The agenda focuses on several key areas, including school safety updates, Department of Education reports, and policies regarding the employment of substitute teachers and retired bus operators in areas of critical need. It includes reviews of multiple West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission rules concerning constitution, eligibility, contests, conduct, and rule violations. Additionally, the board will deliberate on educator preparation program endorsements for Moreland University, Davis & Elkins College, and Shepherd University, alongside alternative certification program requests for Boone County Schools. Other significant topics involve waivers for educator preparation programs and school closure procedures, various professional appointments, updates on the WV Impact+ Coaching Initiative and 2026 Summative Assessment Results, and intervention reports for Logan, Wyoming, and Marion County Schools.
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The meeting agenda included several key items requiring action or information. Under consent agenda items, recommendations were presented for the approval of substitute teacher employment policies for various counties related to areas of critical need and shortage, approval of affidavits for submission to the Consolidated Public Retirement Board, and approval of Certified Teacher of Record (CTR) Agreements between Wheeling University and Ohio County Schools, and Concord University and Morgan County Schools. Additionally, approval was sought for the West Virginia School Board Association's regional training schedule and agenda. New business items included updates on the State of Emergency in Hancock County Schools and Upshur County Schools. A significant item involved recommending the unconditional reconveyance of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (WVSDB) off-campus barn property to the City of Romney to facilitate a federal grant for a public pool. The agenda also allotted time for the discussion of legal matters, specifically Supreme Court No. 25-642, and WVBE/WVDE personnel matters, which might involve executive sessions.
