Sept. 19, 2008

Officers are Bringing Safety and Prevention to Our Schools
From The Governor’s Desk: A weekly column by Gov. Joe Manchin

Contact: Lara Ramsburg, 304-558-2000

Knowing that our children are as safe as possible while they are in the care of others is one of the most comforting feelings a person can have as a parent.В  With the school year in full-swing, it most likely means that our young people are spending the majority of their day under the guidance and supervision of school personnel.В  Student safety is one responsibility that our school officials must maintain each day in order to provide a quality learning environment. (more…)

The Pike County School System has plans to soon implement a warning system that will alert parents in the event of a school emergency.

“We hope that implementation will take place within the next couple of weeks,” Superintendent Mark Bazzell said. “We’re in the process of taking the data that we have at each school and reviewing that data and cleaning up that data so we have a good starting point for an initial test.” (more…)

Apr 07, 2008 @ 08:55 PM

By BILL ROSENBERGER

The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON — Jedd Flowers isn’t a teacher and he doesn’t run a school, but he plays a big part in the day-to-day operations of Cabell County Schools.

Flowers, the county’s communications director since 2000, is responsible not only for creating news releases and serving as a spokesperson, but he also oversees marketing, Web site content, emergency and internal communications, video and advertising. (more…)

An attempted break in at the Milton Water Plant brings out Homeland Security Officials and evacuation of schools.

See how WARN notification assists in the evacuation.

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Utilizing the WARN for Schools System, Superintendent sends a message to parents showing that the county school board is taking threat of staph infection seriously. On Tuesday evening, October 23rd, 2007. Twenty four thousand eight hundred and fifty six (more…)

Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Survey Indicates Most Public School Entities Have Safety Plans that Lack Critical Elements
HARRISBURG (May 23, 2007) – Auditor General Jack Wagner said today that his (more…)

Kanawha County Middle and Elementary School Principals and Secretaries received certification training from Software Computer Groups Incorporated (SWCG). (more…)

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Wayne County Schools uses “WARN for Schools” to notify parents and guardians of early dismissal, due to forthcoming inclement weather. (more…)

Using data imported from WVEIS, WARN broadcasted thousands of calls to the parents of nine schools. Over one thousand five hundred calls were made which left a message that the call was a test of a new notification system. (more…)