W. Va. Code R. § 126-161-4

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

Section 126-161-4 - Definitions

4.1. Alternative Certification Education Preparation Program Review Board (ACEPPRB). Created to make recommendations to the WVBE regarding program approval of initial, continuing, and probationary status of alternative certification programs for the education of teachers.

4.2. Area of Critical Need and Shortage. A West Virginia county-posted teaching position that has been posted at least two times, or for a ten-day period, and for which no fully-certified person has applied pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18A-4-7a and as described in W. Va. Code §§ 18A-3-1a through 18A-3-1i and sections 5 through 11.

4.2.a. Employment requirements for licensure and certifications acquired through programs approved in accordance with sections 12 and 14 may be separate from those of sections 5 through 11 and only applicable as identified within W. Va. 126CSR136, Policy 5202, Minimum Requirements for the Licensure of Professional/Paraprofessional Personnel and Advanced Salary Classifications (Policy 5202).

4.3. Entity Affiliated with an IHE. One member of a partnership of a WVBE-approved alternative certification program for the education of teachers that is neither a West Virginia school or county, nor the WVDE, but has an official agreement or contract with a regionally accredited IHE that has an accredited program for the education of professional educators that has been approved by the WVBE, that provides for responsibilities such as recruitment, support, supervision, and mentoring of the alternative program teachers who are enrolled in the alternative certification program.

4.4. Institution of Higher Education (IHE). A college or university accredited by one of the regional accrediting agencies recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or by one of the National Faith-Related Accrediting Organizations recognized by CHEA and the United States Department of Education, or by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, to award degrees at a stipulated level, i.e., bachelor's degree, master's degree, and/or doctorate.

4.5. West Virginia Pedagogical Standards. As set forth in W. Va. 126CSR142, Policy 5310, Performance Evaluation of School Personnel, section 13, Teacher Evaluation Standards and Elements the West Virginia Professional Teaching Standards. This set of standards was adopted and are recognized by the WVBE as adequate pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18A-3-2a(a)(1)(C).

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