Kanawha County Schools

Kanawha County Schools
Motto Where ALL Students Come First
Type Public School District
Established 1933
President Dr. Ron Duerring, Superintendent
Students 28,350
Location Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Campus City
Website Website

Kanawha County Schools is the operating school district within Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is governed by the Kanawha County Board of Education.

Board of education

The School Board is made up of five members, each elected to a four-year term in a nonpartisan election. The Board appoints the superintendent. Current members:[1]

Member Position Term
William Thaw President
Jim Joseph Crawford, Sr. Member
Becky Jones Jordon Member
Robin Camp Rector Member
William Raglin Member

Dr. Ron Duerring is the Superintendent.

Budget

Kanawha County Schools faced a multimillion-dollar budget crisis for the FY 2012, but had overcome the issue in time. Superintendent Duerring stated that school officials' two major goals, if the shortfall was to occur, is to maintain the current curriculum as much as possible, and not decrease employee wages or benefits.

The County Board of Education members are also paid $160 per meeting, and are not allowed to exceed 50 meetings in a school year or else they will not be paid. [2]

Per Pupil Spending

For 2006-2007,Kanawha County spent $9,855 per pupil. The state average was $9,611.[3]

Academic performance

No Child Left Behind

For the 2008-2009 school year, Kanawha was ranked as being "Below AYP - Status Needs Improvement in One Or More Accountability Cells."[4] They did not meet AYP standards for 2008 or 2007 either.[5]

Adequate Yearly Progress[6]

Year County meet AYP? Number of schools meeting AYP Percentage of schools meeting AYP
2009 No 52 76.5%
2008 No 57 83.8%
2007 No 57 83.8%
2006 No 59 88.1%

WESTEST 2

WESTEST (West Virginia Educational Standards Test) 2 is defined by the WVDOE as "a custom-designed assessment for West Virginia students. The individual content assessments measure a student’s levels of performance on clearly defined standards and objectives and skills."[7]

WESTEST 2/APTA Assessment (2008–09)[8]

Subject Percentage of students proficient
Math 58.37%
RLA 58.69%
Science 51.43%
Social Studies 55.79%

Unions

AFT-Kanawha Local 4444 is the locally chartered union of the American Federation of Teachers.[9][10] AFT-Kanawha represents only teachers in Kanawha County. Fred Albert is the president of AFT Local 4444.[11] AFT-Kanawha is a local affiliate of AFT-West Virginia.[12] All AFT local unions are affiliated with the National and WV AFL-CIO [13]

The West Virginia School Service Personnel (WVSSPA)[14] represents school service personnel in Kanawha County Schools. School service personnel include non-administrative office employees, aides, custodians, transportation, maintenance, and school meal providers. WVSSPA is a chartered local of AFT-WV.[15]


The Kanawha County Education Association (KCEA) is an association of school administrators and teachers for this school district.[16] Dinah Adkins is the President. It is a local affiliate of the West Virginia Education Association.

School choice

West Virginia is one of 10 states that does not have a charter school law.[17]

By written request from a parent or guardian, a superintendent may transfer students from one school in the district to another. The county school board can also transfer students from one school district to another.[18]

Schools

High schools[19]

Middle schools[20]

Elementary schools[21]

Alternative schools

Career and Technical[22]

Former Schools

Former High Schools

References

  1. ↑ School Board members
  2. ↑ AARP Bulletin, "Issues threaten shortfall in Kanawha school budget, February 10, 2010
  3. ↑ Great Schools Kanawha County Schools - spending per pupil
  4. ↑ West Virginia Department of Education - Kanawha County Schools - Adequate Yearly Progress
  5. ↑ West Virginia Department of Education - NCLB Data List by County
  6. ↑ WVDOE - NCLB History
  7. ↑ West Virginia Department of Education - WESTEST 2 Overview
  8. ↑ WVDOE - WESTEST2/APTA Assessment Data - School Year 2008-09
  9. ↑ http://www.aft.org/
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/350958765059614/
  11. ↑ http://www.aft.org/affiliate/04444
  12. ↑ http://wv.aft.org/
  13. ↑ http://wvaflcio.org/
  14. ↑ http://www.wvsspa.org/
  15. ↑ http://www.wvsspa.org/history
  16. ↑ Kanawha County Education Association
  17. ↑ Center for Education Reform, National Charter School Directory - West Virginia
  18. ↑ Great Schools, Barbour County Schools - Know your school choice options in West Virginia
  19. ↑ http://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/kcs11/index.php/high-schools
  20. ↑ http://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/kcs11/index.php/middle-schools
  21. ↑ http://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/kcs11/index.php/elementary-schools
  22. ↑ http://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/kcs11/index.php/career-a-technical
  23. ↑ South Charleston High School

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