If you hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education, there are several ways you can become a teacher in West Virginia.

Please visit TeachWV to read about the many different options available. You can also contact the Human Resources Department to discuss which route is the best for you.

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McDowell County Schools900 Mount View RoadWelch, WV 24801Phone: 304-436-8441Fax: 304-436-4041

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Website Accessibility Information

McDowell County Board of Education is committed to ensuring that all information placed on its public website is accessible to individuals with disabilities. The McDowell County Board of Education has begun the process of redesigning its website pages to meet this commitment. In the meantime, if you have a disability and the format of any material on our website interferes with your ability to access the information, please contact jjnorris@k12.wv.us. To enable McDowell County Schools to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of the accessibility problem, the web address of the requested material, your preferred format in which you want to receive the material (electronic format (ASCII, etc.), standard print, large print, etc.) and your contact information.

Grievance Procedure: Title II/Section 504

If you wish to file a complaint about the website under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, please following use this link: Complaint Forms and Information.