Wood County Schools

Good Evening. This is a reminder that students with last names L-Z will attend school in-person beginning Tuesday, January 19. We will be utilizing a very similar blended learning format as we did 1st semester. However, by our Governor’s Executive Order, High Schools will not be able to return to in-person learning until we reach the orange status on the WVDDHR daily map. To learn more about our re-entry plan and other learning options you may have, please visit our website at www.woodcountyschoolswv.com . Please stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful weekend.

Good morning. Wood County Schools has just released our January 19, 2021 re-entry plan. Please click the following link to review the plan. https://5il.co/olfn Also, please visit our "News" section to review the press release regarding re-entry at https://tinyurl.com/y3egzfs6 . Please continue to visit our website for continual updates that will occur over the next few days. Thank you and have a wonderful day.

Good Evening. Early this afternoon, the West Virginia Board of Education, in conjunction with the Governor’s Executive Order, voted to give school districts flexibility to return to school in-person, 5 days a week beginning January 19. To review the approved agenda item from the WVBOE, please click https://5il.co/okoe . After I receive clarification from the WVDE on a couple items in the approved motion, the Wood County Schools re-entry plan for January 19th, 2021 will be released tomorrow morning. Also, I truly appreciate all the communication I have received from students, parents, and our employees with thoughts and concerns regarding re-entry. This is not an easy decision, but a decision that will be methodically analyzed taking into account several factors in our educational system. As always, please stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful evening.

Good afternoon. This is just a quick reminder. If you wish for your child to be instructed off-campus second semester, please complete the enrollment form. The form is due by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021. Once all enrollment forms are received on Friday, you will receive another form by email explaining the different types of off-campus learning that may be available for your child. Thank you and have a great evening. Click here to complete the form https://tinyurl.com/y5r337nx

Good evening. On January 19, 2021, students will return to in-person instruction in our schools.  However, I fully understand that some students and families are uncomfortable about returning to school in-person.  To provide more opportunities for our students,  WCS is requesting all students wishing to be instructed in an off-campus learning model, outside of our schools for the second semester, complete the form attached in this correspondence or visit the Wood County Schools website for more information.   Depending on the number of students wishing to be instructed off-campus, we may have the ability to offer families and students different choices rather than just the WV Learns- Virtual School program.  Once again, if you wish for your child to be instructed off-campus second semester, please complete the enrollment form.  The form is due by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2021. Thank you and have a great evening.    Click here to complete the form https://tinyurl.com/y5r337nx

Good Evening. This is Will Hosaflook Superintendent of Wood County Schools Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-k through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. If Wood County is Green, Yellow, Gold, or Orange on the daily map, High School students will attend school in-person as long as we do not reach the “Red” status. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021……. or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year

As we near the end of 2020, Wood County Schools would like to say: Thank You. To the teachers, service personnel and administrators. To the parents, caregivers and family members. To the community members and community groups. To everyone who has helped and supported our students during a very challenging year. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a very Happy New Year! https://5il.co/o681

Good afternoon. Wood County Schools will operate in "Full Remote Instruction" on December 21 and 22. Although the WVDE Saturday map will not be released until tomorrow, the 7-day trend data indicates we will be "orange or red". On December 23, a Professional Learning day is scheduled for employees. All employees will report to their work locations. The goal for Wood County Schools is to bring all students back for in-person instruction(excluding virtual school students) beginning January 4. More communication will be sent next week on schedules, remote/virtual/distance learning, and other important items. Please stay safe and healthy.

Good afternoon. Please take a minute to complete a quick survey on proposed school calendars for next year. Hopefully, once a calendar is approved, no changes will occur in WV Code that will mandate us to make changes. Please complete the survey by December 18. To view the proposed calendars, please click https://tinyurl.com/y5rv9jwt . To complete the survey, please click https://tinyurl.com/yxcval4a . Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

Good Evening. The WVDE Saturday map has designated Wood County as "Orange" for the Week of December 14, which requires Remote learning for the entire week. Please visit our website at www.woodcountyschoolswv.com for more information. Also, our pre-order meal service is available in our "News" section at https://tinyurl.com/y66arn3d . To help our students return to school in-person, please take all necessary precautions to help reduce the infection rate and positivity rate in our county. Please Wear a mask, Wash your hands, and Watch your distance. Stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful evening.

Good Evening. The WVDE Saturday map has designated Wood County as "Red" for the Week of December 7, which requires Remote learning for the entire week. Please visit our website at www.woodcountyschoolswv.com for more information. Also, our pre-order meal service is now available in our "News" section at https://tinyurl.com/y4ttytdf . To help our students return to school in-person, please take all necessary precautions to help reduce the infection rate and positivity rate in our county. Please Wear a mask, Wash your hands, and Watch your distance. Stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful evening.

Good Evening. This message is related to the possibility of inclement weather for tomorrow. If a Snow day is called, Wood County School buildings will be closed to all students and will be operating on a modified schedule. Students will be expected to engage in Full Remote Instruction with their teachers beginning at 10:00 a.m. Also, our meal service will change – Buses will not be able to deliver meals, but curbside meal pickup will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at each of our schools. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s school. Please stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful evening.

Meal pre-orders for Dec. 1-4 and Dec. 7 The pre-order form will open on November 27 at https://tinyurl.com/y5q2e47u . As we continue with remote learning during the week of November 30th, WCS will be providing their students' with meals curbside at your school for walkers and drop offs as well as providing meal delivery via bus routes. School buses will travel to their afternoon stops carrying pre-ordered meals (Breakfast and Lunch) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and the following Monday. Bus routes are 3 1/2 hours before the normal afternoon drop off time. Meals will need to be reheated. There will be instructions for reheating. For information regarding bus times as well as bus numbers please call 304-420-9636 extension 101. If you are picking up curbside at a school. Pickup times are from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please complete the pre-order form for the the Week of November 30th and Monday, December 7th (Tuesday - Monday) for all bus deliveries and curbside . Deadline for pre-order is 2 p.m. on Monday, November 30th. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Good evening. Please click the following link to review the instructional plan for the next two (2) weeks beginning November 23. https://5il.co/n906 . This is also a reminder that Monday, November 23 through Wednesday, November 25 are Non Traditional Instructional Days (NTID), in which teachers will have assignments pre-loaded into Schoology by 9:00 a.m. for students to complete. School buildings will be closed this week to all students. Also, school meals will not be served again until Monday, November 30, which will be a "Full Remote Instruction" day due to the Governor's executive order. According to today's WVDE map, Wood County has changed to Orange. Please continue to wear a mask, social distance, and wash your hands to give our students a chance to return to school. Please stay safe and healthy. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving

Pre-Order Meal Delivery Bus Hub & Curbside Tuesday, November 17th - Friday, November 20th Meal pre-orders for Nov. 17-20 are now open at https://tinyurl.com/yyndu3tl As we transition our students to remote learning in orange during the week of November 16th, WCS will be providing students' with meals curbside at your school for walkers and drop offs as well as providing meal delivery via bus routes. School buses will travel to their afternoon stops carrying pre-ordered meals (Breakfast and Lunch) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Bus routes are 3 1/2 hours before the normal afternoon drop off time. Meals will need to be reheated. There will be instructions for reheating. For information regarding bus times, please call 304-420-9636 extension 101. If you are picking up curbside at a school. Pickup times are from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please complete the pre-order form for the the Week of November 16th (Tuesday - Friday) for all bus deliveries and curbside . Deadline for pre-order is 2 p.m. on Monday, November 16th. You will need to place an order separately for each student. If you are requesting for bus delivery and your student currently rides a bus, please place the bus number that your student rides home. This program is solely for the pick-up of meals; meals will not be consumed on site. We encourage families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of COVID-19 by not congregating at the pick-up locations. Allergy Disclaimer: During this remote and curbside feeding situation, Wood County Schools Child Nutrition Department will be operating under a special waiver for distribution of meals. This option does not allow us to identify students by names and therefore we are not able to identify special food allergies. Please contact the Child Nutrition Department if you have any questions, 304-420-9631 extension 103. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Good afternoon. Earlier today, Governor Justice issued three (3) executive orders related to all county school systems including: Full Remote Learning will occur November 30 - December 2, Face coverings are required at all times, Winter sports are prohibited from practicing or playing games until January 11, Youth Sports programs are postponed until January 11th. Also, due to our high infection rate of 79.71 and our positivity rate of 5.84, I believe our county's designated color on the Saturday WVDE Map will be "Orange". If we are "Orange" on the Saturday WVDE Map, our instructional model for the week (Nov. 16-20) will be Full Remote Learning. If we would happen to be "Gold", I will send communication out Saturday evening with instructions on our instructional model for the upcoming week. Please remember, all students (last names A-Z) should be actively engaged in lessons via Microsoft Teams or another digital platform Monday through Thursday of Full Remote Learning. In the very near future, we will send out a day-by-day chart for students and parents to explain our expectations for instruction and learning over the next few weeks. Just a reminder - We still have internet Hot Spots available for students. Please call the WC Board Office to reserve a Hot Spot for internet access. Please continue to Wear a mask, Watch your distance, and Wash your hands. Stay safe and healthy!

Good afternoon. I would like to take a second to thank all employees of Wood County Schools for doing an outstanding job in our first day of full remote learning. Sure, we had a couple hiccups, but we are currently working to make necessary changes for tomorrow. I also want to thank all parents and students for your patience and perseverance as we work together through a new learning format. As I mentioned last night, communication will be the key for success in remote learning. If you experience problems, please reach out and contact your child's teacher or school so issues can be properly addressed. Tomorrow, there will be one change in our meal service program. After re-examining today's meal service delivery with our buses, we are going to use the evening bus stop times rather than the morning pickup times. Students will need to be at their bus stops three and one half (3 1/2) hours before their scheduled drop-off times. For example, if a student is dropped off at 4:00 p.m. at the bus stop after school, the student should be at their stop at 12:30 p.m. to receive a meal. For more information regarding meal service or other updates, please visit www.woodcountyschoolswv.com . As always, Wear a mask, Watch your distance, and Wash your hands.

Wood County Schools is providing meals to students the week of Nov. 9. Families can pre-order meals to pick up by completing the short form at https://tinyurl.com/y6qulf3j

Good Morning. As we transition our students to remote learning in orange during the week of November 9th, WCS will be providing students with meals curbside at your school for walkers and drop offs (11:30-1:00 pickup) as well as providing meal delivery via bus routes (4 1/2 hours after normal pickup time). School buses will travel to their morning stops carrying meals (Breakfast and Lunch) Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Meals will need to be reheated. There will be instructions for reheating. Please complete the pre-order form for the week of November 9th starting Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Deadline for pre-order is 5 p.m. on Monday, November 9th. You will need to place an order separately for each student. This program is solely for the pick-up of meals; meals will not be consumed on site. We encourage families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of COVID-19 by not congregating at the pick-up locations. Allergy Disclaimer: During this remote and curbside feeding situation, Wood County Schools Child Nutrition Department will be operating under a special waiver for distribution of meals. This option does not allow us to identify students by names and therefore we are not able to identify special food allergies. Please contact the Child Nutrition Department if you have any questions, 304-420-9631 extension 103.

From the WVDE twitter account. The 5 p.m. Saturday Education Map will be delayed due to further validation of data. I apologize for the inconvenience. I will send out communication as soon as the map is released.