
				  for Mathematics
18.1.5.
				Policy 2520.04 (126-44G)Instructional Goals: Science Program of Study
18.1.6. Policy 2520.08 (126-44E)
Criteria of Excellence: Instructional Goals and Objectives
				  for Social Studies
18.1.7.
				Policy 2520.09 (126-44I)
Criteria of Excellence: Instructional Goals and Objectives
				  for English Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Spelling, Handwriting, Speaking,
				  Listening, Viewing)
18.1.8.
				Policy 2521 (126-62) Establishment of School Teams
18.1.9. Policy 2522 (126-61) Remediation and
				Acceleration Programs
Abbreviated Guide to Senate Bill 300
				  Implementation
REQUIREMENT
Assignments to be completed &
State Board Policy to Reference
State Board report on meeting the Educational Goals
							 of West Virginia
Prepare an annual report for each of next four years
							 for the governor and legislature detailing the progress in meeting the
							 educational goals.
Replacement of Certificate of Proficiency with
							 Electronic Portfolio
An electronic portfolio to be developed by the State
							 Board is expected to be available for use by county boards of education for the
							 1998-99 school year.
Format and content for Report Cards
Policy 7300 will be revised.
Uniform Statewide Assessment Program
See Policy 2340.
High Quality Standards
See Policy 2320, Section 3.
Measures of Student and School Performance
See Policy 2320, Section 2 .
Use of Technology Outside Normal School Hours
See Policy 2470.
Extending the Plan for Computer Utilization for High
							 Quality Basic Skills Development and Remediation
Committee established by the governor and state
							 superintendent will make recommendations and State Board will approve
							 plan.
State Board Policy on Technology in K-12
							 Education
See Policy 2470.
State Technology Plan
Plan developed prior to the passage of S.B. 300. The
							 plan will be updated to reflect necessary changes.
Student Attainment of Basic Computer Skills
See the instructional goals and objectives.
Replacement of the general curriculum with a system
							 of career clusters and education majors
See Policy 2510, Section 8.2.10.
Establishment of an individual student transition
							 plan for every student for grades 9-12 plus the first year beyond
							 graduation
Provisions for changing from current required four
							 year plan to the new five year transition plan will be found in section 8.2.10.
							 of Policy 2510.
Creation of a portable credential for graduates that
							 would be recognized by employers
The Department of Education is developing such a
							 credential and it is anticipated to be available for the 1998-99 school
							 year.
Program assessment
See Policy 2510, Section 8.1. and Policy 2320.
Program improvement
See Policy 2510, Section 8.3.
Staff development
Plan is being developed by the Department of
							 Education.
A testing program measuring student performance by
							 grade level
See Policy 2340.
Focus on basic skills in kindergarten through fourth
							 grade
See Policies 2510 and 2520.
Revised instructional goals and objectives
See the instructional goals and objectives attached
							 to Policy 2520.
Assessment of student proficiencies
See Policy 2510, Section 8.2. and Policy 2340.
Career exploration in grades five through
							 eight
See Chart III in Policy 2510.
First two years of the individualized student
							 plan
See Policy 2510, Section 8.2.10.a.
Final three years of the individualized student
							 plan
See Policy 2510, Section 8.2.10.b.
Participation in work-based learning
							 experiences
See Policy 2510, Section 7.2.8.
Assessment form after completion of the first year
							 after high school.
Form to be developed by the Department of Education
							 and provided to county school systems.
Report of the career guidance committee of the state
							 school to work steering committee
S.B. 300 requires this committee report be provided
							 to the State Board and the legislative oversight commission on education
							 accountability.
Establishing partnerships
Governor appointed the Jobs Through Education
							 Employer Panel to advise and assist the State Board in proposed policy
							 changes.
County steering committees
County boards required to appoint a county steering
							 committee. See Section 7.2.7. of Policy 2510.
Guidelines for work-based learning in counties with
							 few opportunities for employment.
The Department of Education will prepare a resource
							 document.
Electronic portfolio
For use by county boards of education for school year
							 1998-99.
Certification of student skills, competencies and
							 readiness for employment.
Rules and procedures to be developed by Jobs Through
							 Education Employer Panel and the State Board.
Staff development funding
Include in the budget request for 1997-98 and
							 subsequent years as appropriate.
Comprehensive staff development program
The Department of Education is developing.
Designation of exemplary county and school
							 comprehensive school-to-work systems.
The Department of Education will recommend the
							 exemplary school-to-work systems to the State Board.
Study committee for staff development credits
This study committee must report its recommendations
							 to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability.
Criteria for selecting schools of excellence
Policy 2650.55 will be revised.
Training through the principals academy
The center for professional development operates the
							 principals academy.
System to track the progress of each person required
							 to complete training through the principals academy
To be developed by the Department of Education in
							 consultation with the principals standards advisory council.
Curriculum for the principals academy as developed by
							 the center for professional development
Required to be communicated to the State Board on or
							 before January 1, 1997.
Higher education joint rule
The higher education governing boards will prepare
							 the required rule in consultation with the State Board and the Jobs Through
							 Education Employer Panel.
Assessment of student readiness for college or other
							 postsecondary education
The State Board will establish procedures to convey
							 this information to the high schools in the state.