W. Va. Code R. § 133-26-2

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

Section 133-26-2 - Purpose

2.1. The intent of the legislation creating the Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program is to:

2.1.a. Improve the quality of education in the public schools of West Virginia by encouraging and enabling individuals who have demonstrated outstanding academic abilities to pursue teaching careers in critical shortage fields at the elementary, middle or secondary levels in the public schools of West Virginia.

2.1.b. Make particular efforts to encourage those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding academic abilities to pursue teaching careers by developing selection criteria and procedures to reflect the state's present and projected critical teacher shortage fields.

W. Va. Code R. § 133-26-2