Hancock County Superintendent Dan Enich said the school system is following the WV School Board directive in abiding by the State Code that only allows for medical exemptions for those vaccines required to enter school. Enich responded to questions posed prior to the beginning of the school Board meeting Monday.
While battles rage on in the Courts down State as to whether to follow Gov. Morrisey’s Executive Order on increasing exemptions to include religious exemptions, Enich said there have only been a few requests.
Enich emphasized, however, that “We follow the directive of the State Board of Education.”
The Board entered into a meal contractual agreement with the Children’s Academy for the 25-26 school year.
Permission was given to start a Kindness Club at Oak Glen Middle.
Oak Glen High Baseball Team was given permission to travel to Myrtle Beach on March 30 and return April 2,,
The Board addressed the following personnel issues:
**Accepted the resignation of Tyler Warrick as PE teacher at Weir High, effective Sept. 16, 2025;
**Accepted the resignation of Tierra Woolmaker, effective immediately, substitute teacher, countywide;
**Approved an unpaid leave of absence , Aug. 17, 2025, through Jan. 5, 2026 for Karly Ford, Speech, Language Pathologist countywide;
**Approved an unpaid leave of absence Aug 19, 2025 through Jan. 5, 2026 for McClay Toomey Pre-School, New Manchester Elementary;
** Approved the following assignments for the coming school year: Casey Patterson, substitute teacher, countywide; Hailey Deagal, substitute teacher, countywide; Alexis DeMarco, Substitute Speech-Langage Pathologist, countywide, and Sabrina Sauer, Substitute Speech-Language Pathologist, countywide:
**Assigned LaDonna Smith as a certified mentor for the JDRIV Career Center;
**Approved for teaching in lieu of planning period were: Janet Arehart, Financial Algebra, OGHS; Laura McMillin, English 12, OGHS; Carrie Gillette, Special Ed., WHS; Adam Howell, Civics, OGHS; Stacy Swartzmiller, Spec. Ed., OGHS; Kayla Violet, Special Ed., WHS;
**Approved as service personnel substitutes were Cassandra Butto, sub. aide; Tabitha Lane, substitute aide; and Margaret Jarmigan, sub. aide;
**After a brief executive session, the Board approved the following Coaching assignments at the following schools:
Oak Glen High School:
**Strength & Conditioning – TJ Miller
**Boys Basketball Head – Jerry Everly
**Boys Basketball Assistant: Jake McElhaney
**Boys Basketball Assistant – Mike Lanigan
**Girls’ Basketball Head- Ryan Wells
**Girls Basketball Assistants- Ashley Tharp and Steve Craid
**Wrestling Head – Josh Cornell
**Wrestling Assistants -Pat McGillan, Ty Logston and Shane Logston and assistant-unpaid volunteer Mike Witherow;
**Swimming Head – Bonnie Wiley
**Swimming Assistant – Rachelle Jenkins
**Head Archery – Clayton Flowers’
Oak Glen Middle School:
**Boys’ Basketball Assistant- Ken McElhaney and Matt Cashdollar;
**Girls’ Basketball Assistant – Jared Eckleberry and Scott Liittle;
**Wrestling head – Camden Barr
**Archery Head – Jennifer Hardy
Weir Middle School
**Boys Basketball Assistant – Jason Angle
**Boys Basketball Assistant -Scott Cook
**Unpaid Volunteer – Jason Mencely
**Girls Basketball Assistant – Ashley Bell
**Girls Basketball Assistant – Megan Dziadyk
Weir High
**Strength & Conditioning – Quincey Wilson
**Boys’ Basketball Assistant -Troy Whitaker
**Assistant – T.J. Haught’
**Unpaid Assistant -Larry Hood
Girls Basketball Head – Richard Stead
Assistant – Reagan Stead
Assistant – Raymond Case
Wrestling Assistant – Tom Taylor
Unpaid/Assistant – Perry Miotlowski
Unpaid/Assistant – Shawn Young
Unpaid/Volunteer -Shawn Young
Unpaid/volunteer – Reese Willis’
Swimming Head -Jason Bennett
Assistant – Erica Bennett
Bowling Head – Scott Montgomery
Unpaid/volunteer – Charlie Whitman
**Approved as substitutes for the year were Cassandra Butto, substitute aide; Tabitha Lane, substitute aide; and Margaret Jarnigan , substitute cook;
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