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New Superintendent hopes to use prior experience in Gilmer County to solve problems in Randolph County
By Alex Wiederspiel, WV MetroNews
ELKINS, W.Va. — In the middle of declining revenue and population, staffing cuts, and the looming threat of a state takeover, the Randolph County Board of Education is hoping their choice for the county’s next Superintendent of schools will right the ship.
But that won’t be easy–and Gabriel Devono knows that.
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Hearing Monday in suit to block Nicholas County school closings
Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Nicholas County school board members say they did attend meetings with Federal Emergency Management Agency employees outside of publicly noticed open board meetings, according to transcripts of their depositions.
A judge may rule Monday on whether the board broke state open meetings law through these gatherings or other means. The depositions were taken as...
Greenbrier County Schools looks to take advantage of additional instructional minutes
By Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — One of the biggest supporters of a new state law that will allow county school systems to add instructional minutes to their school days and count those minutes during snow days is Greenbrier County, but additional minutes isn’t a new thing, according to Greenbrier County School Superintendent Jeff Bryant.
“We’ve been...
Martirano becomes acting superintendent of Maryland school district
By WV MetroNews Staff
COLUMBIA, Md. — Former West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Michael Martirano started Wednesday as the acting superintendent of the Howard County Public School System in Maryland.
Howard County is located southwest of Baltimore.
Martirano served as statewide superintendent from September 2014 to March 2017, when he was replaced by former state...
Officers re-elected; Executive Committee members elected and top awards handed out during WVEA’s annual Delegate Assembly
WVEA Communications Division
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Education Association held its annual Delegate Assembly April 28-30 in Charleston and re-elected President Dale Lee and Vice President Wayne Spangler to new three-year terms.
Lee is a special education math teacher on leave from Princeton High School to serve as WVEA...