Resource 1a.
Excerpt from WVDE POLICY 2510: Assuring the Quality of Education: Regulations for
Education Programs
8.9. Student Assistance Team. Each public school shall establish a student assistance
team that:
8.9.1. Consists of at least three persons, including a school administrator or designee, who shall
serve as the chairperson, a current teacher(s) and other appropriate professional staff.
8.9.2. Reviews individual student needs that have persisted despite being addressed by
instruction and intervention teams, or acts in lieu of an instruction and intervention team, and
considers referrals for multi-disciplinary evaluation.
8.9.3. Invites parents to review recommendations made by the team in regard to the child’s
program and to provide feedback to the team about those recommendations.
8.9.4. Is trained in referral procedures for multidisciplinary evaluations, Alternative Education
placements, disciplinary procedures, and other school processes as appropriate for ensuring
student progress and maintenance of a safe school environment.
8.9.5. Collects and maintains data on the activities of the team, including the dates of meetings,
the members in attendance, the recommendations of the team, the dates of review meetings,
and the results of its recommendations.