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Wyoming County Schools leaders present FY 2026 strategic plan, highlight ag mobile lab and volunteer program
Summary
Cara Halsey Mitchell presented the district’s FY 2026 strategic plan to the Wyoming County Schools Board, highlighting goals on educator effectiveness, safety, and a planned Ag on the Move mobile STEM lab for elementary students; board received the plan and a recommendation to adopt it.
The Wyoming County Schools Board on Tuesday heard a presentation of the district’s proposed FY 2026 strategic plan and received a recommendation to adopt the document.
Cara Halsey Mitchell, who led the plan’s development team, walked board members through the packet, saying the first 41 pages contain a comprehensive needs assessment and that goals begin on page 42, including targets for English language arts and math. Mitchell noted goal 2 focuses on school climate with strategies for educator effectiveness, student enrichment, technology and safety; many proposed actions are tagged as "pending funding availability" because federal grant guidance was still evolving when the plan was submitted.
Mitchell told the board the plan includes a new feature for next year: the West Virginia Farm Bureau Foundation’s Ag on the Move mobile lab. "We will have the ag lab here next spring for our elementary students," she said, describing scheduled STEM projects grounded in agriculture.
She also described an "Honored Educators" volunteer program intended to recruit retired teachers for short, structured activities in classrooms—reading to students, assisting with arts and crafts or helping teachers with bulletin boards—while maintaining background checks and other volunteer requirements.
Superintendent Henry commended Mitchell’s leadership in assembling the plan and emphasized that anything spending federal dollars was incorporated into the document. He and board members discussed the plan’s funding tags and how the district would proceed if particular grants and federal funds are not confirmed.
The superintendent recommended the board consider the FY 2026 strategic plan; a motion to accept the recommendation was made and seconded, and the board signaled approval by voice vote.
The plan’s presenters asked board members to review the comprehensive needs assessment and noted the district is awaiting feedback from the state department of education on the submitted plan. The strategic plan will guide district priorities for the coming school year and indicate proposed action steps for departments and schools.
