18-5E-1 Purpose
18-5E-2 Innovation in Education school defined
18-5E-3 Application for Innovation in Education school designation; application review and approval; state board rule
18-5E-4 Innovation in Education Plan; required contents; measurable annual performance goals; uses
18-5E-5 Operational agreement between Innovation in Education school and county board
18-5E-6 Evaluation of Innovation in Education designated schools
18-5E-7 Innovation in education fund
18-5E-8 Innovation in Education/Mastery-Based schools; legislative findings, purpose and intent; definitions; applicability of other provisions; state board duties for implementation; student credentials upon transfer and matriculation

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 18 > Article 5E - Innovation in Education Act

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • board: means a county board of education. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • superintendent: means a county superintendent of schools. See West Virginia Code 18-1-1
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.