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Randolph BOE takes a look at George Ward improvements

Submitted photo Construction on five additional classrooms at George Ward Elementary School was recently completed. Randolph County Board of Education members and county officials held their regular board meeting at George Ward Tuesday to showcase the project.

MILL CREEK — County school officials invited parents and community members to an open house at George Ward Elementary School to showcase the school’s improvements.

The Board of Education held their regular meeting at George Ward Tuesday evening to allow people in the community to check on the construction recently completed on five additional classrooms at the school.

Superintendent Gabe Devono said, “After consolidating two schools, I felt we needed to ask the (state School Board Authority) for funds to have additional classrooms completed.”

He went on to explain the additional classrooms will help to better accommodate students following school consolidations made by the county in recent years.

Funding for these additions came from the West Virginia School Board Authority.

Also during Tuesday’s regular meeting:

• School-based Probation Officer Katrina Thompson and Circuit Court Judge David Wilmoth offered a report to the board addressing truancy related matters in the county.

In 2015, the West Virginia State Legislature mandated that every county in the state develop a truancy diversion program.

According to the Office of the Governor, Senate Bill 393, enacted in 2015, would introduce truancy diversion specialists in each of the state’s counties in order to provide early intervention services to students.

Devono noted funding for the county’s program comes from grant monies.

• The board voted to accept the resignation of Gina McCauley, service personnel employee.

McCauley, 37, of Beverly, was recently charged with one felony count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

During a traffic stop, McCauley was found in possession of methamphetamine, pills and a firearm, according to documents filed in Randolph County Magistrate Court, regarding the incident. During the traffic stop, according to the arrest report, McCauley told law officers “I’m a nurse for the board of education….”

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