West Virginia educator preparation programs follow rules established by the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) Policies. Please review the following to explore policies related to educator preparation and resources referenced within those policies:
WVBE Policies
WVBE Policy Companion Documents
State Standards
Accreditation Organizations
SPA Links
American Sign Language – American Sign Language Teacher Association Standards
National Association of Schools of Art and Design – NASAD Standards
Business Education/Marking – National Business Education Association Standards (NBEA)
Early Childhood Education (K-4), Elementary Education – Childhood Education International – Formally ACEI
English – National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
English as a Second Language – teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Family and Consumer Science – National Association of State Administrators of Family and Consumer Science (NASAFACS)
Health – https://www.sophe.org/resources/category/standards/ (SOPHE)
Latin – American Classical League
Mathematics – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Music – National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
Preschool Education – National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Reading/Reading Specialist – International Literacy Association – Formally IRA
School Library/Media – American Library Association (ALA)
Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, General Science, Physics) – National Science Teaching Association Standards (NSTA)
Social Studies – National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Technology Education – International Technology and Engineering Standards (ITEEA)
Theater – American Alliance for Theater and Education (AATE)
School Counselor – Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
School Nurse – National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
School Psychologist – National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Speech Pathologist – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Principal, Supervisor of Instruction, Superintendent – Educational Leadership Constituent Council (NELP and ELCC)
Special Education – Council for Exceptional Children Standards (CEC)
World Languages – (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish) American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)