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Wetzel County Schools board approves staff reassignment after executive session
Summary
After an executive session on personnel, the board unanimously approved a change in assignment for a listed theater teacher to a social studies position at New Martinsville School for the 2025-26 year and advanced multiple personnel postings as the staffing process continues.
The Wetzel County Schools board met in executive session Tuesday under the personnel code to discuss a pulled personnel item and, upon returning to open session, voted unanimously to approve a change in assignment.
The motion to approve the reassignment (moved by Mrs. Bonner and seconded by Mrs. Nice) covered the change of a theater teacher assignment at Payton City/Magnolia to a social studies teacher position at New Martinsville School, effective with the 2025-26 school year; the motion carried unanimously.
During the public portion of the meeting Superintendent Porter summarized the district's staffing process following consolidation-related displacements: the district posted 55 jobs, reported an initial set of over 48 affected professional staff reduced to nine still affected at the time of the meeting, and said 30 additional positions would be posted soon. The superintendent reminded trustees of an April 1 personnel-notice deadline and an April 29 date for board approvals tied to that process.
Lisa Summers, speaking for WBA, asked the board to re-check recommendations and hiring procedures, alleging in some cases interviews were not held and more qualified displaced staff may have been overlooked. The board voted to approve the remainder of personnel items on the agenda (with one item pulled for discussion and handled in executive session as noted).
Why it matters: The district is implementing a multi-stage staffing process tied to consolidation and is making assignments while following personnel code procedures; the board's actions affect which displaced employees retain district positions going into the next school year.
What's next: The superintendent indicated further postings and transfer/bidding rounds will continue; the board will consider remaining approvals at upcoming meetings.
