Roane County Schools

Important Dates for January / February 2023: Monday, January 16 MLK Day (NO SCHOOL) Wednesday, January 25 3-hour Early Release for Student Achievement Focused Professional Learning Wednesday, February 15 3-hour Early Release for Student Achievement Focused Professional Learning Monday, February 20 Presidents Day (2-hour Early Release for Faculty Senate)

CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE Roane County Schools is proud to work with Think Kids, Inc., and a host of local and state partners on this important new effort to ensure as many kids as possible have access to quality healthcare and insurance. https://wvmetronews.com/2022/12/05/campaign-aims-to-help-low-income-west-virginia-children-access-health-insurance/

BOARD MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Roane County Board of Education will meet in special session to conduct a student expulsion hearing on Monday, November 28, 2022, beginning at 6 PM at the Roane County Board of Education offices in Spencer, WV. Agenda - https://roane.nexiswv.com/agenda.php?view=board_meeting&date=2022-11-28

BOARD MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Roane County Board of Education will meet in regular session and to conduct a joint BOE / LSIC meeting for Spencer Elementary School on Thursday, December 1, 2022, beginning at 6 PM at Spencer Elementary School. Agenda - https://roane.nexiswv.com/agenda.php?view=board_meeting&date=2022-12-01

While the outcome tonight was not what we wanted, as the lights go out at County Stadium on the 2022 football season, we are still proud of our record-setting Raiders: - First undefeated regular season - First home playoff win - First second-round home playoff game

And there’s your final from County Stadium - Raiders 40 -20 over Weir in the first round of the WVSSAC Class AA football playoffs. Roane County moves on to host North Marion next week in the state quarterfinals.

BOARD MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Roane County Board of Education will meet in regular session and to conduct a joint BOE / LSIC meeting for Roane County High School on Thursday, November 17, 2022, beginning at 6 PM at Roane County High School. Agenda - https://roane.nexiswv.com/agenda.php?view=board_meeting&date=2022-11-17

PUBLIC FORUM AND BOARD MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Roane County Board of Education will meet in special session on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, beginning at 6 PM at Walton Elementary Middle School to conduct the school's annual LSIC / BOE joint meeting and host a public forum for the Walton area. Agenda - https://roane.nexiswv.com/agenda.php?view=board_meeting&date=2022-11-15

10 and OH MY! Congratulations to our 2022 Raiders, Roane County High School’s first undefeated football team! Their playoff run begins next week at County Stadium. #ONE

With a home playoff game locked in for next week (and possibly more to come after that), we want to remind everyone that there is plenty of parking available near RCHS and on Lick Fork with shuttle buses running to help get everyone to County Stadium. Watch history unfold in-person this Friday as the Raiders take on Oak Glen for a shot at their first-ever undefeated season and the first undefeated season for football in Roane County in 30 years!

PUBLIC FORUM AND BOARD MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Roane County Board of Education will meet in special session on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, beginning at 6 PM at Geary Elementary Middle School to conduct the school's annual LSIC / BOE joint meeting and host a public forum for the Geary area. Agenda - https://roane.nexiswv.com/agenda.php?view=board_meeting&date=2022-11-01

BOARD MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Roane County Board of Education will meet in regular session on Thursday, November 3, 2022, beginning at 6 PM in the library at Roane County High School. Agenda - https://roane.nexiswv.com/agenda.php?view=board_meeting&date=2022-11-03

FALL PUBLIC FORUMS The Roane County Board of Education will host three forums - one in each attendance area - to hear from the public in addition to meeting with each school's Local School Improvement Council this fall. Want to see all the important school-related dates in one place? Download the Roane County Schools app: Apple App Store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/roane-county-schools/id1574353412 Google Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.roanecounty&hl=en_US&gl=US

Fall is construction season in Roane County! Site work continues on the new Spencer Middle School, a modern, state-of-the-art facility for Spencer area students in grades 5 through 8.

PUBLIC FORUM Our students have their best chance to thrive when their schools and their communities work together to provide the best possible learning opportunities. The Roane County Board of Education is seeking input from the public on its educational programs and facilities, and will meet in each attendance area this fall to hear from you! Our first public forum for the 2022-23 school year will be on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 6:00 pm in the auditorium at Roane County High School. This forum will be focused on all students and families in the Spencer attendance area. Other forums will be held in the Geary and Walton attendance areas later this fall. Topics for this forum will include: - Student Outcomes and Measures of Success - School Safety and Security - Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Opportunities

The Roane County Board of Education will meet in regular session on Thursday, October 6, 2022, beginning at 6 PM in the library at Roane County High School. Agenda - https://roane.nexiswv.com/agenda.php?view=board_meeting&date=2022-10-06

Roane County Schools has posted its Testing Transparency information for SY 22-23 which can be found at https://www.roanewvschools.com/documents/resources/curriculum-%26-instruction/227375

Don't miss the WV GEAR UP Tailgate Party and our Homecoming Game this Friday evening at Roane County High School! The tailgate party will kickoff at 5 pm, followed by our undefeated Roane County Raiders taking on Buffalo for Homecoming. With construction in full swing for the new Spencer Middle School, we will provide a shuttle bus service around the RCHS campus tomorrow evening. All spectators should park in one of the available lots. Only coaches, players, officials, and those with passes (including those requiring accessible parking with a DMV-issued card or plate) will be permitted to pass behind the building or up from Lick Fork to the stadium. For safety purposes and to ensure the shuttle buses can pass, no one should park in the roadway. Should the two lots fill, additional parking with shuttle service with be available near the barn and softball field on Lick Fork.

As mentioned previously, with the increasing challenges of meeting the needs of all students and the very limited time provided in state law for teachers to meet during the school year, we will be taking a cue from other counties and planning early releases for students to give our staff time to better understand these challenges. Our first early release for student achievement focused professional learning will be this Wednesday, September 21. Each school will release students three hours early.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE With West Virginia Balanced Scorecards to be released tomorrow statewide, and our already-pressing need to meet the various needs of our students, Roane County teachers will be undertaking a group effort to better understand these and adjust our learning environments to meet them. Since state law and the school calendar provides very little time during the school year for teachers to meet and review student achievement, we will take two days in the fall and two days in the spring to release student early. Times vary by each individual school schedule, but all will release approximately three hours early. Our first early release day will be next Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Other early release days will be Wednesday, October 26; Wednesday, February 15; and Wednesday, March 8. These will join already scheduled two-hour early releases for Faculty Senate on Wednesday, December 21; Monday, February 20; Friday, April 21; and Tuesday, May 30.