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Welcome to the
Pendleton County Schools Web site.
Updated 11 March 2010

Board of Education
Proposed policy changes for the Pendleton County Board of Education are online for comment and review. Comment period: 11 - 23 March 2010. READ MORE

To read more BOE minutes, please visit this page.

BOE agenda for 23 February 2010

BOE minutes for 9 February 2010
BOE minutes for 26 January 2010
BOE minutes for 12 January 2010
BOE minutes for 10 December 2009

BOE minutes for 10 November 2009

BOE minutes for 12 October 2009

Recent Updates

Effective 9 February 2010 mileage reimbursement rate changes to 40.5 cents. Use navigation menu to open PDF: Forms > Administration > Expense Account.

Contact information for Tax Sheltered Annuities has been updated.

Updated Pendleton County Schools Tech Plan with most recent 2009 - 2010

Please read the new PEIA information.

PEIA Premiums for FY 2010 have been added to the Insurance page.

Information about the Early Retirement Incentive Program is now available.

The School Technology News has been updated and a School Technology News Archive has been added.

Audit and Budget information has been updated.

One Vacancy Posting

Bus Driver - Deer Run area. Application deadline: 16 March 2010

All applications must be received in the BOE office prior to 4 p.m. the day of the deadline.

Visit the Vacancy Page for an application or if you have one on file, to obtain a Vacancy Consideration Form.

Visit the School Web Sites
Brandywine Elementary School
North Fork Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School
Pendleton County High School
Pendleton County Middle School

During the school year newsletters and monthly calendars are available on these sites in addition to handbooks, staff listings and athletic schedules.


 
Preschool Registration Information
Parents of preschoolers must register their children at the schools within their attendance area. Registration dates:
Friday 5 March • NFES • 9:00 - 11:00
Wednesday 10 March • FES • 8:30 - 11:00
Friday 12 March • BES • 1:00 - 3:00
Please read what to bring to registration.
Information about influenza A H1N1 virus

H1N1 Flu Fact Sheet for Parents & Students
Letter from Catherine Slemp, State Health Officer
October Letter to Parents outlining the preventative efforts being taken by the schools related to influenza and flu-like symptoms. Access more information at the WVDE site. READ MORE
Print out this PDF as a reference: Patient Handout - Swine Flu and You.
Information about the Inactivated Influenza Vaccine, commonly known as the seasonal flu shot.

New WV Laws Affect Teens' Driving Status
New laws that recently were enacted by the West Virginia Legislature will affect how teens prepare, acquire, and maintain their driving status prior to the age of 18. Pendleton County Board of Education Policy S.6.19 - School Attendance and Satisfactory Academic Progress as Conditions of Licensing for Privilege of Operation of Motor Vehicle and West Virginia Code 17B-2-3 and 172-5 further explain the provisions in detail. READ MORE
Pendleton County Schools implement "SchoolMessenger"

Pendleton County Schools is partnering with SchoolMessenger to provide notification to parents via phone messaging of upcoming events, student attendance, tardiness, parental outreach, and emergency broadcasts. "We are pleased to have another avenue to use to inform parents and guardians of our students", Superintendent Doug Lambert stated. READ MORE

100 Ways Parents Can Be Involved in Their Child's Education An Ongoing Series for Parents —
We have concluded this series. See list of all suggestions.
"Now more than ever, students need to be taught how to find solutions to problems on their own, to learn how to think critically, to problem solve and to understand other languages and cultures.

" Global21 helps educators make the shift from traditional teacher-centered lessons to student-centered learning activities. By helping students fine-tune their performance skills and cement their core subject knowledge, we will ensure the next generation of West Virginians will be among the best educated, best skilled and the best trained in the world."

— Dr. Steven L. Paine, Superintendent of Schools READ MORE
WV's Use of School Technology at the Top of the Class
. The state received an overall score of 95.3 on the report, which ranks West Virginia at the top of the class for its use of technology. Read the 9-page report. Also visit the Technology page for additional information and links.
Pendleton Ranks 7th in the The Top 25
SPECIAL REPORT: Annual WV Report Ranking of West Virginia’s Best Public High Schools, 2007-2008. READ MORE
Asbestos Management Plan
On October 22, 1986, President Reagan signed into law the Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). It required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations requiring all private and public elementary and secondary schools to be inspected for asbestos. READ MORE
Activities Take Focus off Food
"We live in a different day and age when we have to be more concerned about the food served to children at school," said Pendleton County Superintendent Doug Lambert. "Not only must we be concerned with childhood obesity, food allergies and food recalls are now common occurrences." READ MORE
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The decision to close schools or to have an early dismissal is not an easy one. Read more about the details that are part of this decision making process —
SCHOOL CALENDAR CHANGES
The School Calendar has been updated to reflect make-up weather days. Please check it. Changes have been made from 26 Feb. to 9 June.
EDLINE - Click on logo to log in
WEATHER
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NWS ZONE FORECAST
WVDE WEB MAIL SERVER
DATA & RANKINGS

This section contains the following information that was previously displayed on this main page:
County Profile
Enrollment Information
No Child Left Behind
OEPA Ratings Book
Technology Data

KIDS COUNT

Data in the 2009 Kids Count once again recognizes Pendleton County as the best county in the state to raise children. KIDS COUNT produces a wide variety of publications aimed at improving the lives of West Virginia's children. Learn more by visiting the Kids Count web site
Read sections from the 2009 data book here.
Read the full report at the WV Kids Count Web site

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON SURVEY
Pendleton County is ranked #1 in the
Robert Wood Johnson survey of public health. The Foundation focuses on pressing health and health care issues facing our country. Learn more by visiting the Foundation's web site.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation web site
County Health Ratings
PARENT AWARENESS PROGRAM





A group of educators and law enforcement join together to raise awareness of Internet safety throughout the schools and the community. READ MORE

WV SAFE SCHOOLS
Help keep schools safe:
1-866-723-3982
Visit the WV Safe Schools Web site
ABOUT PENDLETON COUNTY
It is the fifth largest county in the state and, with slightly over 8,000 residents, is the second most sparsely populated county in West Virginia. Learn more about what the area has to offer.

 
The Pendleton County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, disability, age and national origin in employment and in the administration of its education programs and activities.
 

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Pendleton County Schools
PO Box 888 • 108 Walnut Street
Franklin WV 26807
Phone (304) 358-2207 • Fax (304) 358-2936

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