West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-146 - Service Personnel Classification, competency Testing, And Professional Learning (5314)
Section 126-146-5 - Service Personnel Classifications
Universal Citation: 126 WV Code of State Rules 126-146-5
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
5.1. A detailed list of service personnel classifications and definitions can be found in W. Va. Code § 18A-4-8.
5.2. Additional specific requirements for service personnel classifications.
5.2.a.
Aide IV.
5.2.a.1. An Aide IV must complete 18
hours of WVBE-approved College credit at an IHE or approved institution; or 15
hours of WVBE-approved college credit at an IHE and has successfully completed
an in-service training program determined at the county level to be the
equivalent of three hours of college credit.
5.2.a.1.A. The approved college credit shall
be related to basic skills including reading, writing, speaking, and
mathematics; or career development as approved by the county.
5.2.a.1.B. If the Aide IV chooses to do the
15 hours of college credit and in-service training program, then the aide must
develop an individual in-service plan with the aide's immediate supervisor, the
principal of the building, and the county superintendent/designee.
5.2.a.2. The Aide IV
classification is a salary classification and the final decision on eligibility
rests with the employing county superintendent and county. No application or
credentialing process is necessary through the West Virginia Department of
Education (WVDE).
5.2.b.
Autism Mentor.
5.2.b.1. To be classified as an
autism mentor, an employee must first classify as an Aide III as defined in W.
Va. Code §
18A-4-8.
5.2.b.2. The aide must successfully complete
a professional learning program related to providing instructional support to
students with autism as determined and verified by the WVDE.
5.2.b.2.A. For each hour of training
completed, one-half point per hour will be awarded.
5.2.b.2.B. A minimum of 15 points or 30 hours
of training must be earned and verified for a candidate to meet this
requirement.
5.2.b.2.C. Training is
required on the use of restraints and must include prevention and de-escalation
techniques with alternatives to the use of restraint. The WVDE Office of
Special Education will determine the points awarded for this training after
approval of properly documented training.
5.2.b.2.C.1. Training must have been
completed within three years and documentation submitted to the WVDE Office of
Special Education for review and consideration. Training older than three years
will not be considered.
5.2.b.2.C.2. Training documentation shall
include, at a minimum, the name of the training, the date of training, the
number of hours, the agency providing the training, and the training sponsor's
or designee's signature.
5.2.b.2.D. Upon completion of the
documentation analysis, the candidate and the employing county's personnel
director will receive a letter verifying whether the state requirements have
been met.
5.2.b.3. The
employing county is responsible for verifying:
5.2.b.3.A. two years of successful experience
providing classroom instructional supports to a student with autism under the
supervision of a fully certified special education teacher.
5.2.b.3.A.1. A year is defined as a minimum
of 133 instructional days in any one school year and is verified at the end of
the school year.
5.2.b.3.A.2. The
student must be an eligible student with autism for the time the aide provided
instructional supports for the experience to be counted. The student's
eligibility is determined and documented by an eligibility committee in
accordance with W. Va. 126CSR16, Policy 2419, Regulations for the Education of
Students with Exceptionalities.
5.2.b.3.A.3. If the eligibility committee's
determination for a student's eligibility has changed while the aide was
providing instructional supports, the aide will receive credit only for the
experience during the time the student was deemed eligible. To receive credit,
the dates for the time period the aide was working with the eligible student
must be documented and kept in the aide's personnel file.
5.2.b.3.B. Physical ability and stamina are
necessary to complete all job tasks, including tasks related to ensuring
student safety. Documentation proving physical ability and stamina will be kept
in the aide's personnel file.
5.2.b.4. Upon meeting all training,
experience, and physical requirements, the aide is eligible to apply for the
position of autism mentor.
5.2.b.5.
An employee who works with autistic students and meets the standards and
experience set forth above qualifies for the autism mentor
classifications.
5.2.c.
Aide V, Aide VI, Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher (ECCAT),
Paraprofessional are addressed in Policy 5202.
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