§18-2-32 Strategic staff development fund. - West Virginia Statutes

§18-2-32. Strategic staff development fund.
(a) There is hereby created an account within the state board titled the strategic staff development fund. The allocation of balances which accrue in the general school fund shall be transferred to the strategic staff development fund each year when the balances become available. Any remaining funds transferred to the strategic staff development fund during the fiscal year shall be carried over for use in the same manner the next fiscal year and shall be separate and apart from, and in addition to, the transfer of funds from the general school fund for the next fiscal year.

(b) The money in the strategic staff development fund shall be used by the state board to provide staff development in schools, counties or both that the state board determines need additional resources. Additionally, the state board shall use a reasonable amount of the money from the strategic staff development fund to contract with an independent evaluator chosen by the state board to evaluate the effectiveness with which the money was used for staff development. The state board is required to report to the legislative oversight commission on education accountability before the first day of December of each year:

(1) The amount of each expenditure;

(2) The purpose of each expenditure; and

(3) The effectiveness of the staff development resulting from each expenditure.