W. Va. Code R. § 126-13-2 Overview
| Library | West Virginia Administrative Code |
| Edition | 2023 |
| Currency | Current through Register Vol. XL, No. 52, December 28, 2023 |
| Citation | W. Va. Code R. § 126-13-2 |
| Year | 2023 |
2.1. The West Virginia Constitution charges the WVBE with the general supervision of public schools. This duty of general supervision is subject to many factors, including, but not limited to:
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2.1.a. The
resolution of the landmark case of
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2.1.b. The adoption by the
Legislature of W. Va. Code §
18-2E-5
intended to implement the provisions of the System; and
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2.1.c. The adoption by the WVBE and approval
by the United States Department of Education of a waiver to the terms of the
"No Child Left Behind" Act of Congress, hereinafter Act. The Act and the waiver
relate to many areas of the state education system, but for the purposes of
this policy, the principal impact of the Act is on school accountability. The
Act becomes void August 1, 2016 due to the reauthorization of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) defined as the Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA). 2016-2017 will be a transition year and ESSA will becomefully effective
in the 2017-2018 school year.
2.2. The WVBE is charged with implementing the details of the entire standards-based accountability system, and in 2013, the Legislature amended W. Va. Code § 18-2E-5 in part to provide the WVBE the flexibility it needs to administer the System within the mandates of both the State and Federal governments. Among the many things the WVBE must do to administer the standards-based accountability system are the following:
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2.2.a. Establish high
academic standards and high-quality process standards;
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2.2.b. Adopt and administer assessments to
measure achievement of the academic standards and compliance with the...
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