West Virginia Code > Chapter 18 > Article 5A – Local School Involvement


18-5A-1	Intent and purpose of article
18-5A-2	Local school improvement councils; election and appointment of members and officers; meetings; required meetings with county board; assistance from state board
18-5A-2a	Local school improvement council modification for certain jointly established and across county schools
18-5A-3	County board authority to designate innovation schools; local school improvement council proposals of alternatives to operation of school; process for requesting waivers of rules, policies, interpretations and statutes to implement alternatives
18-5A-3a	Waivers of statutes granted to public schools pursuant to recommendations submitted by local school improvement councils; limitations
18-5A-4	State board to establish criteria for selecting schools of excellence; annual school of excellence awards
18-5A-5	Public school faculty senates established; election of officers; powers and duties
18-5A-6	Establishment of school curriculum teams; process for teacher collaboration to improve learning

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 18 > Article 5A - Local School Involvement

board: means a county board of education. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
School: means the students and teachers assembled in one or more buildings, organized as a unit. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
State board: means the West Virginia Board of Education. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
State superintendent: means the state superintendent of free Schools. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
superintendent: means a county superintendent of schools. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
Teacher: means a teacher, supervisor, principal, superintendent, public school librarian or any other person regularly employed for instructional purposes in a public school in this state. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1