The Hampshire County Board of Education is seeking applicants for their Superintendent of Schools vacancy. The successful candidate will assume their duties on July 1, 2025. Deadline for receipt of documents relative to the Hampshire County Superintendent Search position is 4:00 p.m., Monday, March10, 2025. Accordingly, all documents must be received or postmarked by that date. The Hampshire County Board of Education reserves the right to extend the posting deadline at their discretion. The notice of this vacancy and additional details can be found at Notice of Vacancy for Superintendent Hampshire County Schools
This afternoon, the Joint Standing Committee on Education will meet in the Senate Chamber. Molly Sigmon, WV School Counselor will be speaking on school counselor issues. Deborah Patterson, Sergeant Major, 3. USA, Ret. and Director, Future Leaders Program and Phillip Cantrell, Director/Intergovernmental and External Affairs Manager, WVNG Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy State will address the committee on the National Guard’s Future Leaders Program. Sonya White, Deputy Superintendent of Schools will provide an updated on HB 3035 as well as an overview of the recent Invest Conferences. Lastly, Kevin Kenny, Founder & CEO, Level All will speak on the topic of College & Career Readiness.
During the 2023 Legislative Session lawmakers made changes to the WV Public Employees Grievance Procedures that go in to effect on June 9, 2023. Level One conferences and hearings must now be conducted by impartial decision makers with no interest in the outcome. Also new starting June 9th, in some instances, the employer may recover its reasonable attorney fees and court costs from a grievant whose frivolous grievance has been denied at all levels of the grievance procedure.
Save the Date: West Virginia School Board Association Fall Conference is scheduled for September 8-9, 2023, at the Charleston Marriott Town Center
WV School Law §18-4-1 states that the county superintendent shall be appointed by the board upon a majority vote of the members thereof to serve for a term of not less than one, nor more than four years. At the expiration of the term or terms for which he or she shall have been appointed, each county superintendent shall be eligible for reappointment for additional terms of not less than one, nor more than four years. The appointment of the county superintendent shall be made between January 1 and June 1 for a term beginning on July 1 following the appointment. In the event of a vacancy in the superintendent's position that results in an incomplete term, the board may appoint an interim county superintendent to serve until the following July 1 if the vacancy occurs before March 1 or to serve until July 1 of the next following year if the vacancy occurs on or after March 1, unless a superintendent is appointed sooner.
County Board of Education Member Effectiveness: To receive a rating of Meets Requirements, county boards of education must meet certain requirements. Board agendas and minutes must be assessible to the public.
Once a month, board of education meeting agendas must include discussions addressing school performance, student outcomes, or academics with local school board goals and actions to improve student achievement and well-being. Boards of Education must assesses their performance using statutorily-required CBEM performance appraisal and make the results public by August 15th. Boards of Education must meet with the Local School Improvement Council of each school deemed to be low performing and submit the details to the WV Board of Education. Boards of Education must also adopt and implements a policy that provides for parent, family, business, and community involvement in the schools.