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.
The Wood County BOE approves re-entry plan beginning November 9 for Elementary students. To view the plan, please visit https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/983570/ProposedWoodCountySchoolsRe-entry.pdf
The Wood County Schools parent newsletter for Oct. 23, 2020, is available at https://5il.co/mev0 as a downloadable PDF and through the Wood County Schools app.
Have a great weekend.
Buddy Bag meal pre-orders open
PARKERSBURG - Pre-orders for Buddy Bag meals for the week of Oct. 26 are now open.
Parents may go to https://tinyurl.com/y5njmn66 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, Oct. 26. 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.
WCS Newsletter 7 now available
The Wood County Schools parent newsletter for Oct. 16, 2020, is available at https://5il.co/m6yi as a downloadable PDF and through the Wood County Schools app.
A link to the newsletter will be sent out every Friday through the Wood County Schools app and Live Feed. The newsletter includes information and online links to help parents better navigate the 2020-21 school year.
Questions, comments or suggestions can be sent to the Wood County Schools Communications Department at merb@woodcountyschoolswv.net.
Buddy Bag meal pre-orders open
Pre-orders for Buddy Bag meals for the week of Oct. 19 are now open.
Parents may go to https://tinyurl.com/y52hxx5b 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, Oct. 19. 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.
Good evening. This is a quick reminder asking all stakeholders to complete the Wood County Schools Instructional Plan survey, which will provide valuable insight for our path moving forward during these unprecedented times. The parent and staff survey can be found at https://tinyurl.com/y3hzjll5 . The survey will end at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
WCS Newsletter 6 now available.
The Wood County Schools parent newsletter for Oct. 9, 2020, is available at https://5il.co/ly2t as a downloadable PDF and through the Wood County Schools app.
A link to the newsletter will be sent out every Friday through the Wood County Schools app and Live Feed. The newsletter includes information and online links to help parents better navigate the 2020-21 school year.
Questions, comments or suggestions can be sent to the Wood County Schools Communications Department at merb@woodcountyschoolswv.net.
Parents, please use the following link to complete the survey.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNavLjBFpdv8tMpRw8-TJ_JlJUMFRYVjlBNzk4VTJMMkg1MTNaRVczTkEzWi4u
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Good Evening. In an effort to gain as much feedback as possible for the future instructional plan for Wood County Schools, please take 5 minutes to participate in our survey. We have created two (2) surveys - one survey for parents and one survey for employees. The staff survey will require employees to use their K12 email addresses, while the parent survey requires the child's Wood County Schools ID number (9600....). The survey will end at 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 12. To complete the PARENT survey, please click https://tinyurl.com/y2357awd . To complete the STAFF survey, please click https://tinyurl.com/y6rvekt9 . Also, both links can be found on our website at www.woodcountyschoolswv.com . Thank you for your participation. Have a great evening.
WCS Parent Newsletter 5 now available at https://5il.co/lqo0
Please visit our "news feed" for more information regarding tonight's WCS BOE re-entry vote at https://www.woodcountyschoolswv.com/article/318033?org=wcs
The Wood County Board of Education will be holding a special meeting regarding re-entry of the 2020-21 school year on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.. The Board will be receiving updates regarding the current status of positivity incidents, guidelines, individual school plans, and other metrics for re-entry. Upon receiving information and public comment, the Board will take up action items regarding re-entry and our plans/goals moving forward. Please visit the "News" section of our website for more details at https://tinyurl.com/y4t93rkc . Have a wonderful evening.
Please take a look at our new parent newsletter at https://5il.co/lgc0 . Also, to stay up to date on great things happening in WCS, please view the "News" page on the App or website. Once again, a huge congratulations to Williamstown Elementary School for being selected as a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School. Please remember - Watch your distance, Wash your hands, and Wear a mask. Have a great weekend.