Preston County Schools will be hosting a meeting for individuals interested in assisting with the promotion of an excess levy to be possibly run in May of 2024. The meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM at the Preston County BOE offices. All interested citizens may attend. Please contact Mr. Brad Martin with any questions at (304) 329-0580 ext. 225.
Students in PreK and Kindergarten Group 2 will begin school tomorrow, Tuesday, August 29. If you need information on your child's group, please contact your school. All PreK and Kindergarten students will begin their regular, daily schedule on Wednesday, August 30th.
Preston County Schools is actively seeking at least one or two Preston High School 11th or 12th grade students who would be interested in serving as a student representative on the Board of Education for the 2023-24 school year. Interested students need to complete the application found at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/yjbfw5z9. Completed applications need to be emailed to Mr. Brad Martin at brrmarti@k12.wv.us by Monday, September 11, 2023.
Students in PreK and Kindergarten Group 1 will begin school Monday, August 28. If you need information on your child's group, please contact your school. All Preston County students in grades 1 - 12 will begin their regular, daily schedule on Monday, August 28.
The professional development schedule for several employee groups is posted on PCS website at https://tinyurl.com/ycy3jda7. Staff without specific PD assignments will work at their schools on school level PD and/or completion of policy 4600 and safe schools training modules.
All Preston County School students in grades 1 - 12 will attend school tomorrow, Thursday, August 24. There will be no school on Friday, August 25. PreK and K will start next week. Reminders calls will go out the evening before.
Let's kick off the 2023 Knights football season with the burning of the "H". Thursday evening at 6 PM at the PHS Football Field. Everyone is welcome! Join us for activities like corn hole and a dunk tank. For a small price, you can dunk a coach, player, or cheerleader. The Kona Ice truck will also be there. Free hotdogs while supplies last. Join the cheerleaders and football players to start the season off right as they travel to Hampshire on Friday night!
Preston County Schools welcomes back grades 1, 3, 6, & 9 tomorrow, Wednesday, August 23. There will no students at Rowlesburg. This group of students will have their 2nd day on Thursday, August 24. The staggered start schedule is available online.
Preston County Schools welcomes back grades 2nd,4th, 7th, and 10th; while Rowlesburg welcomes back Kindergarten through 5th on Tuesday, August 22nd. This same group of students attends their second day on Thursday, August 24 (the staggered start schedule is available online).
Please complete the 2023 - 2024 school year student information form at https://forms.office.com/r/qJcCNbiPNz
This form contains critical information the school needs to educate your child safely and efficiently.
Thank you.
Preston County Schools opens Monday, August 21 with grades 5, 8, 11, & 12 attending school, while Rowlesburg welcomes back grades 6, 7, & 8 on Monday. This same group of students attends their second day on Thursday, August 24 (the staggered start schedule is available online).
Preston County Schools Student Support Services encourages families to be safe online. Know what apps your students are using and be cautious.
SNAPCHAT: Does your child use Snapchat? It's a popular app with teenagers used for creating multimedia messages referred to as "snaps" that consist of a photo or a short video, and can be edited to include filters and effects, text captions, and drawings. While the premise behind the app seems innocent, it can lead to problems if used inappropriately. With school about to start, be sure you are up to speed on all that snapshot offers (good and bad).
Snapchat offers extra protections for 13-to-17-year-olds, including requiring teens to be mutually connected or in their respective phone contacts before they can start communicating.
Please follow the links below to learn more about tools parents can access to learn more about Snapchat safety:
➡️Snap has a set of in-app parental tools called Family Center. The goal of these tools is to help parents get insight into how their teens are using Snapchat, including who they are communicating with and what public content they are viewing. https://values.snap.com/safety/family-center
➡️Easily report concerning accounts to Snap’s 24/7 Trust and Safety team. You can learn more here: https://values.snap.com/safety/safety-reporting
➡️Here is a list of important actions to help protect your teens on Snapchat.
❗️FAMILY AND FRIENDS ONLY: Tell your teen to only invite and accept Friends on Snapchat if they are friends in real life or family members. Encourage them to check their Friends List regularly to make sure they still want to be in touch with each friend.
❗️LOCATION AND PRIVACY SETTINGS: Talk to your teen about their location and privacy settings. At Snapchat, privacy settings are turned on by default, so people can only see the things you want to share, for as long as you want to share them.
❗️IN-APP REPORTING: Make sure your teen knows how to use our in-app reporting tools and that we don’t tell Snapchatters who reported them. These reports go directly to our 24/7 Trust and Safety team to investigate and take appropriate action. We also offer reporting tools on our website for those who don’t use Snapchat – which any parent can easily use.
❗️THINK BEFORE YOU SEND: Remind your teen that, as with sharing anything online, it’s important to be really careful about sending anyone – even a partner or close friend – personal or sensitive images and information. Snaps and Chats may delete by default, but there are ways to capture images from a phone or other device without a person’s consent. This is true despite Snapchat sending a notification in some instances when a screenshot is taken.
❗️JOIN FAMILY CENTER: Make sure you and your teen are signed up for Snapchat’s Family Center.
Preston County Youth Center (PCYC) Announcement: School starts Monday 8/21/23 and so does the after school enrichment program at PCYC. This is a limited enrollment, free program for those that qualify, operated by experienced volunteers, Monday - Friday, 2:30 pm - 6 pm. Parents or guardians need to register at PCYC and get a bus transfer slip from their school or the Preston County Schools Bus Garage (county school bus transportation is limited to West Preston School and Preston High School). Donations are always appreciated. Please stop by PCYC at 87 VIP Drive, Masontown, WV or call Glenn Larew at 304-288-3259.
Preston County Schools will host Open House/Back to School Nights between August 17 and August 24 (dates and times vary by schools). Please visit your school's website or Preston County Schools website News or Events sections for specific school details.
This message is for students/families in the Bruceton area. Due to increased enrollment, the Bruceton bus run that was scheduled to be cut will be reinstated. The new Bruceton bus schedules will be posted on the BOE website today by 3 pm at https://5il.co/w5vz.
The 2023 - 2024 Evening Shuttle Bus Schedule is now posted online at https://5il.co/xi56. Shuttle bus service begins Wednesday, August 16th.
Welcome back! The service personnel PD schedule for August 16-18th and August 25th can be found at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/mt8nv3bk. Aides and all professional staff should sign up for sessions on the 16th at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/yr2a6hmt. This needs to be completed by Saturday, August 12th. To review 8/16/23 session descriptions and to review required sessions to attend, please use the following link: https://tinyurl.com/4rvmdkvk. Thank you!
Preston County Schools in-county transfer (for grades K - 8) emails were distributed today, Thursday, August 10. Please check your email. Questions? Contact Mrs. Laura Shaffer, laura.shaffer@k12.wv.us or call 304-329-0580 ext. 236
Enrolled virtual students: check your Schoology messages. Orientation is required and will be held August 16, 5 - 7 pm in the county office board room (directly behind PHS). Students will complete paperwork, cybersecurity training, pick up their device, and begin classes.
This message is for all Preston County Schools employees. Opening day is Wednesday, August 16 at Knights Stadium. Staff can find details posted on the PCS website or at tinyurl.com/PrestonPD23. Registration for PD sessions closes this Saturday. Welcome Back!
