McDowell County Schools

Nov 7 2025 Bus 2601 J Kennedy will NOT run. However, Bus 172 (B Hess) will pick up students at the mouth of Estep Ridge at 7AM. Students will be dropped back off at 3:20PM Bus 200 (M Kennedy) will pick up students below S&M at 7:25AM. Students will be dropped back off at 3:10PM

K-8 Teachers of Math Excited to share Math Minds of McDowell Virtual Hours launches today 5:00–6:00 PM! This bi-weekly space is designed to support i-Ready or math instruction. Coach Karl

Nov 6 2025 Bus 2601 Joe Kennedy will NOT run tomorrow. We hope families can transport scholars for learning.

Nov 4, 2025 Bus 2601 Joe Kennedy will NOT run tomorrow. We hope families can transport scholars for learning.

Nov 3, 2025 Bus 2402 Delmar Snead will NOT run tomorrow. We hope families can transport scholars for learning.

Nov 3, 2025 Bus 182 Randall McCoy will NOT run. We hope families can transport scholars to school.

10/30/25 CES and MV Bus 2301 Ann Lee will not run today. Please try to transport scholars to and from school for learning.

Bus 2401 J Deshazo Due to Railroad Construction we need all Burke Mtn & Brick Rd families to meet bus at the old Telemedia Bldg at 3:25.

Oct 28 2025 Bus 182 Randall McCoy will NOT be able to run tomorrow. We hope you can transport our scholars to school for learning.

This month's FAC Meeting for families will be held tomorrow at Board Office 10:30AM. Lunch will follow meeting. We hope to see you there!

MCS Home Visiting Project Required kick off meeting tomorrow on Monday Oct 27 at 6:00PM on TEAMs. Link is on the county website under NEWS. ** We have made so changes so everyone will need to complete this meeting to participate. Due to decreased funding we will need fo prioritize participation to the following groups pending enrollment : Elem- PK-5 Teachers and ECCATs Secondary - Teachers

RV and SRMS Families We want to be transparent as always and share that there has been a residual smell coming from the boiler room on campus today. Our maintenance team is on site and has completed thorough walkthroughs of the building. The minimal smell is contained to a small area, and as a precaution, administrators have temporarily moved students and staff from those spaces until the air circulation fully clears the area. Please know that students and staff are safe, learning continues as normal, and the school remains on its regular schedule. We’ll continue to monitor the situation closely and appreciate your understanding.

10/22 2401 James Deshazo No Keystone or Burke Mt stops this morning. We will pick up Maitland bottom from another driver. 2401 WILL run this afternoon if families can transport scholars to school.

MCS Admin have been working this evening with the MC Health Dept to ensure we follow guidelines for cooking, handwashing, and bottled water drinking at IES while under boil water advisory. Please know a plan is in place that has been approved with the Health Dept. Menus may change for the remainder of the week.

Career Tech Center Update
The Welch Gas Company has completed its inspection, and the building has been deemed safe and clear from a natural gas leak. The smell originated from an automotive project in that lab.

Students and staff have returned to the building, and the school day has resumed as normal. The staff are moving students to areas where you cannot smell the odor until it clears.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we ensured the safety of everyone on campus.

#SafetyFirst #CareerTechCenter

Out of an abundance of caution, all students and staff have been moved outside of the building due to a smell of gas detected in one area of the facility at the Career Tech Center.

The Welch Gas Company is currently on campus conducting an inspection to ensure everything is safe.

All students are safe with their teaching staff and administration.

We will provide updates as soon as more information is available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we prioritize the safety of everyone on campus.

#SafetyFirst #CareerTechCenter

OCT 17 RV SS SRMS Bus 2102 A Rowe will NOT be running tomorrow. Please try to bring students for learning.

10/16/25 CES MVHS Bus 191 Donna Hale not running. Parents please transport children to school. Bus 163 sub Ricky Gilliam will not be running. However, we have awesome drivers who are able to pick up those students but will be 10-15 min late.

Oct 15, 2025 CES MV Bus 191 - Donna Hale will not run on Wednesday. Please try to transport your scholars to school for instruction.