Last Stop of the West Virginia Next Generation Standards Tour to Hit Shepherd University

The final stop of the statewide West Virginia Next Generation Standards tour will be Tuesday, September 29 at Shepherd University.

Tuesday’s meeting is the last of eight stops. This tour is designed to give the people of the state a chance to ask questions about the Next Generation Standards. These Standards are part of the Academic Spotlight community evaluation, which was started by State Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano.

Representatives from the West Virginia Department of Education, the West Virginia Board of Education, and Shepherd University will be in attendance.

The meeting is free and open to the public and will be held at 6:30 pm in the auditorium of Erma Ora Byrd Hall at Shepherd University.

Author: Liz McCormick

Liz is WVPB's Webmaster/Digital Coordinator and Eastern Panhandle Bureau Chief, based in Shepherdstown, WV on Shepherd University's campus. Liz is a native of Charleston, West Virginia. She received a M.A. in Strategic Communication from American University in 2022 and a B.A. in Communication and New Media from Shepherd in 2014. Prior to her role as webmaster, Liz was WVPB's Eastern Panhandle reporter from 2014-2022, the House of Delegates reporter on "The Legislature Today" from 2015-2017, and she covered K-12/higher education from 2020-2022. Liz has also worked as a technical assistant and associate producer on "The Legislature Today." View all posts by Liz McCormick