West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-005 - Guide To Senate Bill 300 Implementation (1100)
Section 126-5-8 - W. Va. Code '18-2E-8. Creating Jobs Through Education
Universal Citation: 126 WV Code of State Rules 126-5-8
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
8.1. Comprehensive goals for jobs through education. The legislature has established a series of goals to be accomplished by the year 2001 for all students in all schools.
8.1.1. Replacement of the general curriculum
with a system of career clusters and majors. Provisions for implementing a
system of career clusters and majors will be found in section 8.2.10. of Policy
2510. See also Chart IV in Policy 2510.
8.1.2. Establishment of an individualized
student transition plan for every student for grades 9-12 plus the first year
after graduation. Provisions for the new five year transition plan will be
found in section 8.2.10. of Policy 2510.
8.1.3. The involvement of partners at the
state, regional and local levels. The Governor has appointed the Jobs Through
Education Employer Panel to assist the State Board in ensuring that students
are prepared for college, other postsecondary and gainful employment. County
boards of education are required to appoint a county steering committee that
includes parents and representatives from business, labor, higher education,
economic development, local school improvement councils, faculty senates and
other organizations as valuable partners in developing and implementing the
provisions of Senate Bill 300. See section 7.2.7. of Policy 2510.
8.1.4. Creation of a portable credential for
graduates that would be recognized by employers. The Department of Education is
developing such a credential which may be the electronic portfolio. The
availability of a portable credential is expected for the school year
1998-99.
8.1.5. Continuous program
assessment, program improvement and staff development.
a. Program assessment. Section 8.1. of Policy
2510 provides rules for assessing education program effectiveness. Policy 2320
also addresses the assessment of education programs at both the county and
school levels.
b. Program
improvement. Section 8.3. of Policy 2510 provides rules for program improvement
at both the county and school levels. These rules require county boards and
schools to rely primarily on performance data in developing unified plans of
improvement.
c. Staff development.
The Department of Education is developing an intense staff development program
to implement S.B. 300 and the other significant changes being made to State
Board policies. Of particular importance is staff development for teachers and
administrators who will be implementing the newly revised instructional goals
and objectives.
8.2. Increased academic expectations and career development for all students.
8.2.1.
An assessment program measuring student performance by grade level. The State
Board has approved a uniform statewide assessment program covering grades K-12.
Details for the implementation of this assessment program will be found in
Policy 2340.
8.2.2. Focus on basic
skills in kindergarten through fourth grade. Revisions have been made to the
programs of study in grades K-2 and 3-4. See Charts I and II in Policy 2510.
Section 6.3.1. of Policy 2510 emphasizes student acquisition of basic skills in
reading, writing, mathematics and computer skills. The instructional goals and
objectives for English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies
have been revised for all grade levels K-12. See Policy 2520.
8.2.3. Development of rigorous curriculum.
a. Revised instructional goals and
objectives. See Policy 2520. The instructional goals and objectives for all
other programs of study will be similarly revised and presented to the State
Board for comment and subsequent approval as quickly as possible.
b. Assessment of student proficiencies. All
students are, at a minimum, expected to achieve at the 50th percentile at the
eleventh grade level on the norm-referenced component of the statewide
assessment program in order to qualify for a warranty signifying their mastery
of basic skills. See section 8.2. of Policy 2510.
8.2.4. Career exploration in grades five
through eight. See the revised programs of study for grades five through eight
in Chart III in Policy 2510.
8.2.5.
First two years of the individualized student plan. Section 8.2.10.a. of Policy
2510 requires that the student choose a broad career cluster as part of the
creation of the first two years of the individual student plan and that the
plan be implemented in grades nine and ten.
8.2.6. Final three years of the
individualized student plan. Section 8.2.10.b. of Policy 2510 requires that the
student choose a career major for the final two years of high school and the
first year after high school during the creation of the second part of the
individual plan and that the plan be implemented in grades eleven and twelve
plus the first year after high school.
8.2.7. Participation in work-based learning
experiences. Section 7.2.8. of Policy 2510 requires that all students be
provided work-based learning experiences sometime during grades 9-12.
8.2.8. Assessment form after completion of
the first year after high school. The Department of Education will develop this
form and provide it to county school systems for use with their graduates. The
form will enable students to report their success in completing their five year
plans and report the strengths and weaknesses of their education
preparation.
8.2.9. Report of the
career guidance committee of the state school to work steering committee. S.B.
300 requires that this committee report be provided to the State Board and the
legislative oversight commission on education accountability.
8.2.10. Practices that increase academic
expectations for all students. Most of the suggested practices contained in
this section of S.B. 300 are implemented through the instructional practices
suggested in section 7.3. of Policy 2510 and pages 17-18 of the instructional
goals and objectives.
8.2.11.
Establishing partnerships.
a. The governor has
appointed the Jobs Through Education Employer Panel to advise and assist the
State Board in assuring that graduates are prepared for further education or
the workplace. All policy changes approved by the State Board were reviewed and
in many cases recommended by the Panel.
b. County steering committees. See section
7.2.7. of Policy 2510.
8.2.12. Guidelines for work-based learning in
counties with few opportunities for employment. Section 7.2.8. of Policy 2510
requires county boards of education to develop policies and procedures for
work-based learning. The Department of Education will prepare a resource
document that will contain guidelines to assist county boards of education in
implementing work-based learning experiences.
8.2.13. Electronic portfolio of student
accomplishments and preparation. It is anticipated that an electronic portfolio
will be available for use by county boards of education for the school year
1998-99.
8.2.14. Certification of
student skills, competencies and readiness for employment. Rules and procedures
for certification of student skills, competencies and readiness for employment
will be developed by the Jobs Through Education Employer Panel and entities
designated by that Panel and the State Board and will be promulgated to county
school systems, institutions of higher education and other job training
programs.
8.2.15. Staff
development. Staff development is absolutely critical in implementing S.B. 300
effectively. The State Board will, as required in W. Va. Code '18-2E-8(N),
include in its budget request for 1997-98 and subsequent years, sufficient
funds to provide the necessary comprehensive staff development program for the
implementation of S.B. 300
a. Comprehensive
staff development program. The Department of Education is developing a
comprehensive staff development program to implement S.B. 300.
b. Designation of exemplary county and school
comprehensive school-to-work systems. The Department of Education is reviewing
school-to-work systems in counties and will recommend to the State Board the
exemplary school-to-work systems.
8.2.16. Study committee for staff development
credits. S.B. 300 requires that the committee named in W. Va. Code
'18-2E-8(l)
make recommendations on the feasibility of, and a possible process for,
crediting staff development activities for certification renewal and salary
classification increase. The committee must report its recommendations to the
legislative oversight commission on education accountability by January 1,
1997.
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