Widmyer Elementary Principal Rhett Beckman shared the school’ s successes and improvement goals in his school strategic plan update at the February 21 Morgan County School Board meeting. The school strategic plan updates replace the local school improvement council (LSIC) presentations. Beckman said that Widmyer Elementary school goals are an[Read More…]
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New data shows school attendance improving slightly, says director
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Attendance, Maintenance and Safety Director Jeromy Duelley presented new data at the January 24 Morgan County School Board meeting that indicated increased student attendance and decreased chronic absenteeism at county schools. County, school attendance Duelley said that Morgan County Schools average attendance as of[Read More…]
Schools continue to tackle attendance & chronic absenteeism
by Kate Evans Attendance and chronic student absenteeism continues to be a problem at Morgan County Schools, but it is improving overall. Morgan County Schools Attendance, Maintenance and Safety Director Jeromy Duelley gave a presentation at the December 20 Morgan County School Board meeting about the measures schools are taking[Read More…]
Student assessment data from start of the year shows drops in basic subject mastery, COVID-related gaps
by Kate Evans Beginning of the year assessments for the 2022-2023 school year showed a mixed bag of progress and challenges for Morgan County students. Morgan County Schools Elementary Education Director Kandy Pentoney and Secondary Education Director Beth Golden gave a PowerPoint presentation at the December 20 school board meeting[Read More…]
School board honors students for outstanding academics
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board recognized nearly 90 students at their Fall 2022 Awards Ceremony which took place at their December 6 regular meeting. Some students received multiple awards for academic achievement and athletics. The students and family members were treated to a cocoa and cookie social[Read More…]
Pleasant View Elementary kids explore science, math and more
Carmen Winiarski, Morgan County Extension Office STEM educator, does the STEM activity Sink or Float with Pleasant View Elementary first graders in teacher Bridget Christie’s class. Winiarski had each student choose an object from a bag and predict whether it would sink or float. Kids watched the outcome and she[Read More…]
School board approves teacher hires, staff changes & coach positions
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the following personnel changes at their November 15 meeting: Mark Landis was hired as a Berkeley Springs High School social studies teacher, the effective date to be determined. Libby Riley was employed as a Warm Springs Middle School sixth grade teacher[Read More…]
Energy project saved county schools $1 million in four years, says engineer
by Kate Evans After four years of operating under an energy management program, Morgan County Schools has reduced their costs by $1 million and saved 7.9 million kilowatt hours of energy. Project manager and engineer Tom Nicolas of CMTA Energy Solutions gave school board members an overview recently of the[Read More…]
School buildings and grounds, athletic committees discuss facility upgrades & needs
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Schools buildings and grounds committee met at their September 28 meeting and discussed a number of projects, including building a new batting cage at Berkeley Springs High School, according to their minutes. Coach Scott Hessler said he’d worked with CNB and Close Insurance, who[Read More…]
