Lewis County Schools (West Virginia)
Lewis County Schools | |
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Superintendent | Dr. Robin Lewis |
School board | Lewis County Board of Education |
Chair of the board | Jim Flesher (Interim President) |
Lewis County Schools is the operating school district within Lewis County, West Virginia. It is governed by the Lewis County Board of Education, of which the Superintendent is Dr. Robin Lewis.
Schools
High school
- Lewis County High School John Whiston, Principal. Over 600 Students Enrolled. [1]
Middle school
- Robert L. Bland Middle School. Julie Smith, Principal. Over 600 students enrolled.[2]
Elementary schools
- Leading Creek Elementary School. Joint school with the Gilmer County Board of Education.
- Jane Lew Elementary School. Denise Sprouse, Principal. Over 300 students enrolled.[3]
- Peterson-Central Elementary School. Steven Hall, Principal. Over 460 students enrolled.[4]
- Roanoke Elementary School. Over 140 students enrolled.[5]
Polk Creek Elementary School was closed and sold in an auction earlier in 2005. The closure of the school relocated over 80 youth to Peterson-Central and Jane Lew Elementary Schools.
Controversies
The West Virginia Human Rights Commission is investigating charges that Rhonda Bennett, a preschool teacher at Peterson-Central Elementary School, used a biracial child as a lesson prop and told schoolmates that the child had been adopted. Joseph Mace, superintendent of Lewis County schools, refused to return phone calls and e-mails from The Associated Press but acknowledged the incident to a local television station.[1]
Lewis County Board of Education
The Lewis County Board of Education is governed by five elected members over a four-year term in office.[2]
Current members
As of June 2020, the Board of Education consists of the following elected members:[2]
Name | Position |
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Jim Flesher | Interim President |
Paul Derico | — |
Mike Holden | — |
Connie Clem-Riffle | — |
Phyllis Hinterer | — |
External links
References
- ^ "Mother says teacher 'exploited' child" Archived 2007-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, Eternia.com, December 7, 2006
- ^ a b "Lewis County Board of Education". lewisboe.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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