Updates (last updated: 03/25/2020 4:00 p.m.)
- Schools will remain closed until Monday, April 20, 2020… read more
Feeding children is our number one priority. Counties are transitioning to alternative ways to sustain service. Please continue to visit wvde.us/COVID19 for updated information on food distribution.
In order to continue to receive federal funding to feed children, county school systems must continue to manage the school meals programs. State agency and partner resources are available to support school systems with food preparation and distribution.
Every county will continue to assess their distribution plans and are encouraged to transition to multi-day food packs. This will also allow counties to use frozen food inventory and guidance for food preparation will be provided.
The WVDE will continue to assess food supply and distribution. Professional and service personnel, WVDE staff, and community organizations across the state will support county food distribution. Counties should follow normal food safety protocol and allow volunteers to assist.
- Forthcoming guidance regarding student engagement will be grounded in compassion, communication and common sense rather than traditional compliance measures that most are accustomed to in our education community.
The WVDE has requested and received a waiver to suspend all state assessments and federal accountability for the 2019-2020 school year.
Helpline for West Virginia
You are not alone. Every day hundreds of people across West Virginia turn to 211 for information and support—whether financial, domestic, health or disaster-related.
COVID Hotline
The COVID-19 information hotline is being provided through a long-standing emergency preparedness partnership between DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health and the West Virginia Poison Center.