Upshur County Data
Demographic Information
Student Enrollment
- Elementary: 7 schools, 1803 students
- Middle: 1 school, 805 students
- Secondary: 1 school, 1059 students
Number of professional student support staff:
- Counselors: 10
- Nurses: 3
- Psychologists: 1
- Student Social & Emotional Support Specialist: 4.5
Student Support Contact Information
- 21st CCLC Afterschool
Millie Michael - Communities In Schools
Melinda Stewart - Foster Care
Jodie Akers - WV Guideposts to Graduation
Garrett Friend, Buckhannon HS - School Counselors
Eddie Vincent - School Nurses
Lori Jestice - WV Family Engagement
Sara Lewis-Stankus
Social and Emotional/Behavior Supports
Programs/Curricula:
- Alternative Behavior Educator (ABE)
- Body Safety Education
- Capturing Kids’ Hearts
- Common Sense Education: Cyber Safety
- Girls on the Run
- Leader in Me/7 Habits
- Love and Logic
- PAX Good Behavior Program
- Safe Schools Online
- Second Step Curriculum
- Talking About Touching, A Personal Safety Curriculum
Mental Health/Trauma Supports
- Grant funding for mental health spaces in all schools
- Handle with Care
- PREPaRE Model Crisis Intervention – 2 professional student support staff trained
- Trauma Informed Schools Training
Support for At-Risk Students
- Communities In Schools (CIS)
3 sites - WV Guideposts to Graduation
1 site - Homeless Grant /
McKinney Vento
Prevention
WV Prevention First – Prevention Lead Organizations
Programs/Curricula:
- CATCH My Breath E-Cigarette & JUUL Prevention
- RAZE
- Second Step Curriculum
- Tar Wars
- Too Good for Drugs
Community Partnerships/Initiative
- 21st CCLC Afterschool Programs
1 site - School Based Health Center
7 sites - WV Family Engagement Grant
2 sites
Funding Sources
- 21st CCLC Afterschool Programs
- Communities In Schools
- WV Guideposts to Graduation
- McKinney Vento Federal Grant
- ReClaimWV Grant Funding
- Substance Abuse Block Grant
- WV Family Engagement Grant