Tag: West Virginia Next Generation Standards

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.

Department of Education Continues Academic Standards Meetings

The West Virginia Department of Education is set to hold a meeting tonight at Marshall about academic standards in the state.

It’s the latest in a series of town hall-style meetings being held around the state. They’ll examine the West Virginia Next Generation Standards for grades K-12. The meeting starts at 6:30 in the Memorial Student Center on Marshall’s campus.

The Department of Education will hold the next meeting in South Charleston on the Bridge Valley Community and Technical College campus. It’s scheduled for 6:30 pm on September 10th. Meetings are also planned at Concord University on the 17th, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College on the 20th, West Liberty University on the 22nd and Shepherd University on the 29th.

The meetings are part of an effort to gather public input that began in July. The Department of Education is looking for feedback on English language arts and mathematics standards.

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