Yesterday, students stepped off the bus for the first time this year — some of them for the first time ever. They made the first of hundreds of journeys through their schools’ doors, took the first walk of thousands down the long hallways and sat down in the first of dozens of desks as ...
KINGWOOD — It was a time of reminiscing, appreciation and emotion at the most recent Preston County Board of Education meeting, as three titans of the district prepare to move on. Superintendent Stephen Wotring, board president Jack Keim and board member Jeanne Dreisbach were all honored ...
Monongalia and Preston county schools received devastating financial news this past week. Mon County is expected to lose 350 students to charter schools, many of them to the new in-person charter, while Preston will likely lose 44 — to the tune of $1.9 million and $272,000 ...
KINGWOOD — It looks like Preston County Schools is going to lose $272,000 in state aid because of charter school enrollment. “I think this is huge. None of us knew this was coming,” Superintendent Stephen Wotring told the Preston County Board of Education. “... We have been ...
KINGWOOD — Senate Bill 704, passed in the most-recent legislative session, requires schools to publish a syllabus so parents know exactly what is being taught. Its implementation was a topic of discussion at Monday’s Preston County Board of Education meeting. “Part of me ...
April is National County Government Month and there are two contests in which Preston County students can compete. Preston County Commission President Samantha Stone appeared before the Preston County Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday, seeking permission to go into schools ...