West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-028 - West Virginia's Universal Access to a Quality Early Education System (Policy 2525)
Section 126-28-2 - Guidelines

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024

2.1. WV Pre-K classrooms shall:

2.1.a. be voluntary;

2.1.b. be readiness programs designed to meet the needs of alleligible children through a holistic approach, including key developmental domains of health and physical development, social and emotional development, language development and communication, cognition and general knowledge, and a child's individual approaches to learning;

2.1.c. maximize existing community, state and federal resources;

2.1.d. be inclusive of all children;

2.1.e. incorporate meaningful ways of communicating with and involving parents/guardians;

2.1.f. be an integral part of a comprehensive West Virginia birth to kindergarten system of education and care;

2.1.g. take place in safe and healthy environments;

2.1.h. establish staffing patterns and class size according to requirements;

2.1.i. deliver content through the chosen approved curricular framework and the West Virginia Early Learning Standards Framework W. Va. 126CSR44O, WVBE Policy 2520.15, West Virginia Pre-Kindergarten Standards (ages 3-5) (Policy 2520.15);

2.1.j. utilize state approved curricular frameworks and assessments to inform and individualize instruction;

2.1.k. build on what children already know in order to consolidate their learning and foster acquisition of new concepts and skills through hands-on active exploration of their learning environment, problem solving, communication, creativity, and use of their imaginations;

2.1.l. view children within the context of their family;

2.1.m. employ staff with strong professional education preparation in child development and early childhood education; and

2.1.n. utilize a comprehensive continuous quality improvement process that includes the compiled classroom observational measurements and aggregated child outcome data to evaluate program success and develop school readiness goals.

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