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| {{School district transparency checklist |
| | '''Jefferson County Schools''' is a [[West Virginia school districts|school district]] in [[West Virginia]]. |
| Rating = {{Rating3}} |
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| Taxes = {{no (Sunshine Review)}} |
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| Budget = {{partial}} |
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| Meetings = {{yes}} |
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| Elected Officials = {{yes}} |
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| Administrative Officials = {{yes}} |
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| Contracts = {{no (Sunshine Review)}} |
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| Audits = {{no (Sunshine Review)}} |
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| Public records = {{no (Sunshine Review)}} |
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| Academic performance = {{no (Sunshine Review)}} |
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| Background checks = {{no (Sunshine Review)}} |
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| }}{{tnr}}'''Jefferson County Schools''' is a [[West Virginia school districts|school district]] in [[West Virginia]].
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| ==Website evaluation==
| | {{West Virginia schools}} |
| : ''Main article: [[Evaluation of West Virginia school district websites]]''
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| ===The good===
| | [[Category:School districts in West Virginia]] |
| * School board members are listed with contact information.<Ref>[http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=12007&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-5798 School Board]</ref>
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| *Meeting schedule<ref>[http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/components/calendar/calendar.php?sectiondetailid=503&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-6000 Meetings]</ref>, minutes, and agendas are available.<ref>[http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=255&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-6695 Minutes/Agendas]</ref>
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| *Administrative officials are listed with contact information.<ref>[http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=50514&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-5768 Directory]</ref>
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| ===The bad===
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| * Budget summary is posted, full details are not available.<ref>[http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=50440& Budget]</ref>
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| *Does not provide information on taxes, contracts, audits, and background checks.
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| *No information is available on how to make [[West Virginia Freedom of Information Act|public record requests]].
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| ==Board of education==
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| The School Board is made up of five members, each elected to a four year term in a nonpartisan election. Current members:<ref>[http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=12007&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-5798 School Board members]</ref>
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| | Pete Dougherty || President ||
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| | Gary Kable || Vice-President ||
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| | Mariland Dunn Lee || Member ||
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| | Alan Sturm || Member ||
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| | Scott Sudduth || Member ||
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| Susan Wall is the Superintendent.
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| ==Budget==
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| The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2010 is $79,584,597.<ref>[http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=50440& '' Jefferson County Board of Education'' - Statement of Estimated Revenues and Expenditures FY 2010]</ref>
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| ===Per Pupil Spending===
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| For 2006-2007, Jefferson County spent $8,931 per pupil. The state average was $9,611.<ref>[http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/wv/district-profile/20#finance ''Great Schools'' Jefferson County Schools - spending per pupil]</ref>
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| ==Academic performance==
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| ===No Child Left Behind===
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| For the 2008-2009 school year, Jefferson was ranked as being "Below AYP - Status
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| Needs Improvement in One Or More Accountability Cells."<ref>[http://wveis.k12.wv.us/nclb/Profiles/AYP_status_c.cfm?cn=037&sn=999&sy=09 ''West Virginia Department of Education'' - Jefferson County Schools - Adequate Yearly Progress]</ref> They did not meet AYP standards for 2008 or 2007 either.<ref>[http://wveis.k12.wv.us/nclb/public09/replistc.cfm?xrep=1 ''West Virginia Department of Education'' - NCLB Data List by County]</ref>
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| '''Adequate Yearly Progress'''<ref>[http://wveis.k12.wv.us/nclb/public09/replistch.cfm ''WVDOE'' - NCLB History]</ref>
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| ! Year
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| ! Number of schools meeting AYP
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| ! Percentage of schools meeting AYP
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| | 2009 || No || 11 || 73.3%
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| | 2008 || No || 10 || 76.9%
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| | 2007 || No || 10 || 76.9%
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| | 2006 || No || 10 || 76.9%
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| ===WESTEST 2===
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| WESTEST (West Virginia Educational Standards Test) 2 is defined by the WVDOE as "a custom-designed assessment for West Virginia students. The individual content assessments measure a student’s levels of performance on clearly defined standards and objectives and skills."<ref>[http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/westest_index.html ''West Virginia Department of Education'' - WESTEST 2 Overview]</ref>
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| '''WESTEST 2/APTA Assessment (2008-09)'''<ref>[http://wveis.k12.wv.us/nclb/pub/assessment/grade3readingC.cfm ''WVDOE'' - WESTEST2/APTA Assessment Data - School Year 2008-09]</ref>
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| | Math || 62.60%
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| | RLA || 65.64%
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| | Science || 63.20%
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| | Social Studies || 65.51%
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| ==Unions==
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| The [[Jefferson County Education Association, West Virginia|Jefferson County Education Association]] (JCEA) is the teacher's union for this school district.<ref>[http://www.wvea.org/about/localaffiliates.aspx West Virginia Education Association - Local Affiliates]</ref> Rhonda Reynolds is the President. It is a local affiliate of the [[West Virginia Education Association]].
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| ==School choice==
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| West Virginia is one of 10 states that does not have a charter school law.<ref>[http://www.charterschoolsearch.com/stateprofile.cfm?&state_id=49 ''Center for Education Reform,'' National Charter School Directory - West Virginia]</ref>
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| By written request from a parent or guardian, a superintendent may transfer students from one school in the district to another. The county school board can also transfer students from one school district to another.<ref>[http://www.greatschools.org/west-virginia/philippi/Barbour-County-Schools/ ''Great Schools,'' Barbour County Schools - Know your school choice options in West Virginia]</ref>
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| {{wikipedia entry}}
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1 Jefferson County Schools official site]
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| *[http://wvde.state.wv.us/ed_directory/office.html?office_id=37 West Virginia Department of Education - Jefferson County schools]
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| *[http://www.wvschools.com/ West Virginia Schools and Education Online]
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| *[http://www.publicschoolreview.com/county_schools/stateid/WV/county/54037 Public School Review district profile]
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| *[http://west-virginia.schooltree.org/Jefferson-County-Schools.html Schooltree district profile]
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| *[http://www.greatschools.org/west-virginia/charles-town/Jefferson-County-Schools/ Great Schools district profile]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist|2}}
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| {{West Virginia school districts}}
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| {{West Virginia (Sunshine Review)}}
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| [[category:Rated West Virginia school districts]]
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| [[Category:School districts in West Virginia]]
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