The Purple Star Award is a designation assigned to schools which display a special commitment to supporting military children and their families. Common Ground Partners review applications and the West Virginia Department of Education issues awards to schools meeting the award’s eligibility criteria. Schools receiving the award are issued an official certificate and additional electronic materials which may be used to pridefully display their status as a military-friendly school throughout the building. This award contributes to our partnership‘s efforts to build strong bonds between schools, military service members, and community organizations which meet the specialized needs of our children and enhance the success of all students.
To learn how your school or school district may become recognized for a three-year period (the present school year and following two school years) with the Purple Star Award, please review the application below or contact WVDE Coordinator, Mr. Robert Mellace at rmellace@k12.wv.us or 1-833-627-2833.
Press Releases
- First Class of Purple Star Award Recipients – December 7, 2021
- Second Class of Purple Star Award Recipients – May 12, 2022
- Third Class of Purple Star Award Recipients – May 25, 2023
Research
- National Study of the Purple Star School Designation Program (pdf) – from Columbia University, published in 2020.
- Updated National Study of the Purple Star School Designation Program (pdf) – from Columbia University published in 2023.
Summary
- Summary of the Purple Star Award in West Virginia (pdf) – Published March 2024
Applications
To submit an application for the Purple Star Award of the 2023-24 school year (4th class), the school principal may use their @k12.wv.us account to access and complete the Purple Star Award Application. The application opens on October 26, 2023, and must be submitted no later than April 26, 2024.
Note: If your school has already received the award in a previous class, renewal applications will not become available until the 2024-2025 school year.
Criteria For Purple Star Award Recipients:
Purple Star Schools
- Identify a military family point of contact at the school who successfully completes the required course with a quiz score of 100%. Provide the course certificate to the principal for upload within the school’s application.
- Provide a link to the Common Ground Partnership’s homepage on the school’s website, which features a wide variety of useful resources for military families
- Describe a plan to support military children and their families throughout the three-year period of the award recognition.
- Commit to annually celebrating Purple Up Day, on a day of the school’s choice during the month of April (the Month of the Military Child)
- Provide evidence of officially scheduling or conducting at least two additional types of military support activities during the identified period described on the application. Schools may receive credit for one military support activity if the county board of education issues a resolution or takes documented action in support of military-connected children and their families.
- Principal certification of assurance statements, submitting the application
All school applications are approved by one WVDE staff member and one staff member from a military partner of the Common Ground Partnership.
Purple Star Districts
- Provide a military family point of contact at the county level who completes the required course with a quiz score of 100%. Provide the course certificate to the WVDE via e-mail.
- Provide a link to the Common Ground Partnership’s homepage on the school district’s website.
- The county school board passes a resolution or takes documented action publicizing information about the school system’s support for military students and families.
- All public schools within the county receive(d) a Purple Star Award within the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th class. *Exceptions can be made upon request for alternative learning centers, etc.*
- County official submits an e-mail with documented evidence of meeting all criteria to rmellace@k12.wv.us.
Please contact Mr. Robert Mellace at rmellace@k12.wv.us or Mrs. Electa Crowder at ecrowder@k12.wv.us with any questions. Call 1-304-558-3119 for complete details.
Military Family Point of Contact Training
To access the required training for Military Family Points of Contact seeking the Purple Star Award, click here. The course requires use of an @k12.wv.us account.
Once a school receives the Purple Star Award, the Military Family Point of Contact will begin receiving regular correspondence about opportunities to collaborate with military partners, participate in professional development in meeting the needs of military connected children and supportive resources available to military families. If a Military Family Point of Contact leaves the school, the principal must provide the WVDE with notification of who will be assuming this role in their absence. Principals may provide Mr. Robert Mellace with this information at rmellace@k12.wv.us.
Newsletters
The following are issues of a newsletter Military Family Points of Contact and administrators of Purple Star Schools receive via e-mail in West Virginia:
- Ninth Issue – April 2024
- Eighth Issue – January 2024
- Seventh Issue – October 2023
- Sixth Issue – April 2023
- Fifth Issue – January 2023
- Fourth Issue – November 2022
- Third Issue – September 2022
- Second Issue – April 2022
- First Issue – February 2022
Purple Star School Introduction Letter
Military Family Points of Contact at Purple Star Schools can download and modify the Purple Star School Intro Letter template, sending it to military families to inform them of their role within the school and resources available to them throughout the year.
Optional Trainings
The following are optional trainings designed to further strengthen the knowledge of Military Family Points of Contact.
Guidance on Identifying Military-Connected Children
To learn how to identify military-connected children using WVEIS 2.0, please review a guidance document with instructions by clicking here.
Webinar Series For 2022-2023
West Virginia county and school staff participated in a webinar series, focusing on assessment-based programs that support the success of all students and meeting the needs of military-connected children.
Common Ground Partnership 2022-2023 Webinar Series Flyer
Webinar Series Topics:
- Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) – Watch the video.
- March2Success (ACT and SAT Supports) – Watch the video.
- Phases of Emotional and Psychological Deployment – Watch the video.
- General Stress and Coping Strategies for Military Kids and Families – Watch the video
- Fostering Resiliency Among Military Kids – Watch the Video
- Resources and Strategies for Combatting Trauma, Grief and/or Loss – Watch the Video
MIC3 Professional Development
The West Virginia Department of Education and Compact Commissioner collaborated with the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3) to offer a free learning session for West Virginia educators covering the basics of MIC3. MIC3 supports successful transitions for military families with children transferring between public schools of different states. These unique provisions of W. Va. Code can make a significant difference in the lives of soldiers as they seek reasonable accommodations related to their active-duty orders.
- Access the MIC3 Professional Development Session (February 28, 2022)
Understanding the Military
Provides a brief explanation of important aspects of military service and the deployment cycle.
- Access the Understanding the Military Video (October 26, 2022)
OneOP.org – Collaborative Connections Webinars
A webinar series occurred on March 29, 2023 – November 15, 2023, focused on the skills needed by professionals working with military-connected students ages 5-22 and their families to successfully collaborate, engage with families, and leverage military and civilian community resources to support each family and their individual needs. These free webinars were recorded and are now free to review.
County Board Resolutions
One of the optional military support activities identified on the Purple Star Award application is that the county school board may pass a resolution publicizing information about the school system’s support for military students and families. School boards seeking examples of resolutions for enhancing collaboration with military organizations and providing supports to military families may use or modify the following documents to fit their needs and plans.
Qualifying resolutions have been issued by County Boards of Education in the following counties:
| County | Date |
|---|---|
| Berkeley | April 4, 2022 |
| Brooke | June 25, 2021 |
| Cabell | March 1, 2022 |
| Greenbrier | April 11, 2023 |
| Kanawha | September 7, 2021 |
| Lewis | February 27, 2023 |
| Marion | September 28, 2021 |
| Mason | February 28, 2023 |
| McDowell | March 6, 2023 |
| Monroe | October 19, 2021 |
| Morgan | October 19, 2021 |
| Pocahontas | October 12, 2021 |
| Putnam | October 18, 2021 |
| Tyler | January 18, 2022 |
| Upshur | November 15, 2022 |
| Wetzel | September 13, 2021 |
Purple Star Award Recipients
Purple Star Districts (with 100% of schools receiving the award)
| County | Award Period | County Military Family Point of Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke | 1st Class, 2021-2024 | Stephanie Zimmer | smduffy@k12.wv.us |
| Kanawha | 1st Class, 2021-2024 | Melissa Ruddle | mruddle@mail.kana.k12.wv.us |
| Pocahontas | 1st Class, 2021-2024 | Rebecca Spencer | raspencer@k12.wv.us |
| Marion | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 | LD Skarzinski | lskarzin@k12.wv.us |
| Monroe | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 | Leigh Boggess | lboggess@k12.wv.us |
| Putnam | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 | Jennifer Campbell | jennifer.hodges@k12.wv.us |
| Wetzel | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 | Ben McPherson | bmcphers@k12.wv.us |
| Cabell | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 | Keith Thomas | rthomas@k12.wv.us |
| Tyler | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 | Abram Highley | ahighley@k12.wv.us |
| Morgan | 3rd Class, 2022-25 | Kristen Tuttle | ktuttle@k12.wv.us |
| Greenbrier | 3rd Class, 2022-25 | Nancy Hanna | nhanna@k12.wv.us |
| Berkeley | 3rd Class, 2022-25 | Tyler Hawn | tyler.hawn@k12.wv.us |
| McDowell | 3rd Class, 2022-25 | Kristy East | keast@k12.wv.us |
| Lewis | 3rd Class, 2022-25 | Amanda Craig | acraig@k12.wv.us |
Please contact your Purple Star School’s military family point of contact before contacting the county’s military family point of contact.
Purple Star Schools
| School Name | County | Name of the Military Family Point of Contact | E-mail of the Military Family Point of Contact | Award Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke High School | Brooke | Meredith Hood | mhood@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Brooke Intermediate School North | Brooke | Emily Stuck | emily.stuck@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Brooke Intermediate School South | Brooke | W. Scott Donohew | Scott.donohew@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Brooke Middle School | Brooke | Linda Burch, Dana Johnson | ljburch@k12.wv.us; dana.johnson@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Brooke Primary School South | Brooke | Heidi Dawson | hdawson@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Brooke Primary School North | Brooke | Tracey Welch | twelch@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| The Bruin Bridge School | Brooke | Mike Lewis | michael.p.lewis@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Milton Middle School | Cabell | Jason Goode | jwgoode@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Lewisburg Elementary School | Greenbrier | Laura Deskins | lbdeskins@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Bridgeport High School | Harrison | Renee Mathews | renee.mathews@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Mountaineer Middle School | Harrison | David Dryden | david.dryden@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| North View Elementary School | Harrison | Kim Secreto | kimberly.secreto@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Simpson Elementary School | Harrison | Jennifer Randolph | Jennifer.Randolph@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Alban Elementary School | Kanawha | Johnna Jacobs | jmjacobs@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Alum Creek Elementary School | Kanawha | Betty Jo Smith | bettysmith@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School | Kanawha | Rhonda Donohoe | rdonohoe@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Andrews Heights Elementary School | Kanawha | Suzanne Armstrong | yarmstrong@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Anne Bailey Elementary School | Kanawha | Jacki Collins | jcollins@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Belle Elementary School | Kanawha | Lori Healy | lhealy@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Kanawha | Nicole McCartney | nlmccartney@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Bridgeview Elementary School | Kanawha | Chantel Hartwell | chartwell@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Capital High School | Kanawha | Timothy Kyer | tkyer@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Carver Career Center | Kanawha | Dawn DeMoss | ddemoss@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | Kanawha | Emily Daniels | efletcher@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Central Elementary School | Kanawha | Whitney Canada | wcanada@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Chamberlain Elementary School | Kanawha | Phoebe McCloud | pmccloud@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Chandler Academy | Kanawha | Patty Waldeck | pwaldeck@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Chesapeake Elementary School | Kanawha | Kim Posey | kposey@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Clendenin Elementary School | Kanawha | Angela Gurski | agurski@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Cross Lanes Elementary School | Kanawha | Nola Willard | nola.willard@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Dunbar Intermediate School | Kanawha | Sara Raines-Wilson | sraines@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Dunbar Middle School | Kanawha | Kandace Ansah | kansah@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Dunbar Primary School | Kanawha | Michelle Adams | madams@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| DuPont Middle School | Kanawha | Larissa Davis | larissadavis@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| East Bank Middle School | Kanawha | Matthew Stonestreet | mstonestreet@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Edgewood Elementary School | Kanawha | Christina Bridgette | cbridgette@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Elk Elementary Center | Kanawha | Jeff Mullins | jmullins@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Elkview Middle School | Kanawha | Ashley McClure | akmcclure@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Flinn Elementary School | Kanawha | Chelsea Lewis | chelsealewis@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Garnet Career Center | Kanawha | Janice Standish | jstandish@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| George C. Weimer Elementary School | Kanawha | Pamela Snead | psnead@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| George Washington High School | Kanawha | Brad McGee | tmcgee@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Grandview Elementary School | Kanawha | Katey Francis-Vir | Kfrancis-vir@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Hayes Middle School | Kanawha | Lindsay Johnson | lindsayjohnson@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Herbert Hoover High School | Kanawha | Matthew Emch | memch@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Holz Elementary School | Kanawha | Lynn Davis | lmdavis@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Horace Mann Middle School | Kanawha | Shandon Tweedy | etweedy@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| John Adams Middle School | Kanawha | Jessica Abshire | jmeans@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Kanawha City Elementary School | Kanawha | Kim Mullins | ksmullins@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Kenna Elementary School | Kanawha | Leah Kersey | lmkersey@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Lakewood Elementary School | Kanawha | Michelle Burk | michelleburk@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Malden Elementary School | Kanawha | Tonya Harper | tharper@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Marmet Elementary School | Kanawha | Cynthia Schilling | cschilling@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary School | Kanawha | Starlena Slater | sgslater@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Mary Ingles Elementary School | Kanawha | Andrea Goff | andrea.goff@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| McKinley Middle School | Kanawha | Melissa Chapman | mchapman@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Midland Trail Elementary School | Kanawha | Grant Davis | Gdavis@mail.kana.k12.Wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Montrose Elementary School | Kanawha | Kristi Walter | Kwalter@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Nitro Elementary School | Kanawha | Amy Mellace | amellace@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Nitro High School | Kanawha | William Park | wpark@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Overbrook Elementary School | Kanawha | Jamie Kingrey | jkingrey@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Piedmont Elementary School | Kanawha | Ashley James | dgrogg@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Pinch Elementary School | Kanawha | Trudy Fragale | Tbonnett-fragale@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Point Harmony Elementary School | Kanawha | Jamie Singleton | JSINGLETON@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Pratt Elementary School | Kanawha | Jacqueline Hersch | jhersch@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Richmond Elementary School | Kanawha | Sara Krason | skrason@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Riverside High School | Kanawha | Bryan Murphy | bmurphy@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Ruffner Elementary School | Kanawha | Katelynn King | kmking@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Ruthlawn Elementary School | Kanawha | Loraine Jackson | Lkjackson@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Saint Albans High School | Kanawha | Robert Ferguson | rferguson@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Sharon Dawes Elementary School | Kanawha | Candace Rose | crose@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Shoals Elementary School | Kanawha | Melinda Humphreys | melinda.d.humphreys@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Sissonville Elementary School | Kanawha | Kelly Heidenreich | kheidenreich@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Sissonville High School | Kanawha | Tony Lester | tlester@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Sissonville Middle School | Kanawha | Matthew Wood | mrwood@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| South Charleston High School | Kanawha | Ronald Bellue | rbellue@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| South Charleston Middle School | Kanawha | Michelle Tate | mtate@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Weberwood Elementary School | Kanawha | Brianne Vandal | brianne.vandal@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| West Side Middle School | Kanawha | Linda Williams | lawilliams@mail.kana.k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Leading Creek Elementary School | Lewis | Melanie Moody | melanie.moody@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Lewis County High School | Lewis | Aubrey Linger | alinger@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Peterson-Central Elementary School | Lewis | Mona Vinson | mona.vinson@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Man Elementary School | Logan | Doug Barrett | dbarrett@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Blackshere Elementary School | Marion | Janie Devaul | jdevaul@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| East Dale Elementary School | Marion | Tami Alexander | txalexan@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| East Fairmont High School | Marion | Timothy Bean | tbean@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| East Fairmont Middle School | Marion | Charlotte Romberger | charlotte.romberger@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Fairmont Senior High School | Marion | Kirt Walters | kirt.walters@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Fairview Elementary School | Marion | Monique Call | mmcall@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Mannington Middle School | Marion | Emilie Lewis | emily.dewitt@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Monongah Elementary School | Marion | Paula Hatten | phatten@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| North Marion High School | Marion | Carrie Elmlinger | celmlinger@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary School | Marion | Lisa Boyle | lboyle@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Rivesville Elementary Middle School | Marion | Christopher Binotto | cbinotto@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| White Hall Elementary School | Marion | Elizabeth Nan Murray | elmurray@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Brushfork Elementary School | Mercer | Angel Elswick | angel.elswick@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Oakvale Elementary School | Mercer | LaCosta Hodges | lhodges@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Mineral County Alternative School | Mineral | Blake Mangold | blake.mangold@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Eastwood Elementary School | Monongalia | Leslie Phares | lphares@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| James Monroe High School | Monroe | Aubrey Houck | afhouck@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Monroe County Vocational Center | Monroe | William Longanacre | william.longanacre@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Mountain View Elementary and Middle School | Monroe | Tracy Dransfield | tdransfield@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Peterstown Elementary School | Monroe | Benjamin Belcher | ben.belcher@rocketmail.com | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Green Bank Elementary Middle School | Pocahontas | David Paul | david.paul@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Hillsboro Elementary School | Pocahontas | Rebecca Spencer | raspencer@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Marlinton Elementary School | Pocahontas | Sherman Taylor | shtaylor@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Marlinton Middle School | Pocahontas | Sherman Taylor | shtaylor@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Pocahontas County High School | Pocahontas | Anita Workman | anita.workman@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Kingwood Elementary School | Preston | Madison Johnson | madison.johnson@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Buffalo High School | Putnam | Natasha Barker | nbarker@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Eastbrook Elementary School | Putnam | Amy Barkley | asbarkley@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| George Washington Elementary School | Putnam | Suzette Rosario | suzette.rosario@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Hurricane High School | Putnam | Sarah Barnes | sstandish@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Hurricane Town Elementary School | Putnam | Alexis Wiley | Alexis.wiley@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Lakeside Elementary School | Putnam | Kelli Randan-Pennington | krandan@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | Putnam | Kim Parsons | kdparsons@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Poca Elementary School | Putnam | Marlene Smith | marlene.smith@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Rock Branch Elementary School | Putnam | Rebecca Bennett | rebecca.bennett@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| West Teays Elementary School | Putnam | Carla Payne | crpayne@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Winfield Elementary School | Putnam | Vicki Dye | vldye@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Taylor County Middle School | Taylor | Renee Mahon | rmahon@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Buffalo Middle School | Wayne | Lauren Hensley | lnshaw@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Hundred High School | Wetzel | Beverly VanScyoc | bvanscyo@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Magnolia High School | Wetzel | Robert Gomez | robert.gomez@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| New Martinsville Middle School | Wetzel | Jeff Hiestand | jhiestand@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Paden City Elementary School | Wetzel | Debbie Allen | dlallen@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Paden City High School | Wetzel | Robert Price | robert.price@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Valley High School | Wetzel | Janet Moore | jhmoore@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Wetzel County Technical Education Center | Wetzel | JC Kimble | Jckimble@k12.wv.us | 1st Class, 2021 2024 |
| Bedington Elementary School | Berkeley | Laurel Wehmeyer | lwehmeyer@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Eagle School Intermediate School | Berkeley | Victoria Lyons | victoria.lyons@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Gerrardstown Elementary School | Berkeley | Ann Mathena | ann.mathena@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Hedgesville High School | Berkeley | Amanda Brown | ajbrown@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Hedgesville Middle School | Berkeley | Arlin Riggs | arlin.riggs@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Marlowe Elementary School | Berkeley | Brookeann Kessinger | brookeann.stenson@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Martinsburg High School | Berkeley | Jeanne Cloud | jcloud@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Mill Creek Intermediate School | Berkeley | April Cecil | april.cecil@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Mountain Ridge Intermediate School | Berkeley | Ann Mathena | ann.mathena@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Musselman High School | Berkeley | Melissa Sherman | masherma@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Musselman Middle School | Berkeley | Jessica Wolfe | jessica.p.wolfe@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Opequon Elementary School | Berkeley | Jodi Williams | jgwilliams@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Orchard View Intermediate School | Berkeley | Deneil Busey | dbusey@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Rosemont Elementary School | Berkeley | Amanda Palmer | apalmer@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Spring Mills High School | Berkeley | Jayla Crane | jayla.crane@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Spring Mills Middle School | Berkeley | Alex Bennett | a.bennett@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Tomahawk Intermediate School | Berkeley | Megan Boyd | megan.boyd@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Altizer Elementary School | Cabell | Kelli Stotts | kstotts@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Barboursville Middle School | Cabell | David Watson | david.watson@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Cabell Midland High School | Cabell | Henry Luke | henry.luke@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Central City Elementary School | Cabell | Melissa Chapman | mmooney@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Cox Landing Elementary School | Cabell | Ida Wagner | iwagner@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Culloden Elementary School | Cabell | Tasha Adkins | Tasha.adkins@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Davis Creek Elementary School | Cabell | Patrick O'Neal | roneal@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Explorer Academy | Cabell | Alexis Zimmerman | Explorer Academy | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Guyandotte Elementary School | Cabell | Kelli Stotts | kstotts@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Highlawn Elementary School | Cabell | Renee Walters | renee.walters@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Hite Saunders Elementary School | Cabell | Christina Schreiber | cschreiber@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Huntington East Middle School | Cabell | William Roberts | william.j.roberts@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Huntington High School | Cabell | Nicole Masey | Nicole.masey@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Huntington Middle School | Cabell | Kathy Cyrus | kathy.cyrus@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Martha Elementary School | Cabell | Diana Wright | diana.wright@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Meadows Elementary School | Cabell | Andrea Ramsey | andrea.ramsey@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Milton Elementary School | Cabell | Angela Williamson | angela.williamson@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Nichols Elementary School | Cabell | Jennifer McComas | jamccoma@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Ona Elementary School | Cabell | Rick Snyder | rdsnyder@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Salt Rock Elementary School | Cabell | Marissa Bias | marissa.mangus@wvesc.org | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Southside Elementary School | Cabell | Crystal Smith | cdnsmith@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Spring Hill Elementary School | Cabell | Beth Pettry | lpettry@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Village of Barboursville Elementary School | Cabell | Kim Lewis | kmlewis@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Greenbrier West High School | Greenbrier | Sharon Boggs | slboggs@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Barrackville Elementary Middle School | Marion | Sarah Episcopo | sepiscop@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| East Park Elementary School | Marion | Ian Harned | iharned@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Fairview Middle School | Marion | Steve Rodriguez | srodrigu@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Jayenne Elementary school | Marion | Juliana Cipressi | juliana.cipressi@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Monongah Middle School | Marion | Tim Ridenour | tridenou@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Watson Elementary School | Marion | Stacia Hoffman | slhoffman@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| West Fairmont Middle School | Marion | Taylor Myers | taylor.myers@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Peterstown Middle School | Monroe | Samantha Close | samantha.close@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Pleasant View Elementary School | Morgan | Misty Tusing | misty.tusing@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Warm Springs Intermediate School | Morgan | Rebecca Huber | rmgray@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Tridelphia Middle School | Ohio | Brad Sorge | bsorge@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Mountaineer Challenge Academy | Preston | Anthony Favro, Roxanne Bright | Anthony.R.Favro@wv.gov, roxanne.l.bright@wv.gov | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Buffalo Elementary School | Putnam | Erica Divita | edivita@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Confidence Elementary School | Putnam | Melody Shilot | melody.allison@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Conner Street Elementary School | Putnam | Sarah Rooper | srooper@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| George Washington Middle School | Putnam | Angie Gatens | agatens@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Hometown Elementary School | Putnam | Melody Shilot | melody.allison@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Hurricane Middle School | Putnam | Lisa Lee | lisa.lee@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Poca High School | Putnam | Joshua Glass | joshua.glass@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Poca Middle School | Putnam | Teresa Forbis | tforbis@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Scott Teays Elementary School | Putnam | Melanie Rumer | mrumer@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Winfield High School | Putnam | Nicole Snuffer | nicole.snuffer@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Winfield Middle School | Putnam | Matthew Shock | matt.shock@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Arthur I Boreman Elementary School | Tyler | Wendy Carpenter | wcarpent@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Sistersville Elementary School | Tyler | Wendy Carpenter | wcarpent@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Tyler Consolidated High School | Tyler | Terri McCoy | tmccoy@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Tyler Consolidated Middle School | Tyler | Virginia Dillaman | virginia.dillaman@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Long Drain School | Wetzel | Sharon Snider | sesnider@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Short Line School | Wetzel | Hannah Rux | hannah.rux@k12.wv.us | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Mountaineer Challenge Academy - South | Fayette | Susan Bossie Maddox | lorena.s.bossiemaddox@wv.gov | 2nd Class, 2021-2024 |
| Valley View Elementary | Berkeley | Caressa Hicks | caressa.hicks@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Berkeley Heights Elementary | Berkeley | Karen Zimmerman and Tammyy Tucker | karen.zimmerman@k12.wv.us; ttucker@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Mountain Ridge Middle | Berkeley | Susan Brandenburg and Jason Brier | sbrandenburg@k12.wv.us, jbrier@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Potomack Intermediate | Berkeley | Chad Malcolm | chad.malcolm@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Back Creek Valley Elementary | Berkeley | Mark Cagle | mcagle@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Spring Mills Primary | Berkeley | Bethany Jennings | bljennin@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Inwood Primary | Berkeley | Charity Powers | charity.powers@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Martinsburg South Middle | Berkeley | Julie Stark | julie.stark@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Tuscarora Elementary | Berkeley | Betsi Clark | betsi.l.clark@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Bunker Hill Elementary | Berkeley | Jaime Laidlow | jllaidlow@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Hedgesville Elementary | Berkeley | Rhea Brown | rhea.brown@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Burke St. Elementary | Berkeley | Teresa Weller | tweller@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Martinsburg North Middle | Berkeley | Brandon Sarina | brandon.sarina@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Pikeside Learning Center Pre-K | Berkeley | Lesley Foltz | lesley.foltz@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Winchester Ave. Elementary | Berkeley | Dominic Allen | dominic.allen@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Crichton Elementary | Greenbrier | Ashley Spencer and Jessica Robinson | abevins@k12.wv.us, jessica.l.robbinson@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Frankford Elementary | Greenbrier | Elizabeth Richmond | erichmond@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Greenbrier East High | Greenbrier | Melissa Kirkham | mkirkham@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Rainelle Elementary | Greenbrier | Dr. Erin Justice | ejustice@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Western Greenbrier Middle | Greenbrier | Teresa Brewster | teresa.brewster@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Smoot Elementary | Greenbrier | Molly Judy | mmadkins@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Ronceverte Elementary | Greenbrier | Jennifer Morgan | jsmorgan@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Rupert Elementary | Greenbrier | Jessica Tolley | jessica.tolley@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Eastern Greenbrier Middle | Greenbrier | Cynthia Lee | cslee@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| White Sulphur Springs Elementary | Greenbrier | Andrea Morgan and Tina Campbell | andrea.morgan@k12.wv.us, tmcampbell@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Alderson Elementary | Greenbrier | Ed Niswander | tniswander@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Ripley Middle | Jackson | Susan Jones, LPC, NCC | sjones@boe.jack.k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Robert L. Bland Middle | Lewis | Marissa Shanholtz | marissa.shanholtz@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Jane Lew Elementary | Lewis | Deena Lewis | deena.lewis@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Roanoke Elementary | Lewis | Larry Lance | llance@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Logan High | Logan | Charles McPeak | cmcpeak@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Point Pleasant Junior-Senior High | Mason | Tiffany Hersman | thersman@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| River View High | McDowell | Dwayne Clark | d.a.clark@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Southside K-8 | McDowell | Linda Meshell Billings | lbilling@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Iaeger Elementary | McDowell | Michael Picklesimer | mpickles@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Kimbell Elementary | McDowell | Rhonda Cox | rhonda.cox@wvesc.org | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Sandy River Middle | McDowell | Paula M. Baldwin | paula.baldwin@wvesc.org | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| McDowell County Career & Technology Center | McDowell | Katie Linkous | hlinkous@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Bradshaw Elementary | McDowell | Dr. Krisy East | keast@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Fall River Elementary | McDowell | Heather Gibson | heather.l.gibson@wvesc.org | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Welch Elementary | McDowell | Shannon Pace | shannon.pace@wvesc.org | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Mount View High | McDowell | Debbie Krabbe | dkrabbe@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Warm Springs Middle | Morgan | Jamie Harris | j.harris@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Widmyer Elementary | Morgan | Sherrie Byrd | sherrie.byrd@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Paw Paw Schools | Morgan | Melinda Kasekamp | mkasekam@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Berkeley Springs High | Morgan | Sherry Hartman | slhartman@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Bethlehem Elementary | Ohio | Drew Villani | dvillani@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| West Liberty Elementary | Ohio | Drew Villani | dvillani@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Woodrow Wilson High | Raleigh | Shanna Casto | shanna.m.caso@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Crescent Elementary | Raleigh | Katelyn Cooper | kecooper@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Washington District Elementary | Upshur | Brian Brandish | bbrandish@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Hodgesville Elementary | Upshur | Shannon Lewis and Ronald Rowan | shannonlewis@k12.wv.us, ronald.rowan@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Union Elementary | Upshur | Brian Brandish | bbrandish@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Rock Cave Elementary | Upshur | Jill Stemple | jjstempl@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Buckhannon-Upshur Middle | Upshur | James "Jim" Gregory | james.gregory@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| French Creek Elementary | Upshur | LouEllen Blake | louellen.blake@k12.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Vicki Douglas School -WVSDT | Berkeley | Andrew Guthrie | aguthrie@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Board of Child Care School-WVSDT | Berkeley | Andrew Guthrie | aguthrie@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Donald R. Kuhn Center - WVSDT | Boone | Jerry Racer | jracer@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Pressley Ridge at Grant Gardens - WVSDT | Cabell | Maureen Stitt | mstitt@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Barboursville School - WVSDT | Cabell | Roger Korne | rkorne@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Gene Spadaro Regional Juvenile Center - WVSDT | Fayette | Shelly McClung | sdmcclun@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Davis-Stuart School - WVSDT | Greenbrier | Rebecca Smith | rebecca.smith@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Genesis Youth Center - WVSET | Harrison | Amy Parks | amy.parks@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| James H. "Tiger" Morton Juvenile Center - WVSDT | Kanawha | Dr. Christopher Good | cgood@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Academy Programs - WVSDT | Marion | Michael Ferguson | mferguso@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Sam Perdue Juvenile Center - WVSDT | Mercer | Benjamin Pauley | bpauley@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Beckley Center School - WVSDT | Raleigh | Jocelyn Woods | jrwoods@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Elkins Mountain School - WVSDT | Randolph | Joshus Layfield | jmlayfie@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
| Stepping Stones - WVSDT | Wayne | Maureen Stitt | mstitt@k12.wv.us | 3rd Class, 2022-25 |
NOTE: Applications for award renewal may be received up to seven months in advance for the continuation of a school’s status.