Pocahontas County School District

The Board addressed public concerns regarding school culture, the district's state of emergency status, and athletic department management. Key operational updates included reports on Special Education, attendance trends, and preschool monitoring results. The Board approved personnel changes, the 2026-2027 school year curriculum, the annual budget, and a modification to the current academic calendar. Additionally, the Board discussed a proposal for a new itinerant assistant principal position for athletics and reviewed facility maintenance needs across the county.

The board addressed school improvement updates regarding the end-of-year checkout process and the WVEIS scheduling system. Recognition was provided for the girl's basketball team. Financial items, including bill payments and budget transfers, were approved. The board conducted executive sessions regarding personnel, leading to decisions on various staffing appointments, transfers, and resignations. The Superintendent's annual evaluation was discussed, along with proposed policy revisions for the personal leave bank.

The board held an LSIC meeting featuring presentations from Green Bank Elementary Middle School and Pocahontas County High School. Discussions centered on academic proficiency results, attendance trends, discipline statistics and initiatives, and facility maintenance needs. The school teams also highlighted strategic plan outcomes, grants received, and partnerships. Additionally, the LSiC president presented a report on recent stakeholder meetings conducted at Dunmore and Marlinton.

The board discussed school improvement initiatives, including professional development schedules and leadership training. Financial consent items were addressed, encompassing vendor payments, employee payroll, and budget adjustments. Personnel actions were reviewed for various school positions, including administrative, teaching, and support staff roles. The board engaged in new business, specifically approving an architectural and engineering firm, initiating public comment on a policy revision regarding the Hope Scholarship, authorizing a representative for a USDA grant, and accepting a Save the Music Foundation grant agreement. Additionally, the superintendent provided updates on project funding for the middle school roof.

The board discussed several items, including a compliance review for Special Education and Faculty Senate involvement in hiring a high school principal. The session covered personnel matters, including various professional and service appointments, resignations, and transfers. New business included presentations on Community Care services, various Memorandums of Understanding, contract approvals for assessments and services, and the approval of board meeting dates for the 2026-2027 school year. Updates were provided regarding nursing staff ratios and student re-entry processes, and board members discussed agenda management.