W. Va. Code R. § 126-114-9

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

Section 126-114-9 - Professional Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Requirements: Student Support and Administration

9.1. Program Components. All student support and administrative preparation programs shall consist of three components: pre-professional skills, content specialization, and professional education. The three components, including the associated educational technology and skills, are necessary to satisfy WVBE-approved program requirements.

9.2. Pre-professional Skills Component. All provisions of this component described for teaching specializations (see section 6.5) apply for student support and administrative specializations.

9.3. Content Specialization Component. All provisions of this component described for teaching specializations (see section 6.6) apply for student support and administrative specializations except in section 6.6, state-approved content standards and for the public school curriculum pertaining to the specialization standards.

9.3.a. Instructional Technology Content in Student Support and Administrator Preparation. All student support and administrator preparation programs must contain a minimum of three semester hours of preparation, stand alone or embedded, in instructional technology which incorporate the standards.

9.4. Professional Education Component.

9.4.a. Component Description. The professional education component for student support services and administrative programs prepares the candidate to integrate the professional pedagogy and the specialization knowledge and skills in an educational setting for the delivery of effective student support services programs or effective leadership roles.

9.4.b. Component Assessment. The component shall be assessed as part of the program review process.

9.4.b.1. Performance assessment instruments and procedures shall be developed at the institutional level or adopted as specified in section 6.7 and procedures for their administration shall be based on the professional education standards and those performance indicators that are implied in the content specialization standards.

9.4.b.2. The acceptable proficiency level on the professional performance assessment shall be established collaboratively by public school administrators, student support personnel or administrators, and teacher education faculty or an adopted TPA instrument; the proficiency level and/or cut score must be set at or above the national average adopted score/proficiency level or instrument-developer recommended score/proficiency level.

9.4.c. Teacher's Assessment and Proficiency Levels.

9.4.c.1. Professional Knowledge Assessment and Proficiency Levels. Each candidate completing a WVBE-approved program shall be assessed using the IHE's developed or adopted performance instrument(s) and procedures developed collaboratively with cooperating public school personnel. A candidate for a student support services specialization is required to complete a performance assessment in each specialization for which licensure is requested. The specialization will be the pre-k-Adult programmatic level. The performance assessment must be completed at two programmatic levels: elementary, and middle or high school level. Experience at the middle and high school level not covered during the clinical practice shall be completed by field experience.

9.4.c.2. The performance assessments for administrative endorsements shall be administered by a local team composed of the IHE supervisor and public school cooperating personnel or their specified designee. When a public school cooperating teacher is not available to administer the performance assessment, IHE may designate an IHE-based clinical supervisor in lieu of the public school supervisor. Verification that the candidate has attained the proficiency level shall be determined by both college supervisor and cooperating public school personnel, except where the IHE-based clinical supervisor is used under the conditions noted.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-114-9