2010-2011 Waivers of State Board of Education Policies and Regulations, Superintendent

2010-2011 Waivers of State Board of Education Policies and Regulations, Superintendent’s Interpretations and State Statutes and Legislative Rules (Information)

West Virginia Code §18-5A-3. Authority and procedures for local school improvement councils to request waivers of certain rules, policies and interpretations states: “The state board shall submit a report to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability and the governor on the first day of September of each year summarizing the proposed alternatives received, approved or rejected, continued or revoked during the preceding school year and the results and findings of the evaluations. The report shall specifically identify all policy, rule, and interpretation waiver requests including those requests made to county boards by local school improvement councils received during the preceding year and the disposition of each.” Only three county boards of education reported action on waivers of county policies: County County Policy # and Schools(s) Requesting Disposition of Waiver Name Waiver Jackson Policy File Cottageville Elementary The approved waiver IHA/IHAA/IHAB/IHAD School, Evans Elementary allows for use of an Grading Systems, Final School, Fairplain alternate report card for Examinations, Progress Elementary School, Henry Kindergarten Reports and Conferences J. Kaiser Elementary School Harrison Approval of Course Codes All High Schools Granted – Film/Videotape Harrison High School Attendance – Robert C. Byrd High Granted Policy 4503 Harrison Grading Requirements, West Milford Elementary; Granted Policy IHA Johnson Elementary; Nutter Fort Intermediate Harrison High School Attendance – Lincoln High Granted Policy 4503 Raleigh D.2.1 Graduation Shady Spring High School Board Approved 4-14-11 Requirements and Regulations The following chart provides information on 38 waiver requests received by the West Virginia Board of Education and the disposition of each request. Thirty of the waiver requests were for instructional materials, six for wavier of sections of WVBE Policy 2510, and one each for Policy 2515 and 6200. Additionally, 13 Innovation Zones received waivers of WVBE policy. Request Cou Textbook/Poli Number nty School or County School cy Number Grade/Section Way Countywide Waiver 1058 ne Request Textbook* 9-12 Mars John Marshall High 1059 hall Individual School Request School Policy 2510 7.2.4c Prest 1060 on Individual School Request Preston High School Textbook* 10-12 Prest 1061 on Individual School Request Preston High Textbook* 10-12 Prest 1062 on Individual School Request Preston High Textbook* 9-12 Prest 1063 on Individual School Request Preston High Textbook* 10-12 Prest 1064 on Individual School Request Preston High Textbook* 9-12 Harri Countywide Waiver 1068 son Request Policy 2510 5.2.6 Dual Credit WVD 1069 E Individual School Request WVSFDAB Textbook** K-12 Harri Countywide Waiver 1071 son Request Policy 6200 Chapter 4 Countywide Waiver 1072 Ohio Request Textbook*** 11 Mari Countywide Waiver 1073 on Request Textbook*** 11-12 Countywide Waiver 1074 Ohio Request Textbook** 9-12 Countywide Waiver 1075 Ohio Request Textbook** 9-12 Countywide Waiver 1076 Ohio Request Textbook** 9-12 Countywide Waiver 1077 Ohio Request Textbook** 2-5 Countywide Waiver 1078 Ohio Request Textbook**** K-5 Countywide Waiver 1079 Ohio Request Textbook**** 6-7 Countywide Waiver 1080 Ohio Request Textbook**** 8 Poca hont Pocahontas County High 1081 as Individual School Request School Policy 2510 5.6.1 Ran dolp Countywide Waiver 1083 h Request Textbook*** HS Ming Countywide Waiver 126-37-4 1084 o Request Policy 2515 Weighted grades Ming Countywide Waiver 1085 o Request Textbook** 4-6 Ming Countywide Waiver 1086 o Request Textbook** 7-12 Roa Geary 1088 ne Individual School Request Elementary/Middle Textbook** K-4 Hanc Countywide Waiver 1089 ock Request Textbook***** K-6 Hanc Countywide Waiver 1090 ock Request Textbook** K-6 Roa 1091 ne Individual School Request Spencer Elementary Textbook** K-4 Roa Countywide Waiver 1093 ne Request Reedy Elementary Textbook** K-6 Sum Countywide Waiver 1094 mers Request Textbook** K-3 Sum Countywide Waiver 1095 mers Request Textbook** K-3 Sum Countywide Waiver 1096 mers Request Textbook** 4-5 McD Countywide Waiver 1097 owell Request Textbook** 6-8 McD Countywide Waiver 1099 owell Request Textbook** K-5 WVD 1103 E Individual School Request WVSDB Textbook** Pre-K Mars Countywide Waiver 1109 hall Request Policy 2510 7.2.4c Jack Countywide Waiver 1115 son Request Policy 2510 5.6.1 Kana George Washington 1116 wha Individual School Request High School Policy 2510 7.2.4c

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