§18-5F-1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Accessibility and Equity in Public Education Enhancement Act.

§18-5F-2. Legislative Findings; Purpose

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) County school districts have called for more local control and flexibility to meet the education needs of their communities;

§18-5F-3. Definitions

For the purposes of this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) “Blended program” means a formal education program in which a student learns: (1) At least in part through online learning, with some element of student control over time, place, path or pace;

§18-5F-4. County Board Policy Adoption

(a) A county board or a multicounty consortium may create a virtual instruction program for one or more schools serving any composition of grades kindergarten through twelve by adopting a policy creating the program and after adopting the policy may contract with virtual school providers. When there is a multicounty consortium, each county board in […]

§18-5F-5. Compliance With Existing State Law

(a) An eligible student enrolled in a virtual instruction program shall: (1) Be counted in the net enrollment of the school district in which the student resides for the purposes of calculating and receiving state aid;

§18-5F-6. Report to Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability

At the end of the first year any virtual instruction program is implemented pursuant to this article, the West Virginia Department of Education, after consulting with the county board or boards implementing the program, shall report to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability on all aspects of the program. The report, at least, shall […]