W. Va. Code R. § 126-73-6

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

Section 126-73-6 - Employment Term

6.1. The school calendar shall provide for an employment term that meets the following criteria:

6.1.a. An employment term of at least 200 days, which need not be successive,excluding Saturdays and Sundays, for all regular, full-time employees.

6.1.b. The length of the employment term (from the beginning to closing dates) cannot exceed 48 weeks, pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18-5-45(c)(1).

6.1.c. The minimum employment term shall consist of no less than 180 separate days or equivalent days of instruction, and 20 non instructional days, comprised of the following:

6.1.c.1. Seven paid holidays (any combination of the school holidays included in W. Va. Code § 18A-5-2, which are: Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Memorial Day, or West Virginia Day). The remaining school holidays are to be scheduled as nonpaid, out-of-calendar days, and are to be considered as such for all 200-day employment contracts;

6.1.c.2. An election day, as specified in W. Va. Code § 18A-5-2;

6.1.c.3. Six days to be designated as outside the school environment, at least four of which must be scheduled after the 130^th day of instruction of the school calendar;

6.1.c.4. The school calendar shall designate one non-instructional day for teachers as a preparation day for opening school and another for teachers as a preparation day for closing school.

6.1.c.5. The remaining days to be designated by the county board for purposes to include, but not be limited to:

6.1.c.5.A. curriculum development;

6.1.c.5.B. professional learning opportunities;

6.1.c.5.C. teacher-pupil-parent conferences;

6.1.c.5.D. professional meetings;

6.1.c.5.E. making up days when instruction was scheduled but not conducted;

6.1.c.5.F. scheduled out-of-calendar days that are to be used for instructional days in the event school is cancelled for any reason.

6.1.c.6. County boards are also required to designate time sufficient to meetthe requirements of Policy 5500, and W.Va. 126CSR150A, WVBE Policy 5500.02, County Service Personnel Staff Development Councils, during the minimum employment term. All professional and service personnel are required to complete professional learning hours and/or processes as specified in the respective policies.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-73-6