Wood County Schools

Good morning, I would like to take a second to provide an update on the WCS re-entry plan for the 2020-2021 School Year. We are in the final stages of completing our "rough draft" plan. Once the rough draft plan is complete, the document will be sent using our new mobile app, which will allow comments and feedback from our community and stakeholders. Also, as stated in the last message, School Calendar changes will be required. After the WCBOE meeting tonight, we will post a new draft calendar on our website and mobile app for you to peruse. Please stay safe and healthy.

Update - Last evening, the West Virginia Department of Education released a re-entry guidance document with many requirements counties must follow. We are currently working through our plan to ensure all requirements have been addressed. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/y7ejyzzj for the entire WVDE document.

Due to the recent announcement by our Governor not to reopen schools until September 8th, Wood County Schools is unable to release our re-entry schedule until further guidance can be obtained on start and end dates for our students and employees. Also, I fully expect school calendar changes to be made as a result of the announcement. I will keep stakeholders posted as information is received.

Message from Will Hosaflook, Superintendent of Wood County Schools I would like to take a moment to provide all stakeholders an update on the progress of the Wood County Schools re-entry plan for the upcoming school year. On Tuesday, July 14, after the Board of Education meeting, we will release our re-entry plan to the public. The plan is currently in the final stages of completion. Please be aware, the released plan can change very quickly with any directive from our local health officials, the Governor, or the West Virginia Department of Education. The plan will be released on our new website and mobile app @ www.woodcountyschoolswv.net. Please visit our website and download our app, which will become the main source of communication in the future. Also, please go to the settings in the mobile app, and allow push notifications for Wood County Schools and any other school of your choice. Please stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful evening.

Wood County Schools’ offices and school buildings will be closed on July 3, 2020 in observance of Independence Day. Have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend.

Message from Will Hosaflook, Superintendent of Wood County Schools, regarding an update about planning and preparation for school re-entry in August.     Parents, teachers, administrators, community members, and West Virginia Department of Ed officials are involved in developing multiple sets of plans to meet the requirements of the WVDE re-entry guidelines that were released last Thursday.    We plan to release a rough draft of Wood County’s re-entry plan to the community on July 14 through our new website and messaging platform.   On July 1, Wood County Schools will have a new app which provides consistent and up-to-date information to everyone. You can find the app by searching for Wood County Schools and selecting the app with the solid black background and silver W. It can be downloaded now!   Our goal is for students to be in school buildings, 5 days a week, this fall.  To make this happen, we need everyone’s help by following these health care guidelines:   Wearing masks when social distancing cannot be maintained, Cancelling travel plans to known Covid-19 hot spots,   Washing hands, and Avoiding large groups of people.   If Covid19 cases continue to increase, I am concerned that we will not be able to have students in school buildings 5 days per week.   I kindly ask you to follow the suggested guidelines to the best of your ability to help improve the health of everyone in our community and to help us reach our goal.   The guidelines may seem to be an inconvenience right now, but the long term benefit will be worth it.   Thank you for your support and effort in preventing the spread of Covid 19 in our district.   

Yesterday, the West Virginia Department of Education released a plan, including three scenarios for students to re-enter school in the fall. I want to be very clear, this is not the Wood County Schools plan for re-entry. Our goal in Wood County Schools is for students to physically be in school buildings five days a week, 180 days next school year. However, I am an educator by profession--not a certified health care official. The WVDE plan, as presented in the State Board meeting yesterday was a collaborative effort with Doctors Marsh and Slemp, along with many other professionals throughout the Nation. Whether we agree or disagree, West Virginia is still under a state of emergency, which gives the Governor the ultimate authority to issue directives to our educational system. When the state of emergency is lifted, local boards of education will use regional data regarding Covid-19 to make decisions for our school system. The state of emergency lift could happen as early as July 1, which would give local boards of education control to develop a new plan for re-entry using input from parents and community members like you Tomorrow evening, June 12, 2020, parents of Wood County Schools’ students will receive a telephone survey to gather your re-entry preference.

Join WCS Teacher Coaches, Greg Merritt and Candace Lewis, to learn Math Boggle! This game will help to build math skills including order of operations, math fluency, and strategic thinking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5sFOTOjQQ