W. Va. Code R. § 5.0
The development of collective accountability is a necessary part of improving education in West Virginia. Ultimately, the entire community, including students, families, educators, business, labor and lay citizens, is accountable for the graduates of the educational system who will be confident, literate, technologically and academically competent, and life-long learners.
The process of education must also be held to standards of accountability to ensure that the methods used to educate students are effective, efficient, legal, in accordance with best practices and mindful of the health and safety of students.
Schools and school systems shall be held accountable through the Performance Based Accreditation System established by the Legislature (Code § 18-2E-5) and Policy 2320: Performance Based Accreditation System: High Quality Standards. Annual Performance Measures. Annual Improvement Plan. On-Site Review, which will be revised to reflect the provisions of this policy.
Non-referenced testing shall be used at the state level to provide data about school, county and state performance. The information developed from these assessments shall be used as a measure of program effectiveness.
Non-reference testing shall be administered to all students at the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 11th levels.
Accountability for the process of education shall occur through monitoring of compliance with standards or regulations that include legal issues such as due process rights, federal standards reviews, budget reviews, health and safety mandates, and similar procedural requirements.
Accountability for individual student performance will be based upon assessment using a variety of obsentations and measurements that have appropriate validity and reliability.
The assessment program shall include both criterion and nonn-referenced measurements. The purpose of the testing program shall be to identify student strengths and areas needing improvement, as well as to provide data for determining program effectiveness and for making sound educational decisions.
Criterion-referenced testing (WV-STEP) shall be used to provide information to enable educators to match instruction to individual student needs.
The writing assessment will continue.
The West Virginia Education Information System (WVEIS) is an accountability tool that pemits efficient data storage, retrieval, and analysis for enhanced decision making at all levels. The WVEIS shall be used to provide data for informed decision making at the school, county and state levels.
The data bases in WVEIS will permit analysis of and inter-relationships among student demographic data, student scheduling, student attendance, student grading, financial management, employee management, human resources management, and other areas. Confidentiality of student records shall be maintained.
W. Va. Code R. § 5.0