W. Va. Code R. § 126-161-11

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

Section 126-161-11 - Additional Policies and Prohibited Acts

11.1. Tuition and Other Fees.

11.1.a. A partner that is a regionally accredited IHE with an accredited program for the preparation of professional educators may charge tuition for academic credit that an alternative teacher receives while enrolled in the alternative program for the education of teachers, provided that the regionally accredited IHE is the entity that grants the academic credit and the charge does not exceed the per-credit rate charged for students enrolled in its standard program for the education of professional educators. A partnership may not charge tuition or impose any other fees for the participation in an alternative program for the education of teachers unless the tuition or other fee is necessary to offset the partnership's cost of providing the alternative program for the education of teachers.

11.2. Program Implementation and Employment.

11.2.a. A partnership may not implement an alternative program until the partnership's alternative program has been approved by the WVBE. A school or county may not employ or make a formal offer of employment to any person for the purpose of participation in an alternative certification program unless the alternative certification program is approved by the WVBE and the school or county is a member of the partnership that is operating the alternative certification program. A school or county may not continue to employ alternative program teachers unless they make satisfactory progress in the alternative certification program for which they are enrolled. A county board shall renew alternative program teacher contracts from year-to-year as long as the teacher makes satisfactory progress in the applicable alternative education program and until the teacher completes the alternative certification program. An alternative program teacher is subject to the same force reduction policies and procedures as any other employee, except those that relate to seniority. In no event will an alternative program teacher holding an alternative teaching certificate displace a professional educator as defined in W. Va. Code § 18A-3-1.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-161-11