Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
6.1. Beginning
January 1, 2020, local board agendas and minutes shall be made public on the
county webpage. Beginning September 1, 2024, video and/or audio of local board
meetings shall be live-streamed and recorded and posted to the county board's
webpage within five business days of the meeting. Directions for accessing the
live stream will be made available to the public via the county webpage and
local board agendas. Additionally, a minimum of once per month, in
collaboration with county superintendents, county agendas shall include
discussion addressing one or more of the following: school performance, student
outcomes, or academics with local school board goals and actions to improve
student achievement and well-being. If any county indicator is identified as
Support or Intensive Support under the WVAS, the county leadership team shall
present plans and progress for correcting deficits in the West Virginia
Balanced Scorecard Indicators of Academic Achievement and Student Success, and
County Operational Effectiveness Indicators of Efficiency.
6.1.a. At a minimum, CBEM shall annually
assess their performance using statutorily-required CBEM performance appraisal,
approved by the WVBE. This appraisal shall focus on collaborating with various
constituency groups and the general public, implementing the strategies
necessary to monitor and improve student achievement on a continuing basis, and
effective policy governance. At the conclusion of the evaluation, the CBEM
shall make available to the public a summary of the evaluation, including areas
in which the CBEM concludes improvement is warranted. The summary of the
evaluation shall be posted on the county's web page and remain posted until the
following year's evaluation is completed.
6.1.a.1. The statutorily-required CBEM
performance appraisal shall include review of school and county performance,
student outcomes, county and school level leadership, and attainment of CBEM
goals. Prior to developing CBEM goals, the CBEM shall review the county
strategic plan and ensure CBEM goals support and amplify the county strategic
plan goals to improve student achievement and assure student well-being. The
appraisal shall serve as a preeminent prompt for specific CBEM training as
deemed necessary by the WVBE. Specific training shall be designed to establish
greater CBEM capacity and ensure CBEM accountability to advance student
achievement. The WVBE's decision shall be based on a number of criteria
including, but not limited to, recommendations of the West Virginia School
Board Association (WVSBA), findings from the WVAS, and/or specific reports the
WVBE may receive as prepared by WVDE staff.
6.1.a.2. The WVBE, in consultation with the
TSRC, may determine the CBEM shall receive concentrated training to develop the
CBEM's corporate capacity to address issues identified through review of the
West Virginia Balanced Scorecard and County Operation Effectiveness Indicators
of Efficiency. Additionally, the WVBE may address CBEM identified needs for
specific services or resources which the CBEM lacks. Directed efforts will
align CBEM goals with WVBE goals and actions, including development of
effective CBEM/county superintendent leadership which promotes expected norms
or roles for the CBEM and county superintendent.
6.1.a.3. If the WVBE requires a CBEM to
receive concentrated training, such training shall be provided by the WVSBA in
consultation with agencies or entities the WVSBA may determine. The WVBE shall
be apprised of progress made in terms of the training or in terms of
establishing the CBEM's capacity to address issues identified which prompted
the WVBE to require the CBEM to receive additional training.
6.1.b. CBEM shall meet at least
annually with the LSIC of each school deemed to be low performing under the
WVAS, in accordance with W. Va. Code §
18-5-14. At any such meeting, the
principal and the LSIC chair shall be prepared to address the dialogue at its
meeting or meetings to give all stakeholders an opportunity to make specific
suggestions to address issues which are seen to affect the school's academic
performance and any other matters that may be requested by the county board as
specified in the meeting agenda provided to the council.
6.2. CBEM shall report details of their
meetings with LSICs to the WVBE at the conclusion of the school year, but no
later than the first day of September each year as per W. Va. Code §
18-5-14(D)(2).
6.3. CBEM shall adopt and implement a policy
that provides for parent, family, business, and community involvement in the
schools.
6.3.a. Each county policy shall
promote the involvement of parents, families, community, and business members
in children's education.
6.3.b.
Each county policy shall meet the criteria for compliance with federal
programs.
6.3.c. Each county policy
shall be developed by a committee consisting of, but not limited to, classroom
teachers, parents/family members of school-age children, community members,
business members, principals, and other school personnel. The committee shall
be representative of a variety of schools and shall include representation from
early, middle, and adolescent levels.
6.3.d. Each county shall provide training for
teachers, parents, and administrators, in cooperation with the WVBE/WVDE, to
realize the objectives set forth in the county policy.
6.4. CBEM shall receive training in areas
relating to boardsmanship, governance effectiveness, fiscal management, and
school performance issues including, but not limited to, pertinent state and
federal statutes as outlined in W. Va. Code §
18-5-1a. Training shall be
provided between the date of the election and the beginning of the member's
term of office. As requested by the State Superintendent, WVBE may require any
CBEM to attend additional training they deem beneficial in assisting the CBEM
in successfully fulfilling their duties. Failure to attend and complete the
orientation training, annual training, or training required by the WVBE without
good cause constitutes neglect of duty under W. Va. Code §
6-6-7.
6.4.a. The following establish good cause
that may prevent a member from attending and completing WVBE approved training
to meet requirements of W. Va. Code §
18-5-1a:
6.4.a.1. an incapacitating physical or mental
condition of the member; or
6.4.a.2. a death in the immediate family of
the member; or
6.4.a.2.A. For purposes of the
policy, the phrase immediate family means the member's spouse, children,
parents, or any other relative who resides in the member's household and is a
dependent of the member.
6.4.a.3. an accident or illness in the
immediate family of the member which requires the member's presence;
or
6.4.a.4. any other cause which
is beyond the control of the member.
