W. Va. Code R. § 126-176-2 - School Closures

2.1. For the purpose of school closure procedures, a school is defined by its population and educational mission and not just the physical facility.

2.2. When a county proposes an action that would terminate the educational mission of a school and whereby that school becomes defined by another population or educational mission, the school closure procedures set forth by this policy shall apply.

2.3. The following situations are not considered school closures and the procedures set forth in this policy shall not apply to them:

2.3.a. moving a single school population into a new, existing, or renovated facility where its educational mission would continue without termination; or

2.3.b. moving a single school population into a facility that houses another school population and each school maintains its own separate operation and assigned educational mission without termination; or

2.3.c. cases in which a county's voters passed a construction bond issue that specifically stated the school(s) planned for closure or consolidation, and the county's approved Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) also specified the same action(s). The county shall apply to the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) for a CEFP amendment if the approved CEFP did not contain the voter-approved closure or consolidation; or

2.3.d. cases in which a county reconfigures the location and structure of grades along a population's natural path of vertical progression and whereby the educational mission of any affected school population may be slightly altered but not terminated.

Notes

W. Va. Code R. § 126-176-2