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Fayette Board OKs School Closings, Grade Reconfigurations

Fayette County would close several existing school buildings under a plan approved by the county Board of Education.

The board agreed on the plan Tuesday to close schools, transfer students and reconfigure grade levels to reduce the number of public schools from 18 to 11. Most of the closings involve elementary schools.

Under the plan, which must be approved by the state Board of Education, Meadow Bridge High School would close at the end of the 2018-19 school year and its students would attend either Midland Trail High or Greenbrier West High in Greenbrier County.

Midland Trail High School would become a sixth- through 12th-grade school.

Fayetteville and Valley high schools would convert to kindergarten through eighth grade, while older students would attend other high schools.

Board Oks Fayette County Plan to Conslidate 11 Schools

West Virginia school officials have approved Fayette County’s plan to trim 18 schools down to 11.

The West Virginia School Building Authority voted unanimously Monday in favor of the consolidation plan following a nine-month review of Fayette County Schools. The vote means Superintendent Michael Martirano will be able to start asking the SBA for money.

Martirano plans in December to ask the authority for $22.6 million, to complement $17 million provided by Fayette’s school system.

SBA Executive Director David Sneed said the SBA’s conducted its most thorough analysis ever prior to the vote.

In addition to going from 18 schools to 11, the county will change grade configurations and preserve only two existing high schools: Midland Trail and Oak Hill.

Fayette Board of Education Supports Plan to Fix Facilities

The Fayette County Board of Education has passed a resolution in support of proposed changes to a plan to fix education facilities there.

The Register-Herald reports the board passed the resolution Monday in a 4-1 vote.

The resolution states that a proposed amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan would correct many of the issues that exist with the county’s school buildings. It also says that its purpose was to give students the opportunity to be in an environment that’s safe and conducive to learning.

The changes to the facilities plan adopted by the board include closing more than 10 schools in the county, building and renovating at least three facilities and sending some students to schools outside of the county school district.

The amended plan was developed by the state School Building Authority after a capitol planning committee established goals and criteria for the reconfiguring of the schools.

The West Virginia Board of Education is in control of Fayette County Schools. 

Fayette Board of Education Supports Plan to Fix Facilities

The Fayette County Board of Education has passed a resolution in support of proposed changes to a plan to fix education facilities.

The Register-Herald reports that the board passed the resolution on Monday in a 4-1 vote.

The resolution states that the amendment to the Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan would correct many of the issues that exist with the county’s education facilities. It also says that its purpose was to give students the opportunity to be in an environment that’s safe and conductive to learning.

The plan was developed by the School Building Authority after a capitol planning committee established goals and criteria for the reconfiguring of the schools.

Board member Darrin McGuffin called the proposed plan the most comprehensive the county has had in decades.

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