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Welcome to the
Pendleton County Schools web site.

Updated 7 August 2008.

Board of Education

To read more BOE minutes, please visit this page.

BOE agenda for 12 August 2008
BOE minutes for 24 June 2008
BOE minutes for 10 June 2007

BOE minutes for 27 May 2008
BOE minutes for 14 May 2008
BOE minutes for 29 April 2008
BOE minutes for 15 April 2008

Recent Updates

The Technology Plan has been updated.

Free and reduced-price meal information is available for the 2008-2009 school year. Please read program details before filling out application.

PEIA information has been updated.

Staff Development calendars for July and August. More staff information can be found on Notices.

The Board of Education Meeting Schedule for 2008 - 2009 is now available.

The Accounting Procedures Manual is now available on the Finance page.

Open Enrollment FY 2009 information. Additional information can be found on the Insurance page.

Employee Memo has been added to Staff Notices. Includes information about W2s, Section 125 Plan Re-Enrollment, Retirement, PEIA and Retirement Incentive. Read Memo.

Three Job Vacancy Postings


Kindergarten Teacher - BES. Application deadline 11 August 2008.

Cheerleader Coach- PCMS. Application deadline 11 August 2008.

D & E Academic Advisor for Upward Bound Program - Pendleton & Pocahontas

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

School Web Sites

Brandywine Elementary School -
North Fork Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School
Pendleton County High School
Pendleton County Middle School

The 2006 - 2007 NCLB Report Cards for the individual schools can be accessed from their home pages.

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

 
CALENDAR ITEMS: Back-to-school Dates

Early registration for new county students
Read what you need to bring to registration
BES • Wednesday 13 August • 1 - 3 p.m.
FES • Wednesday 13 August • 9 - 11 a.m.
NFES • Friday 15 August • 3 - 4 p.m.
PCMHS • Friday 15 August • 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Thursday 21 August - 7th grade orientation & open house at PCMHS 6 - 8 p.m. We encourage ALL incoming 7th graders and their parents to attend this informative and practical session. Please call PCMHS office (358-2573) if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you!
Thursday 21 August - First day for personnel
Tuesday 26 August - First day of classes for students
Thursday 28 August - First day for kindergarten and preschool students

Click here for school calendar. Calendars for individual schools are updated monthly and can be found by going to that school's site (see navigation under "schools")

INTEL - Teach to the Future
Teachers' Course 18 - 19 August 2008. Please register by 28 July 2008. Demonstrations, strategies, curriculum plans. Drawing for classroom item used in demos. Read brochure for information.
Congratulations Class of 2008
On behalf of the Pendleton County Board of Education and the staff of Pendleton County High School, I extend our congratulations to the Class of 2008. "Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
— Doug Lambert, Superintendent
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
Preschool & Kindergarten Registration
Registration at the three elementary schools has been completed. If you need to register your child, please contact the Board office to make arrangements.

KIDS FIRST - Read about Governor Manchin's Promise to put West Virginia's Kids First. This is a new kindergarten initiative for wellness screening.
If you missed the preschool registration for your child, please contact the Board office for assistance. Click here for general information.
Important Information about CA-MRSA
We are taking the necessary steps to protect our children, following prescribed standards set forth by the West Virginia Department of Health. Rest assured that we will do what need to be done. In this recent time of heightened awareness to CA-MRSA, please follow the guidelines prepared by the WVDHHR, BPH - Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Program. READ MORE
BES Renovation & Replacement
The West Virginia School Building Authority funded $4.9 million dollars for the renovation and replacement of Brandywine Elementary School at its quarterly meeting held 26 March 2007 in Charleston. An additional $618,478 was funded at the June meeting, bringing the project total to $5,548,027.

The project began in the Summer of 2007. Phase 1 was completed on March 11, 2008. Students and staff moved into the new section on March 12. The project will be fully completed during the 2008-2009 school year.
See Aerial View.
Response to Intervention Project
Franklin Elementary School was selected this past summer by the West Virginia Department of Education to implement the Response to Intervention Program.READ MORE about this and other Technology News
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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

Read about the closing of schools
KIDS COUNT
KIDS COUNT produces a wide variety of publications aimed at improving the lives of West Virginia's children. Whether you are interested in early child development, early literacy, school readiness or data about the well-being of West Virginia's children, KIDS COUNT has important information to share with you.

Data in the 2007 Kids Count Data Book recognizes PendletonCounty as the best county in the state to raise children.

Read sections from the 2007 data book here.
The PDF is large (1.90 MB).

Click here for a link to county-level data about West Virginia kids.


Read the full report online. This PDF is 11.71 MB.
WVDE WEB MAIL SERVER
PARENT AWARENESS PROGRAM
A group of educators and law enforcement join together to raise awareness of Internet safety throughout the schools and the community.
AMBER VIEW
The Amber View Project is a pilot biometrics program under development by the West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation in Fairmont (WV) and is designed to aid in the recovery of missing or abducted children.
WV INITIATES AMBERVIEW PROGRAM
Recent Gazette-Mail article
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.

If you have difficulty accessing any material on this site because of a disability, please contact us in writing or via telephone, and we will work with you to make the information available.
 

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