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PEIA conducting first insuree audit in years
By Phil Kabler, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
The state Public Employees Insurance Agency is conducting its first major audit of insurees in six years, Department of Administration spokeswoman Diane Holley Brown confirmed this week.
She said the state health insurance provider began the audit about six months ago as a way to curb increasing costs.
"PEIA is doing everything it can to make sure its...
WVEA president: Right decision made regarding test scores on evaluations
By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The president of the West Virginia Education Association is applauding a recent decision from the state Board of Education that will keep student standardized test results from being used in evaluations of the Mountain State’s teachers.
“The standardized test is a single snapshot. It’s a one day snapshot of what that student is...
Teacher evaluation mandate halted, naloxone policy OK'd
By Ryan Quinn, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
The West Virginia Board of Education, in voice votes with no nays heard, approved this week a policy waiver that again stops the mandate that 15 percent of annual evaluations for math and English language arts teachers be based on their students' improvement in standardized test scores over last school year.
The state school board also OK'd a policy change...
Poling looks forward to working with her fellow teachers
By Matt Maccaro, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Toni Poling says her husband Eric made a deal with her upon learning she’d been nominated for the 2017 West Virginia Teacher of the Year award, when the Fairmont Senior High English teacher wasn’t sure whether to go on the interview.
“He said ‘yes, you should go.’ And if you win, I’m going to have a T-shirt made that says ‘I’m married to the West...
State school board approves Fayette plan
By Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Board of Education approved major changes in the facilities plan for the Fayette County school system Wednesday, putting the county on the path toward closures and consolidations.
The approval puts the county in prime position to receive funding from the state School Building Authority to begin implementing the plan.
“Throughout this nine-month...