Demographic Information
Number of schools and students:
Primary – 29 schools, 9060 students
Elementary – 344 schools, 95,518 students
Middle – 152 schools, 66,487 students
Secondary – 138 schools, 79,153 students
Alternative – 10 schools, 353 students
Number of professional student support staff:
Attendance Officers – 11
Communities In Schools Coordinators – 110
School Counselors – 781.5
School Nurses – 340.42
School Psychologists – 133
Social Workers – 165.3
Student Social & Emotional Support Specialists – 68
Truancy Diversion Specialist – 9
Social and Emotional/Behavior Supports
WV Behavior & Mental Health Technical Assistance Center (BMHTAC)
- Challenging Behavior Training
- Classroom Management
Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS)
28 counties, 70 schoolsBehavior Interventionist Pilot Program
2 counties
Mental Health/Trauma Supports
WV Expanded School Mental Health (ESMH)
20 counties, 46 schoolsWV Behavior and Mental Health Technical Assistance Center (BMHTAC)
- Trauma/Classroom Strategies Training
- Mental Health First Aid Training
- Self-Care Training
Project AWARE (ESMH & PBIS)
3 counties, 9 schoolsHandle with Care
44 countiesPREPaRE Model Crisis Intervention
196 WV professional student support staff trained in 39 countiesTrauma-Informed Elementary Schools (DHHR)
2 counties, 8 schools
Support for At-Risk Students
Communities In Schools (CIS)
23 counties, 117 schoolsHomeless Grant / McKinney Vento
Statewide, 10,417 studentsWV Schools of Diversion & Transition
16 counties, 21 schoolsNeglected and Delinquent State Agency Program
7 counties, 7 schools, 555 studentsNeglected and Delinquent Local Educational Agency Program
5 counties, 10 treatment facilities, 155 studentsGraduation 20/20
40 counties, 66 schools
Community Partnerships/Initiative
21st CCLC Afterschool Programs
15 counties, 148 afterschool sitesWV Family Engagement Grant
100 schoolsSchool Based Health Centers
40 counties, available to students in over 200 schoolsLawyers in Schools Programs – 8 counties
WVDE Student Support & Well-Being Contacts
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Sherry SwintAttendance
Stacey LoshBehavior Interventionist Pilot Program
Jason ConawayCommunities In Schools
Cynthia Sorsaia and Tracy KomorowskiGraduation 20/20
Amber StohrHomeless/McKinney-Vento, Neglected & Delinquent
Rebecca DerengeFamily & Community Engagement, Special Education
Nancy ClineProject AWARE, ReClaimWV
Allegra Kazemzadeh
Safe Schools
Jonah AdkinsSchool Counseling & Student Support, ESMH, Social-Emotional Learning
Stephanie HayesSchool Mental Health, ReClaimWV, Project AWARE, ESMH
Kelly MordeckiSchool Nurses, School Health
Carol WardSocial-Emotional Learning (Early Learning)
Lisa FisherSocial-Emotional Learning (Middle/Secondary)
Derek LambertSummer SOLE
Christy SchwartzWV Schools of Diversion & Transition, Superintendent
Jacob Green