Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 126-192-3 - Hiring Process3.1. A county is eligible to hire prospective employable professional personnel only if the county=s net enrollment during the current year is more than one hundred (100) students greater than the fourth (4th) year prior to the current year.3.2. A county on its own may hire prospective employable professional personnel only when the county board has: given the superintendent general approval to employ the personnel on the reserve list; given general approval as to the form of the contract; and has approved the number to be hired from the reserve list.3.3. If a county does not meet the eligibility requirements listed in 3.1, the State Board may give the county permission to hire prospective employable personnel through a waiver process. In the waiver letter to the State Board, the county superintendent and the current president of the county board must jointly request the waiver. The waiver letter should list current vacancies in professional positions and set forth the need to recruit teachers in specific subject matter areas. The State Board may not approve waivers for prospective employable personnel more than twenty-five (25) per county.W. Va. Code R. § 126-192-3