Board of Education

The McDowell County Board of Education is responsible for operating the McDowell County School System in compliance with state laws and within the policies and regulations as set forth by the West Virginia Board of Education. The goals of the Board are to provide the very best educational opportunities possible for more than 2,700 students enrolled in McDowell County Schools.

The Board has executive, legislative, and judicial authority granted by law. Primarily, the Board concerns itself with the policies that govern local schools, and the superintendent and administrative staff are responsible to administer those policies.

The Superintendent is appointed by the Board. Board officers include the President and Vice-President, who presides in the President's absence. The President presides at all meetings, signs legal documents on behalf of the Board, serves as official spokesman for the Board, and performs other similar duties as prescribed by law. Officers are elected biannually. The McDowell County Board of Education members receive $160.00 dollars per meeting up to forty (40) meetings per fiscal year.

The McDowell County Board of Education consists of five members who are elected by the voters of our county in a nonpartisan election. The members are elected and serve alternating four-year terms. The McDowell County Superintendent of Schools serves as the Secretary to the Board.