W. Va. Code R. § 126-150A-5 - General Implementation Process

5.1. The county superintendent or his/her designee shall hold an advisory, nonvoting role on the Service Personnel Staff Development Council.

5.2. The Service Personnel Staff Development Council shall have final authority to propose staff development programs for their peers based upon rules established by statute.

5.3. The Service Personnel Staff Development Council shall be comprised of two (2) employees from each category of employment: secretarial, custodial, maintenance, transportation, school lunch, and aides.

5.4. Nominations of service personnel to serve on the county Service Personnel Staff Development Council may be submitted by the six (6) groups identified in Section 5.3 of this policy to the superintendent, who shall prepare and distribute ballots and tabulate the votes of the county's service personnel voting on the persons nominated.

5.5. Election to the Service Personnel Staff Development Council shall be made on a staggered three-year sequence.

5.6. Two (2) or more counties may elect to cooperate in the same staff development program.

5.7. Any regional education service agency or professional development center, at the direction of its Board of Directors, shall cooperate with the Service Personnel Staff Development Council of each local education agency within its service region in providing staff development.

5.8. Any service personnel employee in concert with his/her immediate supervisor, may develop an individual staff development plan to be used in implementing his/her staff development activities. An employee's performance evaluation must be used in this process. However, the employee's evaluation remains confidential.

5.9. The county superintendent or his/her designee shall:

5.9.1. supervise the development of staff development program objectives by the Service Personnel Staff Development Council;

5.9.2. coordinate the implementation of the staff development plan;

5.9.3. disseminate information concerning program objectives, location and time, prerequisites, and other pertinent information about staff development offerings to all service personnel in the county; and

5.9.4. maintain records of enrollment, scheduling, and evaluation of each staff development activity.

5.10. The proposed program for staff development shall be approved by the county board of education prior to implementation.

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W. Va. Code R. § 126-150A-5