2013 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION
ARTICLE 4. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
§18-4-2. Qualifications; health certificate; disability; acting superintendent.

(a) Each county superintendent shall hold a professional administrative certificate endorsed for superintendent, or a first class permit endorsed for superintendent, subject to the following:

(1) A superintendent who holds a first class permit may be appointed for one year only, and may be reappointed two times for an additional year each upon an annual evaluation by the county board and a determination of satisfactory performance and reasonable progress toward completion of the requirements for a professional administrative certificate endorsed for superintendent;

(2) Any candidate for superintendent who possesses an earned doctorate from an accredited institution of higher education and either has completed three successful years of teaching in public education or has the equivalent of three years of experience in management or supervision as defined by state board rule, after employment by the county board shall be granted a permanent administrative certificate and shall be a licensed county superintendent;

(3) The state board shall promulgate a legislative rule in accordance with article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to address those cases where a county board finds that course work needed by the county superintendent who holds a first class permit is not available or is not scheduled at state institutions of higher education in a manner which will enable the county superintendent to complete normal requirements for a professional administrative certificate within the three-year period allowed under the permit; and

(4) Any person employed as assistant superintendent or educational administrator prior to the twenty-seventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight, and who was previously employed as superintendent is not required to hold the professional administrative certificate endorsed for superintendent.

(b) In addition to other requirements set forth in this section, a county superintendent shall meet the following health-related conditions of employment:

(1) Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, file with the president of the county board a certificate from a licensed physician certifying the following:

(A) A tuberculin skin test, of the type Mantoux test (PPD skin test), approved by the director of the department of health, has been made within four months prior to the beginning of the term of the county superintendent; and

(B) The county superintendent does not have tuberculosis in a communicable state based upon the test results and any further study;

(2) After completion of the initial test, the county superintendent shall have an approved tuberculin skin test once every two years or more frequently if medically indicated. Positive reactors to the skin test are to be referred immediately to a physician for evaluation and indicated treatment or further studies;

(3) A county superintendent who is certified by a licensed physician to have tuberculosis in a communicable stage shall have his or her employment discontinued or suspended until the disease has been arrested and is no longer communicable; and

(4) A county superintendent who fails to complete required follow-up examinations as set forth in this subsection shall be suspended from employment until a report of examination is confirmed.

§18A-4-2. State minimum salaries for teachers.. (a) Effective July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the 2007-08 State Minimum Salary Schedule as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article during the contract year.

Effective July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2011, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the 2008-09 State Minimum Salary Schedule as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article during the contract year.

Beginning July 1, 2011, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the 2011-12 State Minimum Salary Schedule as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to section five-a of this article during the contract year.

2008-09 STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) Years

Exp.

4th

Class

3rd

Class

2nd

Class

A.B.

+15

M.A.

+15

M.A.

+30

M.A.

+45

Doc- torate

A.B.

M.A.

0 25,651 26,311 26,575 27,827 28,588 30,355 31,116 31,877 32,638 33,673 1 25,979 26,639 26,903 28,345 29,106 30,874 31,635 32,395 33,156 34,191 2 26,308 26,967 27,231 28,864 29,625 31,392 32,153 32,914 33,675 34,710 3 26,636 27,295 27,559 29,383 30,143 31,911 32,672 33,432 34,193 35,228 4 27,208 27,867 28,131 30,145 30,906 32,674 33,435 34,195 34,956 35,991 5 27,536 28,195 28,459 30,664 31,425 33,192 33,953 34,714 35,475 36,510 6 27,864 28,523 28,787 31,182 31,943 33,711 34,472 35,232 35,993 37,028 7 28,192 28,852 29,115 31,701 32,462 34,229 34,990 35,751 36,512 37,547 8 28,520 29,180 29,444 32,219 32,980 34,748 35,509 36,269 37,030 38,065 9 28,848 29,508 29,772 32,738 33,499 35,266 36,027 36,788 37,549 38,584 10 29,177 29,836 30,100 33,258 34,018 35,786 36,547 37,308 38,068 39,103 11 29,505 30,164 30,428 33,776 34,537 36,305 37,065 37,826 38,587 39,622 12 29,833 30,492 30,756 34,295 35,055 36,823 37,584 38,345 39,105 40,140 13 30,161 30,820 31,084 34,813 35,574 37,342 38,102 38,863 39,624 40,659 14 30,489 31,148 31,412 35,332 36,092 37,860 38,621 39,382 40,142 41,177 15 30,817 31,476 31,740 35,850 36,611 38,379 39,139 39,900 40,661 41,696 16 31,145 31,804 32,068 36,369 37,129 38,897 39,658 40,419 41,179 42,214 17 31,473 32,133 32,396 36,887 37,648 39,416 40,177 40,937 41,698 42,733 18 31,801 32,461 32,725 37,406 38,167 39,934 40,695 41,456 42,217 43,252 19 32,129 32,789 33,053 37,924 38,685 40,453 41,214 41,974 42,735 43,770 20 32,457 33,117 33,381 38,443 39,204 40,971 41,732 42,493 43,254 44,289 21 32,786 33,445 33,709 38,961 39,722 41,490 42,251 43,011 43,772 44,807 22 33,114 33,773 34,037 39,480 40,241 42,008 42,769 43,530 44,291 45,326 23 33,442 34,101 34,365 39,999 40,759 42,527 43,288 44,048 44,809 45,844 24 33,770 34,429 34,693 40,517 41,278 43,046 43,806 44,567 45,328 46,363 25 34,098 34,757 35,021 41,036 41,796 43,564 44,325 45,086 45,846 46,881 26 34,426 35,085 35,349 41,554 42,315 44,083 44,843 45,604 46,365 47,400 27 34,754 35,413 35,677 42,073 42,833 44,601 45,362 46,123 46,883 47,918 28 35,082 35,742 36,005 42,591 43,352 45,120 45,880 46,641 47,402 48,437 29 35,410 36,070 36,334 43,110 43,870 45,638 46,399 47,160 47,920 48,955 30 35,738 36,398 36,662 43,628 44,389 46,157 46,917 47,678 48,439 49,474 31 36,067 36,726 36,990 44,147 44,908 46,675 47,436 48,197 48,957 49,992 32 36,395 37,054 37,318 44,665 45,426 47,194 47,955 48,715 49,476 50,511 33 36,723 37,382 37,646 45,184 45,945 47,712 48,473 49,234 49,995 51,030 34 37,051 37,710 37,974 45,702 46,463 48,231 48,992 49,752 50,513 51,548 35 37,379 38,038 38,302 46,221 46,982 48,749 49,510 50,271 51,032 52,067