W. Va. Code R. § 126-35-3

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

Section 126-35-3 - Glossary of Terms

3.1. Criteria. The means for reviewing instructional resources.

3.1.a. Non-Negotiable Criteria. Ensure that primary instructional resources meet the equity, accessibility, and format requirements of inter-ethnic, equal opportunity, format, bias, and freedom from reference to Common Core State Standards (per W. Va. Code § 18-2E-1b-1). All primary instructional resources must meet 100 percent of the Non-Negotiable Criteria.

3.1.b. General Criteria. Consist of information critical to be included at all grade levels and include items such as thinking and problem-solving skills, information and communication skills, personal and workplace productivity skills, developmentally appropriate instructional resources and strategies, career development and global citizenship, assessments, organization, presentation, and format. All primary instructional resources must meet at least 80 percent of the General Criteria.

3.1.c. Specific Criteria. Consist of the current West Virginia College- and-Career-Readiness Standards for a given content area. All primary instructional resources must meet at least 80 percent of the Specific Criteria.

3.2. Instructional Resources. Print materials, electronic resources and systems, kit-based instructional materials, or combinations of such instructional resources which convey information to a student that covers no less than 80 percent of the required content and skills approved by the WVBE for subjects taught in the public schools of the state.

3.3. Instructional Resource Review Committee (IRRC). A state or county committee comprised of West Virginia teachers and other education specialists.

3.4. Kit-based Instructional Resources. A pre-packaged set of instructional resources and manipulatives designed to provide students with hands-on activities.

3.5. Open Educational Resource (OER). Freely accessible, openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes.

3.6. Publisher. A person or company that prepares and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale, in digital and/or print format.

3.7. Resource Review Results. The results of the review of instructional resources conducted by the Instructional Resource Review Committee.

3.8. Vendor. A person or company offering goods for sale who is registered on the West Virginia List of Registered Vendors of Instructional Resources.

3.9. Vendor Registration. An online system where interested vendors or counties can register a product to be utilized as a primary instructional resource.

3.10. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Available through the W3C.

3.11.West Virginia List of Registered Vendors of Instructional Resources. The official list of publishers and/or vendors who have registered to provide instructional resources to be used as the primary source in West Virginia public schools.

3.12. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Develops international standards for the Web.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-35-3