W. Va. Code R. § 126-114-13

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 126-114-13 - Educator Preparation Program Review Board (EPPRB)

13.1. EPPRB Purpose. The WVBE has created the EPPRB to make recommendations to the WVBE regarding initial and continuing EPP approval.

13.2. EPPRB Composition. The EPPRB shall be comprised of seven voting members selected from a pool of trained EPP of study assessors/examiners. Three members shall represent higher education with two representatives appointed by the WVHEPC and one representative appointed by the West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities. Three members shall represent public education, grades pre-k-Adult, appointed by the WVBE. Each year the chairperson of the WVCPTS shall appoint a higher education representative of the WVCPTS to the EPPRB. The terms of the EPPRB members shall be for three years. EPPRB members must exempt themselves from deliberations and actions related to the status of an EPP if employed by that IHE or serving as a team member during the IHE's program review. EPPRB members may not be appointed to serve more than two consecutive terms.

13.3. EPPRB Functions. The primary functions of the EPPRB are to review and make recommendations regarding:

13.3.a. documents submitted by EPPs requesting Initial Status for a new EPP of study that has not previously been included in any WVBE-approved national accreditation review;

13.3.b. documents related to EPP proposed content specializations that have not previously been included in the WVBE-approved national accreditation review;

13.3.c. documents submitted by EPPs requesting Approval Status for a Revised Program of Study; and

13.3.d. approval of a new EPP that desires to deliver an EPP of study that leads to licensure to work in the public schools of West Virginia.

13.4. EPPRB Procedures. EPPRB members must exempt themselves from deliberations and actions related to the status of an EPP if a member is a current employee of that EPP or served as a team member during the EPP's national accreditation review. The EPPRB shall meet at least once each semester unless no materials have been submitted to it for review and recommendation. Any new content specialization recommended for implementation will be recommended for approval on a timeline consistent with the EPP's national accreditation review cycle. If the EPPRB determines and verifies in its written report that a proposed new program of study or content specialization has serious weaknesses or lacks verification that the standards have been met, the EPPRB may recommend that the WVBE not grant approval. WVDE guidelines are developed for procedures for the operation of the EPPRB.

13.5. EPPRB Process for Review and Re-approval of a Revised Program of Study. An EPP may change up to 25 percent of a teaching certification program's credit hours from original WVBE-approved program in either the professional knowledge components or the content specialization courses without WVBE re-approval. (This applies to adding/dropping courses, not content changes to courses.) If substantive changes are made or more than 25 percent of a program's credit hours change from the initial EPPRB review or last WVBE approval of a revision in either the professional knowledge components or the content specialization courses, then the EPP must resubmit the proposed changes to the EPPRB for review and WVBE re-approval.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-114-13