A little bit of history could also be assigned to all those hand-drawn posters Danica Rubenstein toted with her to Tuesday night’s Monongalia County Board of Education meeting. It wasn’t that long ago when students in Monongalia County’s school district were simply trying to get by ...
KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education voted unanimously to retain Bailey & Glasser LLP to represent Preston County Schools in the opioid class action lawsuit, to become a plaintiff in the national prescription opiate consultant litigation, and to opt out of the current settlement offered by McKinsey & Co. Inc. The decision was made during a special meeting held earlier this month. According to a memorandum from Bailey & Glasser to the West Virginia County School Superintendents, the settlement pending in the McKinsey case involves a class action ...
A yes vote on the ballot in May could mean a major building project in coming months for Marion County’s school district. The county is asking voters during the state’s primary election that month to consider a $19.6 million bond, which would include the construction of a new school to ...
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK Components of the Third Grade Success Act are being implemented in Monongalia County this year. House Bill 3035 lays out specific changes for schools in an effort to improve reading and math skills for students in grades K through 3. Teachers are also being trained to identify and spot symptoms of dyslexia and soon dyscalculia. The bill requires students to meet math and reading thresholds, or they could be held back. On WAJR’s “Ask the Educators,” director of Federal Programs and Elementary Curriculum at Monongalia County Schools Norma Gaines said ...
The holiday break is over, and that means testing will soon be in full bloom for Monongalia County Schools. Writing assessments for students in grades 3-8 will be from March 4-15 across the district, with SAT School Day Test for high school juniors commencing April 10. After that comes ...
KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education (BOE) began their Thursday meeting with an executive session. But that wasn’t the only one, the board went into executive session two more times before adjourning. The first was to hold an expulsion hearing diversion plan for a student. The hearing for a second student was rescheduled for a future meeting. The second executive session was held to discuss concerns regarding the Aurora School. A delegation concerning fighting at Preston High School was rescheduled to the Jan. 8 board meeting. The third executive session ...
