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Special to The Review NEW CUMBERLAND – The Hancock County Board of Education is one step closer to determining its calendar for the 2021-22 school year. The board, as part of a series of special meetings Tuesday, held a public hearing to discuss the calendar, with Superintendent Dawn Petrovich presenting the results of a survey of county residents. “This is our second, as required by law, public hearing,” Petrovich noted, explaining the district had received 643 responses to the survey which had been posted on the school board’s website. According to Petrovich, 48.45 percent on respondents said they would prefer the 2021-22 school year begin Aug. 23, which would result in school getting out at the end of May. ....
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Special to The Review NEW CUMBERLAND The Hancock County Board of Education expressed appreciation, Monday, to some of its own front-line emergency workers for their efforts to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. During Monday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Dawn Petrovich and the board applauded many of those school nurses from the county who had stepped up to assist with COVID testing and vaccine distribution during the last year. “We listed some of the main people, but that’s not all of them,” Petrovich explained. In addition to working at the clinics organized through the Hancock County Health Department and other agencies, the school nurses were tasked with contacting school district employees and family members, as well as others who had registered to receive one of the available COVID-19 vaccines. ....
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CRAIG HOWELL NEW CUMBERLAND Hancock County pupils in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade will return to in-person classes, with a blended schedule, following a decision Friday morning by the county board of education. The school board met in an emergency session Friday, with participation both in-person and by teleconference, voting 4-1 to accept the recommended plan put forward by Superintendent Dawn Petrovich. Board President Dan Kaser explained the plan was developed following guidelines from the West Virginia Board of Education. “They made it clear we don’t have the authority,” Kaser said, noting consequences for not following the state guidance could include a state takeover of the district or legal action. “Our back is against the wall. We must follow state board policy.” ....