W. Va. Code R. § 127-1-8 - Board of Directors
8.1. The
Board of Directors shall have authority to administer the regulations of the
WVSSAC.
8.2. The State
Superintendent or representative designee, a representative from the West
Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), a representative selected by the West
Virginia School Boards Association, a representative selected by the West
Virginia School Administrators Association, and a representative selected by
the West Virginia Athletic Directors Association, shall serve
as appointive members of the Board of Directors. These members shall be
accorded full voting privileges but shall be ineligible to be elected or to
serve as an officer of WVSSAC.
8.2.a. The
president of the West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
(WVASSP) shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.
However, serving the one year term as an ex-officio member shall not render
that member ineligible to be elected to a regular five year term as an
officer-member provided they are otherwise eligible.
8.3. The Board of Directors shall have
authority to appoint an Executive Director, except as hereinafter provided, and
such additional assistance as may be necessary to assure efficient functioning
of the work of the WVSSAC. Furthermore, the Board of Directors shall have
authority to fix and pay salaries to the Executive Director and to other
personnel appointed to assist the Executive Director. The Board of Directors
shall also have authority to devise a plan of retirement benefits for the
Executive Director and other full-time personnel appointed to assist the
Executive Director.
8.3.a. At least one of the
personnel appointed to assist the Executive Director shall have the status of
Assistant Executive Director. The appointment of the Assistant Executive
Director shall be made by the Board of Directors only upon the nomination and
recommendation by the Executive Director. In case the Board of Directors fails
to appoint the person nominated, the Executive Director shall nominate and
recommend another person and submit the name to the Board of Directors at such
time as the Board may direct. The length of the contract term of office of the
Assistant Executive Director shall be the same as that prescribed for the
Executive Director in §
127-1-11.1-11.2 of these
regulations. No Assistant Executive Director shall be removed during the
contract term of office except for just and reasonable cause as prescribed in
§
127-1-11.3.
8.3.b. All other personnel to assist the
Executive Director shall be recommended by the Executive Director before being
considered for employment by the Board of Directors.
8.3.c. The Board of Directors will annually
evaluate the performance of the Executive Director. It shall be the
responsibility of the Executive Director to evaluate Assistant Executive
Directors. The Executive Director must submit a list of areas of concern to be
addressed. From that list, a plan of improvement would be implemented by the
Executive Director. Failure on the part of the Assistant Executive Director and
other personnel to comply with the plan of improvement could result in
disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
8.4. The Board of Directors shall have power
of appointment to fill vacancies in its membership until the vacancies are
filled regularly at the next annual meeting of the Commission.
8.5. The Board of Directors shall have power
to decide all cases of eligibility of students and participants in
interscholastic athletic and band activities. The Board may also exercise
discretionary powers it may deem necessary for the furtherance of education and
interscholastic athletic and band activities in the secondary schools of West
Virginia.
8.6. The Board of
Directors shall appoint Deputy Board Members who will serve at the will and
pleasure of the Board of Directors.
8.7. At the request of the Board of
Directors, a Deputy Board Member may investigate matters of eligibility and
other violations of the rules and regulations of the WVSSAC. The Deputy Board
Member shall submit to the Board of Directors a written report of findings and
recommendations for disposition of the case(s).
8.8. The Board of Directors shall have the
power to investigate through the Deputy Board Member, or in such other manner
as may be found advisable, matters of eligibility and other violations of rules
when the Board deems it advisable to do so on the basis of information
furnished, even though a formal protest is not filed.
8.9. The Board of Directors shall divide the
state into regions and sections for the purpose of administration and for
tournaments or meets of any interscholastic athletic or band
activity.
8.10. The Board of
Directors shall hold hearings and render decisions in all contested
cases.
8.11. Five (5)
officer-members present and eligible to vote at any meeting of the Board of
Directors shall constitute a quorum to transact all business.
8.12. The minutes of regular and special
meetings of the Board of Directors shall be submitted to principals of all
member schools.
Notes
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8.1. The Board of Directors shall have authority to administer the regulations of the WVSSAC.
8.2. The State Superintendent or representative designee, a representative from the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), a representative selected by the West Virginia School Boards Association, a representative selected by the West Virginia School Administrators Association, and a representative selected by the West Virginia Athletic Directors Association, shall serve as appointive members of the Board of Directors. These members shall be accorded full voting privileges but shall be ineligible to be elected or to serve as an officer of WVSSAC.
8.2.a. The president of the West Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (WVASSP) shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors. However, serving the one year term as an ex-officio member shall not render that member ineligible to be elected to a regular five year term as an officer-member provided they are otherwise eligible.
8.3. The Board of Directors shall have authority to appoint an Executive Director, except as hereinafter provided, and such additional assistance as may be necessary to assure efficient functioning of the work of the WVSSAC. Furthermore, the Board of Directors shall have authority to fix and pay salaries to the Executive Director and to other personnel appointed to assist the Executive Director. The Board of Directors shall also have authority to devise a plan of retirement benefits for the Executive Director and other full-time personnel appointed to assist the Executive Director.
8.3.a. At least one of the personnel appointed to assist the Executive Director shall have the status of Assistant Executive Director. The appointment of the Assistant Executive Director shall be made by the Board of Directors only upon the nomination and recommendation by the Executive Director. In case the Board of Directors fails to appoint the person nominated, the Executive Director shall nominate and recommend another person and submit the name to the Board of Directors at such time as the Board may direct. The length of the contract term of office of the Assistant Executive Director shall be the same as that prescribed for the Executive Director in § 127-1-11.1-11.2 of these regulations. No Assistant Executive Director shall be removed during the contract term of office except for just and reasonable cause as prescribed in § 127-1-11.3.
8.3.b. All other personnel to assist the Executive Director shall be recommended by the Executive Director before being considered for employment by the Board of Directors.
8.3.c. The Board of Directors will annually evaluate the performance of the Executive Director. It shall be the responsibility of the Executive Director to evaluate Assistant Executive Directors. The Executive Director must submit a list of areas of concern to be addressed. From that list, a plan of improvement would be implemented by the Executive Director. Failure on the part of the Assistant Executive Director and other personnel to comply with the plan of improvement could result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
8.4. The Board of Directors shall have power of appointment to fill vacancies in its membership until the vacancies are filled regularly at the next annual meeting of the Commission.
8.5. The Board of Directors shall have power to decide all cases of eligibility of students and participants in interscholastic athletic and band activities. The Board may also exercise discretionary powers it may deem necessary for the furtherance of education and interscholastic athletic and band activities in the secondary schools of West Virginia.
8.6. The Board of Directors shall appoint Deputy Board Members who will serve at the will and pleasure of the Board of Directors.
8.7. At the request of the Board of Directors, a Deputy Board Member may investigate matters of eligibility and other violations of the rules and regulations of the WVSSAC. The Deputy Board Member shall submit to the Board of Directors a written report of findings and recommendations for disposition of the case(s).
8.8. The Board of Directors shall have the power to investigate through the Deputy Board Member, or in such other manner as may be found advisable, matters of eligibility and other violations of rules when the Board deems it advisable to do so on the basis of information furnished, even though a formal protest is not filed.
8.9. The Board of Directors shall divide the state into regions and sections for the purpose of administration and for tournaments or meets of any interscholastic athletic or band activity.
8.10. The Board of Directors shall hold hearings and render decisions in all contested cases.
8.11. Five (5) officer-members present and eligible to vote at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum to transact all business.
8.12. The minutes of regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be submitted to principals of all member schools.