State Board (WVBE) Policies

WVEA seeks to keep you apprised of policies the West Virginia Board of Education has on public comment. Your ability to provide the students in your classroom with the best education possible is impacted by the policies passed by the West Virginia Board of Education. We urge you to read the synopsis of proposed policy revisions listed below and respond to the WVDE with your comments.

   

WVBE Repeals Four Policies and Places Three on Public Comment

 

WVBE members at their February meeting approved Policy 2445.41, Textbook Adoption: Notice, Request, and Instruction to Publishers. The policy incorporates four separate policies into one. The updated policy now includes guidelines in Policy 2445.4 Modifications in Textbook Adoption Regulations, Policy 2445.43 Selection of Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials: Inter-ethnic in Content, Concept and Illustration and Policy 2445.412 Textbook Adoption Appeal Process for Publishers. In addition, the board voted to repeal the outdated policies.

Board members also placed Policy 1471, Education in WV’s Correctional Institutions: Mission and Goals on public comment for 30 days. Revisions are being recommended to change the titles of the agencies responsible for working with the WVDE to provide education programs and services for incarcerated juvenile and adults in facilities; updating vocational programs to Career Technical Education; and to clarify personnel salaries and benefits. Policy 2800, Regulations for the Education of Juveniles Placed in Secure Predispositional Juvenile Centers, revisions were also placed on comment for 30 days due to agency revisions. Both policies can be viewed on the WVDE’s website at http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies and comments submitted until 4:00p.m. on Monday, March 12, 2012.

The board also placed on public comment WV’s Annual Application under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as Amended in 2004 for Federal Fiscal Year 2012. West Virginia annually submits to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Programs its plan to allocate funding under Part B of IDEA 2004. The plan includes assurances regarding the state's implementation of IDEA. To receive IDEA funding, the WVDE must meet specific public participation requirements, including an opportunity for the general public to comment on the application. Comments for WV’s Application under Part B will be accepted until the close of business day on Monday, April 9, 2012 on the WVDE's website at http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies until 4:00 p.m..
 

The following WV Board of Education (WVBE) policies are listed for your convenience.  All WVBE policies are posted on the WVDE's Website at  http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies.

Policy 2340 – Statewide Assessment Program
Policy 2419 – Education of Exceptional Students
Policy 2421 – Harassment

Policy 2422.8 -- Medication Administration
Policy 2460 – Use of the Internet by Students and Educators

Policy 2470 – Use of Technology by Students and Educators

Policy 2510 – Assuring Quality Education

Policy 2515 – Uniform Grading

Policy 2520.1-2520.15 – Instructional Goals and Objectives

Policy 4110 – Attendance

Policy 4360 – Collection, Maintenance, Disclosure of Student Data

Policy 4373 – Student Code of Conduct

Policy 5202 – Licensure of Professional/Paraprofessional Personnel

Policy 5310 – Performance Evaluation of School Personnel

Policy 5902 – Employee Code of Conduct

Policy 6202 – Indoor Air Quality

 

 

If you have questions regarding any of the WVBE's policies, contact Anita Maxwell, WVEA Communications and Instructional Issues by phone at 1.800.642.8261 ext. 116 or by email at amaxwell@wvea.org.