Monroe County Technical School

Parents/caregivers are asked to complete an online survey about school climate—the learning and teaching/working conditions—to help guide school improvement efforts. The results of this survey will be used to make changes in their child's school to ensure a supportive environment for teaching and learning. The survey may be completed with any computer or device with an internet connection. Your participation is voluntary. You may choose not to participate; not to answer any questions you do not want to answer; and you may stop participating at any time during the survey without penalty. Your responses will be anonymous and confidential.   This is the link https://forms.office.com/r/jmP9p9p10b J MHS parents use code P057503 PMS parents use code P057301 MVS parents use code P057204 PES parents use code P057202 Thank you for taking the time to complete this. Monroe County values your input.

Monday, January 27 is a Professional Learning Day for staff. There will be no school for students.

Monroe County Schools will have a NTID day for Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Students will complete snow packet #5 and employees only report on a 2-hour delay. Any student who needs assistance with their assignments may contact their teacher at school after 10:30 am.

Monroe County Schools will be closed on Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Happy New Year! Lunch and Breakfast menus for January are below 🎉😊

Monroe County Schools will be closed for students from December 20th until January 3rd. Students will return on January 6th. We hope everyone has a safe and restful break!

James Monroe High School nursing, business, and law/public safety classes visited The Greenbrier. They received a phenomenal history tour by renowned historian Dr Bob Conte. After learning some of the history of The Greenbrier, each class was able to tour the facility with respect to their program. nursing visited the Clinic and met with the doctors and nurses. They also were able to see first hand a diagnostic clinic. Law/public safety received a behind the scenes tour of the security programs of the Resort, including fire rescue, casino operations, and general guest safety. The business program visited with the sales team, saw meeting space, and learned tips on customer service. Thank you to The Greenbrier for hosting us!!

Tara Etter from First Community Bank stopped by to discuss credit and budgeting to Mr Gardinier’s Personal Finance class. The students were able to hear from a leader in our community about the importance of credit, maintaining good credit, how to get credit; as well as begging r budgeting topics, income, expenses. We thank our community for partnering with our students

We hope each of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Our schools will be closed from November 25th to the 29th. Classes will resume on December 2nd.

Law and Public Safety students making bulletin boards.

Introduction to Agriculture students from Monroe County Technical Center, Greenbrier East High School, and Greenbrier West High School met at the Willowbend Agriculture Innovation Center on Wednesday, October 30 for the first annual Agriculture Safety Day. Part 2

There will be no school on November 4th and 5th. Monday is Curriculum Development Day and Tuesday is Election Day.

Introduction to Agriculture students from Monroe County Technical Center, Greenbrier East High School, and Greenbrier West High School met at the Willowbend Agriculture Innovation Center on Wednesday, October 30 for the first annual Agriculture Safety Day. Sponsored by the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program, a nationwide program, students rotated through 6 different stations to learn about 8 different safety topics offered by our team of volunteers. Topics covered included ATV safety, hearing and sun safety, tractor and PTO safety, lawn mower safety, and animal handling. Trained volunteers used a curriculum designed to help students understand how safety is vitally important on the farm. They were provided a pre-packed lunch by a donation from Collins Aerospace and each student received a Progressive Ag Safety Day T-Shirt. Thank you to everyone involved from instructor volunteers, to student volunteers, and students for a successful day and we are excited to host future safety days at the farm! If interested in sponsoring or donating to the safety day please contact Brian Wickline or Shawn Hill coordinators of the event for more information on how you can help make our farms safe for future generations! Event volunteer instructors were Beth Massey Richard Miller Brian Wickline Ty Judy Sonya Fullen Allison Tomlinson Andy Tomlinson Don Dransfield Shawn Hill Special thanks to Nathan Sears and Boone Tractor for bringing equipment for demo purposes. Also, thank you to Ag teachers Sandra Byers, Mitchell Boone, Shawn Hill, and Emily Dunkle for bringing students to our inaugural event!

Some of Mr. Richmond's Law and Public Safety students donated their time to support local kids at the "Trunk or Treat" event at CAMC GVMC.

Please remember there will be no school for students on Monday, October 21. This is a professional learning day for staff.

This is a great resource for parents. Please take time to check it out. https://parentguidance.org/

Jonah Adkins address the recent unprecedented number of school threats in West Virginia in this week's video. They also share important information for families, including free resources available to support the social-emotional and mental health needs of children. This is the website link available in the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB_PgDgebU8

Mr. Richmond's, Law and Public Safety, students delivered a special gift to Kathy for National Security Officer Appreciation Week 2024.

Mrs. Bradley's early childhood students had the opportunity to participate in a crucial training session led by Tanya Ware, where they received their CPR, First Aid, and AED certification. This training has given the students a sense of confidence and readiness in case they ever need to use these important life-saving skills. Such proactive education can have a lasting impact, potentially making them more vigilant and prepared throughout their lives.

Monroe County FFA officers gathered with 80+ officers from Greenbrier East, Greenbrier West, Summers County, Shady Spring, Surveyor(Liberty-Raleigh), and Mountain View Middle FFA chapters at the Greenbrier State Forest on Wednesday, Sept ember 11 for the Southeastern Region Officer Training. While there, members participated in team-building exercises and developed goals for their Chapter officer team. Events were led by State FFA officers Hanna Crum and Laney Barns. The event was finished off with lunch provided by FFA advisors from each chapter. Be sure to be on the lookout for all of the great activities, and contests your Monroe County members will be involved in this school year!