WVa school construction projects get funding in 7 counties
April 19, 2021
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) School systems in seven West Virginia counties will receive $75 million for construction and renovation.
The state School Building Authority awarded the funding Monday for public school projects in Greenbrier, Jefferson, Mercer, Mineral, Ohio, Roane and Summers counties.
Ohio County will receive $18 million from the state for renovations to six schools, while Roane County will get nearly $14 million for a new Spencer Middle School.
Mercer County will get $9.6 million for a new building to consolidate Bluewell and Brushfork elementary schools, while a $9.6 million grant will go toward construction of a new elementary school in the Mineral County community of Frankfort.
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March 15, 2021 - 10:29 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. For a third time, members of the state School Building Authority are being asked to allocate funding for a new Spencer Middle School in Roane County.
On Monday, Superintendent Richard Duncan was in front of the SBA making the county’s pitch for more than $15 million to build the new middle school next to Roane County High School.
The Roane County project has been revised after previous restrictions.
Under the latest plan, “We won’t be building an entirely new stand-alone facility. We’ll be building an adjacent facility that makes use of that shared space (with Roane County High),” Dr. Duncan said.
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WEST UNION Area school districts are continuing to adapt to COVID-19 and are working to vaccinate teachers.
In Pleasants County, remote learning days were moved to Fridays to allocate time for teachers and staff to receive their shots.
Students will attend in person Monday through Thursday and will have remote learning on Friday.
Jackson County is labeled red on Gov. Jim Justice’s map so high school students began remote learning this week.
“When there is a change of the WVDHHR map changing the status of in-person instruction at the high school level, an announcement will be made through our calling system, website and social media outlets,” Jackson County Schools said.