Don't forget about the Mercer County Schools app! Please watch the video to learn how to get information on a county and individual school level.
https://youtu.be/4y69HD4MWbM
Bluefield Middle School will dismiss today, Monday, August 29th at noon due to a main line water break. This is for Bluefield Middle only.
Looking for school breakfast and lunch menus? They're on our website at https://boe.merc.k12.wv.us/ Just click "Schools" in the top right-hand corner, then click on your child's school. Once you are on your child's school's page, there will be the word "Dining" in the top right-hand corner of the page. Click on "Dining" and the breakfast and lunch menus are there.
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Have a great day!
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School buses will be out bright and early tomorrow morning. Have a great day! #firstdayofschool
Mercer County Schools' cooks had a blast during training yesterday. They participated in some team-building exercises and found out many of them are very competitive!
Did you know that being in school all day every day is the best way to prepare your child for the future? Education opens a whole new world!
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Think STEM is all about Bunsen burners & complicated experiments? Think again! These simple STEM activities for families from @dailystem use items already in the home environment. An interest in STEM will start and grow in the early years with parental involvement. #STEM
Attention Hope Scholarship Families:
We have discovered an issue with the new WVEIS 2.0 system where Kindergarten-eligible Hope students are active in school enrollment. We are working diligently to remove these students from active enrollment. This should be corrected in the next few days.
If your student was enrolled at a Mercer County school for Spring 2022, they will remain active in our records until we receive a records request from the school your student will be attending this year, or you provide a notice of intent to homeschool this year.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Silver Springs Early Learning Center enrolling now!
At last night's board meeting, board members and attendees got to tour and ride an electric bus! This bus is part of a pilot program through GreenPower. Mercer County Schools gets to use the bus as part of its fleet for 6 weeks.
The Mercer County Health Department will hold a vaccine clinic tomorrow, August 20th from 8:00 to 2:00, to administer required school vaccines. This clinic is for the vaccines students must have in order to attend school.
Dr. Britton met with Mercer County School Nurses to train on our vision screener for sweep screening. Thank you, Dr. Britton!
Goals = Success!
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School is the pathway to a brighter future! Don't miss out!
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CORRECTION!
Mountain Valley's Meet the Teacher is on August 22nd from 4:00-5:30. It was printed incorrectly in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
August 16, 2022 (Princeton, WV): On August 8, 2022, mold was discovered on surfaces in classrooms at Princeton Primary School. Mercer County Schools contacted the West Virginia Department of Education’s Office of School Facilities and representatives from that office inspected the school on August 10, 2022.
On August 15, 2022, Mercer County Schools received an Indoor Air Quality report from the Office of School Facilities. Their determination was that during the summer, mold formed because of an HVAC system failure to regulate humidity levels within the building.
In order for the removal of mold and repairs to the HVAC system to regulate humidity levels, Princeton Primary School will not open for in-person learning on August 26, 2022. The safety of our students and staff is paramount. Therefore, students and staff will work remotely until cleaning and repairs have been completed. During the cleaning process, all surfaces including walls will be treated. Any soft surface items with mold have been discarded.
Princeton Primary School teachers will contact students’ families to answer specific questions and arrange pick up of devices and other instructional materials.
A special Mercer County Board of Education meeting will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at MCTEC’s Seminar center to discuss personnel matters and the approval of a plan for the cleaning and repairs to the HVAC system of Princeton Primary School. Additional information on the reopening of Princeton Primary School will be shared after the board meeting.
Good things happen every day at school! We can't wait to see you.
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School builds lasting friendships!
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