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.
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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!
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.
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.
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.
Wood County Schools has created an online dashboard to report confirmed cases of COVID-19. The page can be accessed at www.woodcountyschoolswv.com by clicking on Menu: COVID 19 Information: COVID Dashboard, or through the direct link https://tinyurl.com/y2zf9q4u.
The page features a spreadsheet of Wood County schools and facilities. The number of positive COVID-19 cases will be listed next to each school as well as the date(s) the cases were confirmed. The list will be reset as soon as possible when new cases appear.
The response by Wood County Schools and the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department to COVID cases will not change. Families will be notified of positive cases in their child's schools, as will any individuals who may be asked to quarantine.
However, the district will not be posting individual press releases for each case, but instead encourages everyone to check the page regularly.
Good evening. As you are aware, Wood County is experiencing a tremendous spike of positive COVID-19 cases throughout our community with a 44.47 infection rate and a 5.45 positivity rate. However, our instructional model for next week will be based on the WVDE’s Saturday Map located at https://wvde.us/school-reentry-metrics-protocols/. If Wood County is Orange or Red on the Saturday map at 5:00 p.m., Wood County Schools will activate “remote learning” Monday thru Friday next week in all schools per WV Dept. of Ed. guidelines. If Wood County is NOT Orange or Red on the Saturday map, Elementary Schools will begin full re-entry on Nov. 9 as previously determined, while Middle Schools and High Schools will remain in the blended learning format. However, due to positive cases in certain Elementary Schools, remote learning could be instituted in those schools if more cases arise over the weekend. I understand this is a very difficult time for everyone, which is very hard to understand and manage. But, on a positive note – we have the best public education employees in WV that will continue to work hard each day for your children. The next communication from me will be late Saturday evening informing all parents and employees of our steps moving forward. Also, please continue to visit our website for up-to-date information under the COVID-19 Information and Re-entry Information tab as well as our new parent newsletter at https://5il.co/mtkm . Please be safe – Wear a mask, Watch your distance, and Wash your hands.
Congratulations to the 2020 Class A Cross Country State Champions - Williamstown High School
Buddy Bag meal pre-orders open. Parents may go to https://tinyurl.com/y2h972kf to pre-order the meals. Students pick up the meals at the end of the school day, and each contains a breakfast and lunch for the following day.
Pre-orders are due by 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2. Pre-orders begin on Wednesdays for the following week. Orders must be placed separately for each student. On Fridays, meals can be picked up curbside from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.