KINGWOOD — In February 2019, Preston County passed a five-year levy that generated $4.5 million per year to support building upgrades and repairs, field trips, on-site learning […]
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BOE discusses possible levy, repairs and parent notifications
KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education met at the East Preston School in Terra Alta Monday evening and discussed a possible levy, repairs […]
BOE prez sounds off on student suspension law in state
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — State Board of Education President Paul Hardesty said he has concerns about a new law that would require school principals to suspend […]
‘Dolly Day’ makes for a good read in W.Va.
Wednesday was Dolly Day across West Virginia — and it was a real page-turner. That’s Dolly as in Dolly Parton, the country music superstar-turned advocate for the […]
Campbell plans to recommend a new principal for North at July 25 BOE meeting
A new principal could be in place at North Elementary School following the July 25 meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. “I’m prepared to make […]
Board of ed discusses improvement projects
BY JENNIFER GRAHAM KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education met Monday in regular session with one board member, Jeff Zigrey not present. The secure front […]
State BOE names SBA’s Roach as new state super of schools
CHARLESTON — The state Board of Education Wednesday chose state School Building Authority Executive Director David Roach as the next state superintendent of schools. Roach replaces Clayton […]
Endorsements for Board of Education
The Dominion Post Editorial Board recently had the pleasure of interviewing candidates for Monongalia County and Preston County boards of education. We would like to thank all […]
Guest essay: Keep BOE races focused on local issues, not national politics
by Angie Turkelson There is a saying that all politics are local, and that is certainly true in local board of education races. Our local board of […]
Students adjusting to life without masks
Call it, preventive expression, Eddie Campbell Jr. said Thursday. The Monongalia schools superintendent was talking about what the future deployment of facial coverings might be in hallways […]