West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-161 - Regulations for Alternative Certification Programs for the Education of Teachers (5901)
Section 126-161-10 - Alternative Certification Educator Preparation Program Review Board (ACEPPRB)
Universal Citation: 126 WV Code of State Rules 126-161-10
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
10.1. The WVBE has created the ACEPPRB to make recommendations to the WVBE regarding initial and continuing alternative certification educator preparation program approval.
10.2. ACEPPRB Composition.
10.2.a. The ACEPPRB shall be
comprised of nine members selected from the following pool of trained
educators:
10.2.a.1. one member representing
higher education appointed by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
Commission.
10.2.a.2. one member
representing higher education appointed by the West Virginia Independent
Colleges and Universities.
10.2.a.3. three members including one who was
alternatively certified, representing public education, one at each
programmatic level for elementary, middle, and high school, appointed by the
WVBE.
10.2.a.4. two county office
representatives, appointed by the WVBE.
10.2.a.5. one principal appointed by the
State Superintendent.
10.2.a.6. one
representative from the West Virginia Commission for Professional Teaching
Standards, appointed by its chairperson.
10.2.b. ACEPPRB members must recuse
themselves from deliberations and actions related to the status of an
alternative certification program's approval if they are currently employees of
any entity involved in the proposal under the committee's review. ACEPPRB
members are appointed to serve three-year terms and may choose to have their
term renewed once (for an additional three years) to serve a total of two
terms, not to exceed six consecutive years serving on the ACEPPRB.
10.3. ACEPPRB Functions.
10.3.a. The primary function of the ACEPPRB
is to review documents and alternative certification program proposals
submitted by partnerships requesting program approval for new and/or revised
alternative certification educator preparation programs that lead to licensure
to work in the public schools of West Virginia and submit their recommendations
for approval to the WVBE.
10.4. ACEPPRB Procedures.
10.4.a. Alternative certification program
proposals shall be reviewed by the ACEPPRB in accordance with this policy. The
ACEPPRB shall meet at least once each academic semester, including summer,
unless no materials have been submitted to it for review. Upon review of a
proposed alternative certification program, the ACEPPRB will write and submit a
report to the WVBE. If the ACEPPRB determines and verifies in its written
report that a proposed alternative certification program for the education of
teachers has serious weaknesses, the ACEPPRB may recommend that the WVBE not
grant approval.
10.4.b. The
following shall guide the recommendation process and written review of the
ACEPPRB:
10.4.b.1. the ACEPPRB may recommend
to the WVBE to approve a partnership's application proposal to operate an
alternative program for the education of teachers if the proposed program, in
all material respects, complies or will comply with all components of an
alternative certification program as set forth in this policy; or
10.4.b.2. the ACEPPRBmay recommend to the
WVBE to approve a partnership's application to operate an alternative program
to prepare highly-qualified special education teachers if the proposed program,
in all material respects, complies or will comply with all components of an
alternative certification program as set forth in this policy; or
10.4.b.3. the ACEPPRB may recommend to the
WVBE to approve a partnership's application to operate an alternative program
for highly-qualified special education teachers if the proposed alternative
program, in all material respects, complies or will comply with all components
of an alternative certification program as set forth in this policy.
10.5. WVBE Approval of Alternative Certification Program.
10.5.a.
Request to Become an Alternative Certification Program Provider and Alternative
Certification Program Approval by the ACEPPRB.
10.5.a.1. A partnership shall make written
notification to the WVBE of its intent to become an alternative certification
program provider at least 60 days prior to the ACEPPRB's scheduled meeting. The
official submission of written proposals for an alternative certification
program from the partnership shall be received by the WVDE at least 45 days
prior to the ACEPPRB's scheduled meeting. All written program proposals must be
complete when received by the WVDE, including all required components of an
alternative certification program proposal and the required partnership
agreement described within section 5.3 and section 6. Incomplete proposals will
not be processed or approved by the ACEPPRB. Exceptions to the timeframe for
the official submission of written proposals for an alternative certification
program may be made at the discretion of the WVDE.
10.6. Recommendation for Approval from the ACEPPRB to the WVBE.
10.6.a. Upon
recommendation from the ACEPPRB, the WVBE may grant approval of alternative
certification programs as follows:
10.6.a.1.
following a review and recommendation by the ACEPPRB, the WVBE may grant
initial approval to a new or revised alternative certification
program provider. Initial Approval Status may be granted by
the WVBE for a period of up to three school years. The alternative
certification program provider will be required to document its progress and
ensure the success of its graduates to promote student achievement in the
public schools in West Virginia. During the initial approval
status, the alternative certification program provider may make recommendations
for licensure of those who successfully complete its program. Programs approved
for Initial Approval Status by the WVBE prior to June 1, 2021, will remain on
the status until the completion of the five-school-year period for which the
program was originally approved. Programs officially recommended for Initial
Approval Status by the ACEPPRB as a result of their Summer semester meeting and
subsequently approved by the WVBE will have their first school year of Initial
Approval Status begin as the school year immediately following the ACEPPRB
meeting. All program providers approved by the WVBE for Initial Approval Status
may have their program reviewed near the end of the final school year for which
the program was approved, to occur during the ACEPPRB Summer semester
meeting(s), to make a recommendation to the WVBE for either Continuing Approval
Status or Probationary Approval Status.
10.6.a.2. following a review and
recommendation by the ACEPPRB, the WVBE may grant Continuing Approval
Status to those alternative certification program providers who have
documented success with its program completers. Success is measured through the
analysis of data to include successful program completion, retention rates of
program completers, teacher evaluations, and other factors determined by the
WVDE in consultation with stakeholders. For an approved program to remain on
the Continuing Approval Status, a program review will take
place on a five-school-year cycle.
10.6.a.3. following a review and
recommendation by the ACEPPRB, the WVBE may assign Probationary
Approval Status to alternative certification program providers that
fail to document adequate progress and/or success with program participants and
completers. Section 13 provides details for programs placed on a Probationary
Approval Status.
10.6.a.4. when the
ACEPPRB submits official recommendations to the WVBE for Continuing Approval
Status or Probationary Approval Status, program effectiveness is evaluated
based upon compliance and performance measures, with an opportunity to include
a written opinion that is reflective of its members for WVBE
consideration.
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