W. Va. Code R. § 126-126-4

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

Section 126-126-4 - Definitions

4.1. County board of education - Pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18-5-1, the body charged with the supervision and control of a county board school district, which is composed of five members, nominated and elected by the voters of the respective county.

4.2. Classroom teacher - A professional educator who has a direct instructional or counseling relationship with students and who spends the majority of his or her time in this capacity.

4.3. Classroom teaching position - A position posted pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18A-4-7a to fill a vacancy for a professional educator who has a direct instructional or counseling relationship with students and who spends the majority of his or her time in this capacity.

4.4. Faculty senate - As provided by W. Va. Code § 18-5A-5, a faculty senate consists of all permanent, full-time professional educators employed at the school.

4.5. Permanently employed instructional personnel - Professional educators who are employed by a county board of education under either a probationary or continuing contract of employment and who, as part of their employment, have instructional duties.

4.6. Principal - A professional educator employed pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18A-2-9 who has administrative and instructional supervisory responsibility for the planning, management, operation and evaluation of the total educational program of the school or schools to which he or she is assigned.

4.7. Service employee - Service person, service personnel, or service employee means any nonteaching school employee who is not included in the meaning of teacher as defined W. Va. Code § 18-1-1 and who serves the school or schools as a whole in a nonprofessional capacity including such areas as secretarial, custodial, maintenance, transportation, school lunch and aides.

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