W. Va. Code R. § 126-146-8

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

Section 126-146-8 - Service Personnel Staff Development Council (Council)

8.1. County responsibilities.

8.1.a. The county shall establish a Council that shall develop and/or propose a professional learning program for service personnel.

8.1.b. The county superintendent/designee shall supervise objectives of the Council; coordinate implementation of the professional learning program; disseminate information concerning program objectives, location and time, prerequisites, etc., about the program offerings; and maintain records of enrollment, scheduling, and evaluation of service personnel.

8.1.c. Professional learning shall be based on predetermined needs; reflect the state and county's goals and policies; include activities that provide for individual and group needs; incorporate individual-, school-, and county-level learning opportunities; and provide a systematic evaluation process.

8.1.c.1. The county must schedule a minimum of 18 hours of annual job-related, needs-based professional learning with the first 12 hours occurring before January 1 for all service personnel. An exception to this schedule may be granted by the county superintendent.

8.1.d. The county shall approve the professional learning program before implementation.

8.1.e. Two or more counties may elect to cooperate in the same professional learning program.

8.1.f. The county shall make available 1/10 of one percent of the amount provided according to W. Va. Code § 18-9A-5 and credit such funds to an account to be used by the Council to fulfill its objectives. The county shall have the final approval of all disbursements and may consider other funding sources.

8.1.g. At the end of each fiscal year, the county shall report to the staff development chairperson the total amount and balance of the Council account(s), the amount appropriated for the recent fiscal year, the amount of funds used by the Council, and the amount of funds carried over into the next fiscal year. These funds can be carried forward for a maximum of three years. If the funds still have not been spent by the end of that period, the remaining balance shall revert to the county's general current expense fund.

8.1.h. At the end of the fiscal year, the county shall provide to the State Superintendent of Schools/designee a list of Council members including the offices held by members, the number of meetings held to plan the professional learning, and the number of hours that service personnel employees were provided to implement professional learning programs (W. Va. Code § 18A-3-9(c)).

8.2. Council responsibilities.

8.2.a. The Council shall be comprised of the county superintendent/designee who shall hold an advisory, nonvoting role; and two employees from each service personnel category (secretarial, custodial, maintenance, transportation, food service, and aides).

8.2.a.1. The Council shall elect a chairperson.

8.2.b. The current Council members shall submit nominations for membership to the county superintendent in a staggered three-year election cycle. The county superintendent shall prepare and distribute the ballots and tabulate the votes.

8.2.c. Service personnel employees in concert with their immediate supervisor may develop an individual professional learning plan to be used in their professional learning activities. An employee's performance evaluation must be used in this process. An employee's performance evaluation shall be confidential.

8.3. The Council shall evaluate annually the effectiveness of the professional learning program and activities.

8.4. Monitoring and evaluation of the professional learning program shall be conducted in compliance with W. Va. Code § 18-2E-5.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-146-8