Scholarship Alert! The Application for the Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program is Open! The Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program is a competitive scholarship for current high school seniors and recent high school graduates with a passion for teaching and a history of high academic achievement, community service, and active involvement in extracurricular activities while in high school. Recipients will receive $10,000 per year for up to four years (up to the cost of tuition and fees, room and board, and other approved educational expenses). In exchange, Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars must agree to teach in a West Virginia public school in an area of critical need (math, science, elementary education or special education) for a period of five years after graduating from college. The deadline for applying is December 31, 2024. To learn more, please visit cfwv.com/financial-aid/underwood-smith-teaching-scholars.

Statement from Mercer County Schools

Statement from Superintendent Edward T. Toman

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins along with Shannon Noble, Amber Riffe, Rhonda Rogers and Pamela Clark are attending the Science of Reading Content Team Training today in Lewisburg

Bus 684 is running 30 minutes behind, today, Monday, September 16th. This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle and Bluefield High.

Please join us in congratulating Mercer County Board of Education President, Mr. Gregory Prudich for being named West Virginia State Board Member of the Year!

Join us for an informative session about the ins and outs of financial aid! Whether you are a student, parent or guardian, this event is designed to help you navigate the financial aid process, including the FAFSA, scholarships, grants, and loans. Make no mistake: Financial Aid is for EVERYONE. This event is free. Register using the link below. Then, mark your calendars and join us! Event reminders will be sent via email from Eventbrite. https://www.cfwv.com/event/mercer-co-financial-aid-and-fafsa-information-night/.

Governor Jim Justice's press release regarding recent threats of violence to school systems https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?e=94b2481ca6&u=d525ab9ade4d860d2b5772468&id=0d7a3a0f8b

Over 100 K-5 educators spent the evening with Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins training on Trauma Invested Schools - The new three R’s Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation. Our educators are dedicated to the students in Mercer County and this shows it!

Delegate Doug Smith, with the WV House of Delegates, stopped by Lashmeet Matoaka School today to issue a check for $7,070.00. This money comes from the Local Economic Development Assistance Grant and will be used to purchase lifesaving Stop the Bleed Kits for every classroom at Lashmeet Matoaka, Spanishburg, Oakvale, Athens, and Melrose.

Policy I-09, Middle Level Grading Policy, is out for comment until October 1, 2024. Please send all comments to Dr. Kristal Filipek at kfilipek@k12.wv.us. https://5il.co/2wjkm

Policy G-40, Critical Need and Shortage: Substitute Bus Operators, is out for comment until October 1, 2024. Please send all comments to Dr. Kristal Filipek at kfilipek@k12.wv.us. https://5il.co/2wjk7

Policy G-23, Retirees as Professional Substitutes, is out for comment until October 1, 2024. Please send all comments to Dr. Kristal Filipek at kfilipek@k12.wv.us. https://5il.co/2wjjx

Policy G-11, Coaches Supplement, is out for comment until October 1, 2024. Please send all comments to Dr. Kristal Filipek at kfilipek@k12.wv.us. https://5il.co/2wjix

Author and Illustrator Ashley Belote (guest speaker from the state young writers ceremony last year) is at Bluewell today. She is pictured here with Pre-K reading her newest book and showing them how to illustrate a sheep.

Message from Superintendent Toman

Academy Days 2024

We are so very proud of Kim Yahya as a top five finalist for WV Teacher of the Year. Those present to celebrate with her were her family, MCBOE President Greg Prudich, Superintendent Edward Toman, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ernie Adkins, & Principal Shelley Weiss.

Sun Valley Elementary had a wonderful time celebrating Grandparents' Day with an Ice Cream Sundae Celebration!

Bus 633 is running thirty minutes behind. This affects Princeton Primary, Straley, Mercer, Princeton Middle and Princeton High.