West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-013 - A Process for Improving Education: Performance Based Accreditation System (2320)
Section 126-13-1 - General

1.1. Scope. This rule establishes an accountability system for West Virginia public schools and an approval process for school systems based on (1) measures of student performance and (2) a system of reviews through which school and school system quality is examined and publicly reported. Accountability measures, and an accreditation process with a system of performance audits, shall assist the Governor, the Legislature, the West Virginia Board of Education, hereinafter WVBE, and county boards of education in ensuring that high quality educational standards and annual performance measures and progress are met by all schools and school systems, and that a thorough and efficient system of schools is provided. This rule further establishes the responsibility of all schools and school systems to implement processes of improvement that increase the quality of school and classroom conditions to impact student performance and well-being.

1.2. Authority. W.Va. Constitution, Article XII, §2; W.Va. Code §§ 18-1-4; 18-2-5; 18-2-7a; and 18-2E-5; and Public Law 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act 2015.

1.3. Filing Date. June 9, 2016.

1.4. Effective Date. July 11, 2016.

1.5. Repeal of Former Rule. - This legislative rule amends W. Va. 126CSR13, WVBE Policy 2320, A Process for Improving Education: Performance Based Accreditation System, filed May 15, 2014, and effective July 1, 2014.