W. Va. Code R. § 126-73-4

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

Section 126-73-4 - Definitions

4.1. Accrued time. -- Time added to the minimum instructional day, which ensure county boards are able to provide sufficient time to cover late arrivals, early dismissals, and faculty senates held during an instructional day as defined in section 4.6. (See section 5.4for application.)

4.2. Co-curricular activity. -- An activity that is closely related to identifiable academic programs or areas of study that serve to complement the academic and technical curricula for students.

4.3. County boards. -- The governing body charged with the supervision and control of a county board, which is composed of five members, nominated and elected by the voters of the respective county.

4.4. Equivalent instructional time. -- Minutes added to the minimum instructional day which ensure that over the course of the instructional term, students will receive instruction for the amount of time equivalent to 180 separate instructional days as defined in section 4.6. (See section 5.4 et seq.for application).

4.5. Extracurricular activity. -- An activity that is not part of the required instructional day or curricular offerings but that is under the supervision of the school. Examples include athletics, non- instructional assemblies, social programs, entertainment, and other similar activities.

4.6. Instructional day. -- Pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18-5-45, instruction is offered to students for at least the minimum number of minutes as follows:

4.6.a. grade Pre-K: Minimum of 1500 Minutes per week/48,000 minutes per year. Instruction is offered to students for at least the minimum number of minutes specified by W. Va. 126CSR28, WVBE Policy 2525, West Virginia's Universal Access to a Quality Early Education System.

4.6.b. grades K-5: Minimum of 315 minutes per day.

4.6.c. grades 6-8:Minimum of 330 minutes per day.

4.6.d. grades 9-12:Minimum of 345 minutes per day.

4.6.e. The instructional day is used for instruction and/or co-curricular activities.

4.6.f. The instructional day may be used for educator collaboration and professional learning teams as specified by W. Va. 126CSR149, WVBE Policy 5500, Professional Learning for West Virginia Educators (Policy 5500), while students are provided instruction through alternative methods without requiring early dismissal or late arrival of students.

4.6.g. The instruction provided to students is aligned to the state approved content standards.

4.7. Non-traditional instructionalday (NTID). -- A period of instructional time or day when the instruction is delivered to students through alternative methods. A county board may develop a plan subject to approval by the state board for teachers to assign and grade work to be completed by students on days when students are away from the classroom or schools are closed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Instruction may be provided to students when students are not in the classroom or school for any reason. Educators may accomplish instruction with the utilization of technology or other methods to provide instruction remotely when students are away from the school facility.

4.8. Minimum employment term. -- An employment term for regular, full-time county board employees of at least 200 days, which do not need to be successive, exclusive of Saturdays and Sundays. Pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18-5-45(c)(i), the minimum employment term shall be no less than ten months with each month defined as 20 employment days.

4.9. Non-instructional day. -- A day within the minimum employment term, excluding holidays, in which no instruction to students is provided, (e.g. (P) Preparation Day, (C) Continuing Education Day, (CD) Curriculum Development Day, etc.).

4.10. Out-of-calendar day. -- A nonpaid day that is not included as a part of the minimum employment term.

4.11. School year. -- Pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18-1-2, the school year begins on the first day of July and ends on the thirtieth day of June.

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