The state board shall adopt a basic model for individualized education programs to be used by all special education teachers throughout the public schools of the state when preparing individualized education programs for students with exceptional needs.
The model shall comply with, but may not exceed, all state laws and federal laws, policies, rules, and regulations relating to providing education services to students with exceptional needs and shall include instructions for adapting the model to specific exceptionalities.
No professional educator may be required to prepare or implement an individualized education program which exceeds the requirements of federal and state laws, policies, rules or regulations.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 20. Education of Exceptional Children
§18-20-1a. Preschool Programs for Severely Disabled Children; Rules and Regulations
§18-20-1b. Preschool Programs for Handicapped Children; Rules and Regulations
§18-20-1d. Adoption of a State Model for Individualized Education Program
§18-20-2. Providing Suitable Educational Facilities, Equipment and Services
§18-20-4. Examination and Report by Medical or Other Specialists
§18-20-5. Powers and Duties of State Superintendent
§18-20-6. Advisory Council for the Education of Exceptional Children
§18-20-7. Exceptional Children Program Compliance Review Teams
§18-20-8. Interagency Plan for Exceptional Children; Advisory Council
§18-20-9. Gifted Education Caseload Review
§18-20-10. Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Defined
§18-20-11. Video Cameras Required in Certain Special Education Classrooms