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Due to continued winter weather, Brooke County Schools will be closed for Friday, January 30th. Stay safe & warm!
Good afternoon, due to the impacts of the winter storm, Brooke County Schools will be closed for Thursday, January 29th! Be safe & stay warm!
Good afternoon, due to inclement weather Brooke County Schools will be closed for Wednesday, January 28th. This will be a Non-Traditional Instructional day. Stay warm & Safe!
For Tuesday, January 27th, Brooke County Schools will be CLOSED. This will be a Non-Traditional Instructional Day. Schools will be in contact with your student.
This evening's BCS board meeting will be held virtually due to the weather. You can access the meeting from the graphic below.
Good afternoon, for Monday, January 26th, Brooke County Schools will be closed. Be safe!
There are 8 days until Preschool Registration! We can't wait to meet our Future Bruins!
A message from Communities in Schools:
We all know it's that time of year where colds and virus are always lurking. Here are some guidelines to help you determine when to keep your child home from school, and tips to help keep them healthy!
Also, please remember that when your child is absent for any reason, please turn in a note. Attached to this post, you will find an absence note template for your use!
Good evening, due to the frigid temperatures, Brooke County Schools will operate on a 2 Hour Delay for Tuesday, January 20th.
Does your child have a 504 Plan or an IEP? If so please join the Brooke County Schools Special Education Parent Support Group Page. Lots of great information is shared to this page with school information and community resources. Click on the link below to join. Make sure you answer the three questions because only parents/guardians listed on the child’s school paperwork are approved to join the group.
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Mrs. Bendle's Class at Hooverson Heights had an ice skating party in their classroom on Friday! The students made their skates then took them for a spin on the ice. Thank you Mrs. Bendle, Ms. TJ, Ms. Savana, Ms. Pizzoferrato, Ms. Mozingo, and Mrs. King for such a fun event!
Good evening, this is just a reminder that Brooke County Schools will be closed Monday, January 19th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
January is National School Board Appreciation month and we have the best!! Thank you Ted Pauls, Antoinette Perkins, Stacy Paris, Kristin Newton & Dr. Marks!
Good morning! Due to icy road conditions, Brooke County schools will be closed for Thursday, January 15th!
Good evening, due to the expected winter weather, Brooke County Schools will operate on a 2- hr delay for Thursday, January 15th.
BROOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS
NEWS RELEASE
PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION – 2026-2027
Brooke County Schools will hold registration for the 2026-2027 school year as follows:
• PreK: all Brooke County children who will be 4 years old June 30, 2026, are eligible to enroll in the Brooke County PreK program for the 2026-2027 school year. To register for PreK, each Brooke County School location will offer packet pick-ups beginning on February 1, 2026. Completed packets should be submitted to the Brooke County Board of Education Office, 2nd Floor on the following dates and times:
o Tuesday, February10th, 9-11 AM
o Thursday, February 12th, 1-3 PM
o Tuesday, February 24th, 9-11 AM
o Thursday, February 26th, 1-3 PM
o Monday, April 20th 9-2
o Tuesday, May 19th, 9-11AM
• Kindergarten: children who are already enrolled in the Brooke County PreK program do not need to re-enroll for kindergarten. PreK students’ information and records will be forwarded to the appropriate primary schools. All new students who will be 5 years old by June 30, 2025, will enroll in kindergarten.
• Kindergarten registration will open on February 10th, 2026, at Hooverson Heights Primary School and Wellsburg Primary School. Parents of incoming kindergarten students must first call their home school to schedule a registration appointment. Parents must enroll their children at the primary school located within their residential attendance area. School office hours for registration are 8:00am-3:00pm.
To complete registration, parents must provide the child’s (1) state-issued birth certificate, (2) updated immunization records, and (3) Social Security card. Your child will also need a Health Assessment completed by a physician and an Oral Health Assessment completed by a dentist by the first day of school. These forms will be included in the registration packets. Other forms may be required, specific to each school.
Brooke County Primary Schools for 2026-2027 include:
School: Attendance Areas: Contact Number:
Hooverson Heights Primary School Colliers, Follansbee, and Weirton (Brooke County) (304) 527-0870
Wellsburg Primary School Beech Bottom, Bethany, and Wellsburg (304) 737-0133
To request to send your child to a school outside of your residential area, a “Student Transfer Request Form” must be submitted to the Director of Elementary, attention Lori McLaughlin. Transfer requests are subject to administrator and board approval.
For additional information, please contact your child’s school, the Brooke County Board of Education at (304) 737-3481 ext. 1013, or visit our webpage at www.brooke.k12.wv.us.
NEWS RELEASE
PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION – 2026-2027
Brooke County Schools will hold registration for the 2026-2027 school year as follows:
• PreK: all Brooke County children who will be 4 years old June 30, 2026, are eligible to enroll in the Brooke County PreK program for the 2026-2027 school year. To register for PreK, each Brooke County School location will offer packet pick-ups beginning on February 1, 2026. Completed packets should be submitted to the Brooke County Board of Education Office, 2nd Floor on the following dates and times:
o Tuesday, February10th, 9-11 AM
o Thursday, February 12th, 1-3 PM
o Tuesday, February 24th, 9-11 AM
o Thursday, February 26th, 1-3 PM
o Monday, April 20th 9-2
o Tuesday, May 19th, 9-11AM
• Kindergarten: children who are already enrolled in the Brooke County PreK program do not need to re-enroll for kindergarten. PreK students’ information and records will be forwarded to the appropriate primary schools. All new students who will be 5 years old by June 30, 2025, will enroll in kindergarten.
• Kindergarten registration will open on February 10th, 2026, at Hooverson Heights Primary School and Wellsburg Primary School. Parents of incoming kindergarten students must first call their home school to schedule a registration appointment. Parents must enroll their children at the primary school located within their residential attendance area. School office hours for registration are 8:00am-3:00pm.
To complete registration, parents must provide the child’s (1) state-issued birth certificate, (2) updated immunization records, and (3) Social Security card. Your child will also need a Health Assessment completed by a physician and an Oral Health Assessment completed by a dentist by the first day of school. These forms will be included in the registration packets. Other forms may be required, specific to each school.
Brooke County Primary Schools for 2026-2027 include:
School: Attendance Areas: Contact Number:
Hooverson Heights Primary School Colliers, Follansbee, and Weirton (Brooke County) (304) 527-0870
Wellsburg Primary School Beech Bottom, Bethany, and Wellsburg (304) 737-0133
To request to send your child to a school outside of your residential area, a “Student Transfer Request Form” must be submitted to the Director of Elementary, attention Lori McLaughlin. Transfer requests are subject to administrator and board approval.
For additional information, please contact your child’s school, the Brooke County Board of Education at (304) 737-3481 ext. 1013, or visit our webpage at www.brooke.k12.wv.us.
