Tag: West Virginia Education Department

West Virginia Teacher of the Year for 2019 Announced

A fifth-grade teacher has been named West Virginia’s Teacher of the Year for 2019.

The state Education Department said in a news release that Jada Reeves of Bradley Elementary in Mount Hope was presented the award on Thursday. It includes more than $15,000 and the use of a new car.

Reeves said she adores her students and doesn’t know of any other profession as inspiring as education. She will be considered for the National Teacher of the Year Award, which will be announced in April.

Gov. Jim Justice, state Superintendent of Schools Steven Paine, the state Board of Education and representatives from Toyota Motor Manufacturing of West Virginia, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Horace Mann Insurance Solutions, WesBanco and the state lottery presented the award.

West Virginia Education Department Rebuilding Electronic Items

Thousands of unused items like computers, monitors, keyboards and mice are being donated to the West Virginia Education Department for use in schools across the state.

 

The state Education Department says the electronic devices were going into state surplus. But instead, they’re being rebuilt, refurbished and given to schools and libraries across the state for free.

 

It’s part of an initiative called SecondLaunchWV. The state says private organizations such as Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mountaineer Gas and the West Virginia Air National Guard have also recently donated equipment for the program.

 

The initiative is also providing equipment to the state’s 118 public libraries, according to a news release from the state Education Department.

 

The release says the program is 3-years-old and has placed more than 14,000 items in 47 counties – equaling more than $5 million worth of equipment.

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