W. Va. Code R. § 126-28-19

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 126-28-19 - Finance

19.1. Each county board of education shall enroll WV Pre-K children in community classrooms and generate funding through the school aid funding formula. Funding generated through community classrooms should be invested into those programs providing quality early education services and local infrastructure to support WV Pre-K classrooms. Guidance is provided by the WV Pre-K Steering Team on collaborating with community programs and includes information on funding, contracts, and budgets.

19.2. The county board of education shall provide sufficient assistance/funding to a collaborative community partner to enable the partner to offer services that meet this policy at no cost to parents and at no deficit to the program. In calculating costs and resources, the county collaborative team should consider a number of issues and costs, such as personnel, facilities, materials and equipment, curriculum, needed improvements, and professional development.

19.3. WV Pre-K classrooms that provide services to eligible children who can be counted in the school aid funding formula must provide those services at no cost to the parent/guardian of the children. Support for community programs to offer free public education shall be a part of the contract between the community partner and county board of education.

19.3.a. In child care, WV Pre-K is an enhancement to the regular program during the designated WV Pre-K hours. Since WV Pre-K under this policy is part of a free public education, parents/guardians shall only be charged for those hours outside the WV Pre-K designated time.

19.4. In addition to the resources provided to a WV Pre-K collaborative program, community programs participating as partners shall continue using federal and state funding available for these services such as Head Start and Child Care Development Fund monies supporting eligible children.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-28-19