West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-042 - Assuring the Quality of Education: Regulations for Education Programs (Policy 2510)
Appendix B - Training Required in Policy 2510

Training

Advanced Placement® (AP®) Teacher Training

Teachers of AP® courses must attend an Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) once every three years after completing the initial APSI. Teachers of AP® courses may also meet the requirement for attendance at the APSI by holding the Advanced Placement® credentials outlined in Policy 5202. Pre-AP® teachers must complete Pre-AP® professional learning prior to school implementation.

Teachers of AP® courses will be exempt from attending the APSI during their rotation year if one of the following apply:

* The teacher has a student passage rate (scores of 3 or higher) of at least 80 percent on the AP® exam in that course the year prior to attending training.

* The teacher holds a current AP® advanced credential.

AP® Administrator and Coordinator Training

Administrator from each high school must attend a WVDE College Board endorsed AP®-related workshop once every two years; and

AP® coordinators must attend an AP® Coordinator's workshop annually.

Multicultural Education Training

Annually provide a program for all personnel, during at least one non-instructional day of the school term, in global competence and the study of diversity and multicultural education as per W. Va. Code § 18-5-15a.