Roane County Board of Education813 Capitol StreetSpencer, WV 25276(304) 927-6400
School Building Authority Grants Funds for new Spencer Middle School
The West Virginia School Building Authority granted Roane County nearly $14 million at its meeting on Monday, April 19, to build a new Spencer Middle School. Together with about $1.5 million in local funds, the $15.5 million project is set to begin construction this fall with hopes of opening for students in the 2023-24 school year.
The new facility will sit on the campus of Roane County High School and will be the first completely new school in Roane County since the construction of RCHS in 1993.
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2021-22 School Calendar Adopted
The Roane County Board of Education recently adopted a school calendar for 2021-22. This calendar is now pending approval by the West Virginia Department of Education.
Important Dates
First day for students: Wednesday, August 18
Last day for students (pending weather or other cancellations): May 25
Spring Break: March 28 - April 1
Faculty Senate meetings with a two-hour early dismissal:
The Roane County Board of Education is currently accepting proposals related to a new restrictive access master keyway system as detailed in the following RFP. Any and all proposals must be received no later than 2:00 pm on Friday, May 21, 2021.
Board Adopts Resolution Thanking and Recognizing Staff for Efforts During School Closure
As thanks and recognition for their efforts during the current school closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Roane County Board of Education adopted a resolution at its regular meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2020 - a meeting held virtually and telephonically due to social distancing guidelines.
The resolution reads as follows:
"RESOLUTION OF THE ROANE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
WHEREAS the Roane County Board of Education (hereafter, “the Board”) recognizes its primary responsibility is to ensure that all students in Roane County have access to a free, appropriate, high-quality, public education, regardless of the present or any possible future circumstances, and
WHEREAS the Board further recognizes the important role of its nutrition and other student services in supporting the physical and mental well-being of its students, especially given the uncertain and unprecedented times its communities are currently experiencing, and
WHEREAS the current national public health emergency brought on by the emergence and pandemic spread of the novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, has forced schools and school personnel in Roane County, in West Virginia, across the nation, and throughout the world to quickly transition from physical buildings to remote, virtual, and other means of communication and delivery of services without much advanced warning and only limited time for preparation.
THEREFORE, SO BE IT RESOLVED, that on this Ninth day of April, Two-thousand Twenty, the Roane County Board of Education does adopt this resolution of thanks and recognition in honor of the hard work and dedication of its cooks, bus operators, administration, teachers, counselors, and other school personnel who have worked to ensure that free meals, engaging educational opportunities, and supportive services have continued to be available to students since the statewide closure of schools beginning on Monday, March 16, 2020 and continuing through and beyond the present day."
Voters Approve School Bond
Roane County voters approved our school bond to fund over $9.5 million in facilities improvement across the county. This is the first school levy approved by Roane County voters since the previous school bond in 1994.
