W. Va. Code R. § 126-149-4

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

Section 126-149-4 - Step 7d of the Public School Support Plan

4.1. Step 7d, the Public School Support Plan (PSSP) is designed to financially support county-level implementation of comprehensive systems for teacher and leader induction and professional growth.

4.2. In accordance with W. Va. Code § 18-9A-10(a)(4), the statewide total amount of Step 7d funding will be calculated as the amount appropriated for the purpose in the immediately preceding school year, plus 20 percent of the growth in the local share amount under the PSSP.

4.2.a. After the county strategic plan is approved, the statewide Step 7d amount will be allocated annually to the county based on the following percentages:

4.2.a.1. 60 percent of the total statewide allocation will be distributed based on the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed by the county with zero years of experience;

4.2.a.2. 25 percent of the total statewide allocation will be distributed based on the total number of full-time equivalent teachers employed by the county with one, two, or three years of experience;

4.2.a.3. ten percent of the total statewide allocation will be distributed based on the number of full-time equivalent principals, assistant principals, and career and technical education administrators employed by the county who are in their first or second year of employment as a principal, assistant principal, or career and technical education administrator;

4.2.a.4. two percent of the total statewide allocation will be distributed based on the number of full-time equivalent principals, assistant principals, and career and technical education administrators employed by the county who are in their first year in an assignment at a school with programmatic level in which they have not previously served as a principal, assistant principal, or career and technical education administrator; and

4.2.a.5. three percent of the total statewide allocation will be distributed based on needs identified in the county's strategic plan for continuous improvement of schools and school systems, including those identified through the performance evaluations of professional personnel. In the event that the full amount of the funds allocated on this basis are not needed to fulfill the needs identified in the county's strategic plan, any remaining funds shall be added to the funding allocated under section 4.2.a.1.

4.3. Effective for five years beginning with the 2020-2021 school year and ending after the 2024-2025 school year, funds to be allocated under this section in the amount of $100,000 shall be retained by the WVDE and used to assist CBES with the design and implementation of a teacher leader framework to accomplish the teacher induction and professional growth aspects of their comprehensive systems of support for teacher and leader induction and professional growth pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18A-3C-3.

4.4. Once the total allocation is determined for each county, it shall be compared to the county's total allocation of teacher and principal mentor funds from the 2016-17 school year. In accordance with statute, no county's allocation can be less than the level of funding received in the 2016-17 year. If the standard calculation results in a lower allocation than received in 2016-17 for a particular county, that county's total allocation will be increased to the 2016-17 level, with the allocation for all other counties decreased proportionately.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-149-4