Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
6.1. After the first day of January 1997
every principal shall complete, subject to the provisions of this section, the
Principals= Academy at least every four years.
6.1.1. All persons assigned as principals for
the first time in a West Virginia school after the first day of March 1996
shall complete the Principals= Academy. If the Principals= Academy is scheduled
to being within ninety days from the date of assignment, such person may
postpone attendance until the next scheduled training through the
academy.
6.1.2. All principals of
schools that are designated probationary status or seriously impaired (in
accordance with W.Va. Code '18-2E-5)
shall complete the next regularly scheduled Principals= Academy following the
date of such designation unless the training is to begin within thirty days. In
such instance, the principal may postpone attendance until the next regularly
scheduled Principals= Academy.
6.1.3. All principals who are subject to an
improvement plan in accordance with W. Va. Code '18A-2-12
and Policy 5310 shall complete the next regularly scheduled Principals= Academy
unless the training is to begin within thirty days of the date of the
improvement plan. In such instance, the principal may postpone attendance until
the next regularly scheduled Principals= Academy.
6.1.4. All principals who transfer to a
school with a significantly different grade configuration shall complete the
next regularly scheduled Principals= Academy unless the Principals= Academy is
to begin within ninety days from the date the principal is transferred. In such
instance, the principal may postpone attendance until the next regularly
scheduled Principals= Academy.
6.1.5. Attendance at the Principals= Academy
shall be subject to the availability of funding from the legislature and other
sources. If funds are insufficient to provide for the total cost, the academy
shall admit those persons described in sections 6.1.1.-6.1.4. according to the
priority in which they are listed. If funds are insufficient to provide for all
persons in one or more sections 6.1.1.-6.1.4., the Center for Professional
Development is authorized to determine which persons shall and shall not be
admitted. The Center for Professional Development shall make every effort to
ensure that every principal attends at least once every four years after the
first day of January 1997.
6.2. The West Virginia Department of
Education shall establish and maintain a system to record the progress of each
person required to complete training through the academy and shall periodically
advise such persons of their status.
6.3. Waiver of Attendance- Any person who
desires relief from the requirements of this policy may apply in writing to the
West Virginia Board of Education for a waiver.
6.3.1. A standard waiver application form for
the Principals= Academy shall be developed by the West Virginia Department of
Education. The waiver application must be signed by the county
superintendent.
6.3.2. Upon showing
of reasonable cause why relief should be granted, the West Virginia Board of
Education may grant a waiver to postpone attendance from the academy for a
period of one year upon such terms and conditions as it deems
appropriate.
6.4.
Principals attending the Academy who are not under contract during the period
in which the Academy is in session will receive a stipend provided funding is
allocated by the legislature.
6.5.
The West Virginia Department of Education shall work collaboratively with the
West Virginia Center for Professional Development to maintain: accurate records
of eligibility; priority status for attendance; record of attendance; status of
waiver requests; and a system of notification of principals of their status in
regard to attendance.
6.6. W. Va.
Code '18A-3-2c
provides that any person who fails or refuses to complete the Principals=
Academy as required and who fails to obtain a waiver, shall be ineligible to be
employed as, or serve in the capacity of, a principal, an assistant principal,
or a director or assistant director of a vocational/technical school.
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