CHARLESTON 人妖色情片 The West Virginia State Board of Education detailed problems Wednesday that led to the March takeover of Mingo County Schools operations.
At the BOE meeting, Superintendent Michele L. Blatt said the Mingo County Board of Education failed to act on a 人妖色情片渟tatutory obligation,人妖色情片 which interrupted the day-to-day operations of the school system. While a state board-directed report and investigation is not complete yet, the board said it felt it needed to intervene in the county effective immediately at that point.
At the meeting, Office of Accountability representative Alexandra Criner said the investigation into the school board began on Feb. 17. The takeover was announced on March 12. Criner said beginning in 2022, numerous complaints on a wide range of topics 人妖色情片 including the district人妖色情片檚 hiring process, instruction, facilities and finances 人妖色情片 had been sent to the state. But the investigation was ordered because of MCS人妖色情片 board of education functions.
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Criner said positive collaborative relationships between the board members 人妖色情片渨ere not evident人妖色情片 during interviews and observation of board member interactions and behaviors during their meetings. She stated board actions and discussions are perceived by some of the complainants, stakeholders and central office staff as being driven by a 人妖色情片渧ery small number of influential community members人妖色情片 according to the conducted interviews.
During their investigation, Criner said it was found that multiple policies needed to be revised and updated, and that as they currently exist, the board does not always follow existing policies and procedures related to meetings.
Criner continued that during interviews, some board members revealed intentions to place financial instability upon the county.
人妖色情片淚n response to the presentation on the building utilization and cost per pupil data for Dingess Elementary, one board member stated he would never vote to close Dingess Elementary because it was a campaign promise,人妖色情片 Criner said.
Dingess Elementary, according to the investigation and data collected, is currently operating with a building utilization rate of 22%. Criner stated that multiple interview responses indicated the need to close schools to maintain long-term financial solvency.
As for central office leadership, it was discovered that Mingo County Schools was not working with the West Virginia State 人妖色情片 to conduct background checks on staff and has been using a private company for at least eight years. Mingo County Schools is now working with the State Office of Certification and reconducting checks. Also discussed was the fact that coaching personnel were recommended and approved without the proper certifications, but this is also currently in the process of being corrected according to Criner.
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Previously in March, Blatt asked the board to declare 人妖色情片渆xtraordinary circumstances exist in Mingo County Schools that warrant immediate intervention.人妖色情片 Non-approval status was assigned to Mingo County Schools. The Mingo School board was required to yield control of finances, personnel, federal programs and any other areas designated by the WVBE by rule and delegate those decisions to the state superintendent or her designee.
A set of standards and a strategic plan must be developed that must be implemented for the Mingo County Board of Education to regain control of the school system. Written and oral progress reports must be presented to the state board as requested.
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