WV SB914

Private, parochial, church schools, and schools of religious orders must now provide a minimum of 900 instructional hours per school year, replacing the previous requirement of 180 days with an average of five hours of instruction per day

Schools must administer a nationally normed standardized achievement test published or normed within the last 10 years, with student participation rates matching public school requirements for valid composite scores

Schools exclusively serving special education students may use alternative assessment methods including standardized tests, portfolio evaluations, or other assessments mutually agreed upon by the county superintendent, parents, and school

School composite test results must be made available to parents of enrolled students and, upon request, to parents of prospective enrollees and to the State Superintendent of Schools

The bill removes previous consequences for schools whose composite test results fell below the 40th percentile