Plan Jackson County WV School Dates, BOE Meetings, Buses and Parent Tasks With Current 2026–27 Resources
Jackson County Board of Education searches can easily surface another state, an old BoardDocs page or 2025–26 school-year information. This guide specifically covers Jackson County Schools in West Virginia and organizes current Board meetings, 2026–27 calendar resources, enrollment, Universal Pre-K, transportation, NTI, policies, parent forms, schools and employment by real task.
Use it to determine which official tool you actually need before entering student information, planning around weather, applying for school, checking a bus, contacting a Board member or relying on a form that may still carry an older school-year label.
Jackson County Schools has moved several key resources to 2026–27
2026–27 Calendar
The district now links a dedicated 2026–2027 School Calendar.
2026–27 BOE Dates
A separate Board Meeting Dates, 2026–2027 School Year document is now in Board navigation.
Current Registration
26–27 Screening, Student Enrollment, Out-of-County Transfers and Universal Pre-K have separate routes.
Older Files Still Exist
Some live district pages still link files labeled 2025–26, so the year on the actual document matters.
Important: do not assume every file on a current district page is a 2026–27 file. Check the school-year label printed in the link, form, menu or PDF before using it.
Jackson County Board of Education WV contact facts
Use the Jackson County Schools website for current-year Board, calendar, enrollment, transportation and school information.
Open official Jackson County Schools →How Jackson County Board of Education meetings work
Regular schedule
The current public portal says regular meetings are normally the first and third Thursdays each month.
Start time
Regular meetings are listed at 7:00 p.m.
Location
The public portal identifies the Administrative Office Building as the regular location.
The district also publishes a separate Board Meeting Dates, 2026–2027 School Year document. That date-specific document should control when an exception differs from the normal first/third-Thursday pattern.
Best way to verify a meeting
Open the current Diligent meeting portal
Start with the live public Board site instead of a cached search result or old BoardDocs page.
Check the 2026–27 date document
Use the district’s approved date list to catch holidays, reschedules or other exceptions.
Read the agenda
Confirm the item you care about is scheduled before driving to Ripley or planning to watch online.
Use minutes or recording afterward
For what actually occurred, check approved minutes or the district recording rather than a social-media recap.
The Diligent public portal includes meeting information and a subscription option for notifications about upcoming meetings.
Open current Board meeting portal →Open 2026–27 Board meeting-date document →
Diligent, BoardDocs, livestream, recordings and Neola: use the right tool
| Resource | Use it for | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| Diligent / HighBond | Upcoming and recent meetings, agendas, minutes and searchable public documents. | Current Board meeting portal. |
| BoardDocs | Older Board agenda material. | District labels it “Past Board Agendas.” |
| Board Meeting Live Stream | Watching an applicable meeting online. | Current district-linked MyVRSpot route. |
| Current Year Recordings | Watching posted meetings after they occur. | Separate from old 25–26 and 24–25 archives. |
| Neola Policy Manual | Current adopted Board policy language. | Current district-linked policy system. |
| Policy Comment Form | Commenting on a policy when applicable. | Not a generic student complaint form. |
Student privacy: never place an IEP, medical record, discipline history, custody document, password or other confidential student data into a public Board comment or unofficial form.
Use the policy manual now linked by Jackson County Schools rather than treating historical BoardDocs material as the primary current policy source.
Open current Board Policy Manual →Current Jackson County WV Board members
Jim Frazier
President
WV Extension Service Representative
Daniel Barnette
Vice President
Roane Jackson Technical Center Representative
Steve Chancey
Board Member
Dr. Ben Mize
Board Member
Bea Isner
Board Member
Board group email
jcsboard@boe.jack.k12.wv.us
Before formal correspondence: recheck the Board Members page because officer titles and representative assignments can change.
The district Board Members page is the current source for the displayed member list and group email.
Verify Board members →Which Jackson County school calendar should parents use?
The district now publishes both a full 2026–2027 School Calendar and a separate 2026–2027 School Year At-A-Glance. Use the source that matches the decision you are making.
| Need | Best source | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Official school-year dates | 2026–27 School Calendar | Primary district calendar document. |
| Quick parent planning | 2026–27 At-a-Glance | Compact school-year reference for families. |
| Current event | District Calendar / Events | Useful for event-level changes after the PDF is downloaded. |
| Weather learning instructions | NTI 2026–27 | NTI instructions are separate from a normal calendar date. |
| Bus operating status | District alerts + Zonar | A school-calendar PDF cannot show a live abbreviated route. |
Planning rule: weather closures, NTI decisions and Board changes can affect how a calendar day operates after a PDF has been saved. Recheck the district before non-refundable travel or childcare decisions.
Use the district’s current calendar, not a third-party calendar or the old 2025–26 table from the previous article.
Open the 2026–27 School Calendar →Open the 2026–27 At-a-Glance →
Jackson County Schools department phone routing
| Your issue | Best contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Superintendent / district leadership | William Hosaflook | 304-372-7300 ext. 441 |
| Superintendent scheduling / office | Ashley Ratliff | 304-372-7303 |
| Personnel / instructional services | Jimmy Frashier | 304-372-7304 |
| Non-instructional services | Tim Brown | 304-372-7300 ext. 415 |
| Student Services | Sharon Newton-Carroll | 304-372-7300 ext. 431 |
| Transportation / bus route | Rich Casto / Transportation | 304-373-1020 |
| Technology | Kevin Sears | 304-372-7300 ext. 418 |
| Universal Pre-K | Cara Marra | 304-273-3545 |
School-level question? Attendance, teacher communication, pickup, classroom problems and campus events normally start with the individual school rather than the Superintendent’s office.
Jackson County Schools office address and visit planning
Call-before-visiting rule: the public Contact Us page does not publish one universal walk-in-hours block for every central-office department. Summer schedules, weather, holidays and department-specific procedures can differ.
Use the district contact page when you need the current office address, phone, fax or website contact information.
Open official Contact Us page →Which Jackson County enrollment process do you need?
| Situation | Use | Do not confuse it with |
|---|---|---|
| New K–12 student | Student Enrollment Form | Pre-K or athletic-transfer forms. |
| Student screening | 26–27 Screening Notice | Assuming regular enrollment explains every screening step. |
| Universal Pre-K | 26–27 Universal Pre-K Application | Older 25–26 Pre-K application. |
| Live outside Jackson County | Out-of-County Transfer process | Treating an athletic eligibility rule as enrollment approval. |
| Athlete changing schools | Enrollment/transfer process + WVSSAC rule | Assuming school enrollment automatically settles athletic eligibility. |
New K–12 student workflow
Choose Student Enrollment
Use the form currently linked under the district Registrations menu.
Check whether screening applies
The district separately posts a 26–27 Screening Notice.
Check residency or transfer status
If the student does not reside in Jackson County, review the Out-of-County Transfer resource instead of assuming standard residency enrollment applies.
Use the school for student-specific questions
School assignment, attendance and record questions may need building-level help after registration.
The current Student Enrollment Form is linked directly by Jackson County Schools.
Open current Student Enrollment Form →Jackson County 2026–27 Universal Pre-K
The district currently links a dedicated 26–27 Universal Pre-K Application and maintains a separate Universal Preschool site.
Use the current application
Do not submit a 25–26 Pre-K application simply because an older result still appears in search.
Check screening
The district separately publishes a 26–27 Screening Notice.
Pre-K help
Current staff directory lists Pre-K Coordinator Cara Marra at 304-273-3545.
Use the current 26–27 application rather than an older school-year form.
Open 2026–27 Universal Pre-K Application →Delay, NTI day or abbreviated bus route: what is the difference?
Two-hour delay
Schools are expected to operate later than normal, but families should continue watching for a newer district update.
NTI day
Use the district’s Non-Traditional Instruction Days 2026–27 resource for remote-learning expectations.
Abbreviated route
Schools can operate while certain secondary roads or bus routes use modified transportation arrangements.
Weather-day checklist
Use the school-year-specific NTI instructions currently linked by Jackson County Schools.
Open NTI Days 2026–27 →Jackson County bus routes, Zonar MyView and route help
Where is my bus?
Use the district-linked Zonar MyView service when live vehicle information is available.
Route looks different?
Weather, construction, road closures and emergency conditions can cause temporary route changes.
Need a human?
Have the student’s school, home area and known bus information ready when calling Transportation.
Do not use yesterday’s screenshot as today’s route. Abbreviated routes are condition-specific and may return to normal when road conditions improve.
Use the Zonar route linked by Jackson County Schools.
Open district-linked Zonar MyView →Use the correct Jackson County parent form
| Task | District resource | Important check |
|---|---|---|
| Prove student residency | Student Residency Form | Use the current form linked under Start of School Info. |
| Authorize medication | Medication Authorization | Confirm current medical instructions with the school. |
| Athletic physical | WVSSAC Student Physical Form | Physical clearance and transfer eligibility are separate issues. |
| Excuse an absence | Absence Excuse | School attendance procedures and deadlines still apply. |
| Directory-information privacy | Withhold Release of Directory Information | Read what categories the form actually covers. |
| Volunteer | Volunteer Applications | Coach training uses additional separate requirements. |
| Transport a student | Approval to Transport Students | This is not the normal school-bus route-assignment process. |
Current-site stale-file warning: the Start of School menu still includes links titled School Base Health Registration 25-26 and Student Code of Conduct Contract, 25-26 SY. Do not automatically treat those as 2026–27 documents.
The Wellness Center menu separately exposes a more generic School Base Health Registration route. When two versions exist, confirm which one the district wants for the current year before submitting health information.
Student Services and parent-rights resources
Parents’ Right to Request
The Parent menu provides a dedicated parent-rights information resource.
FERPA
Use district FERPA information for education-record privacy questions.
Safe & Supportive Schools
Current parent navigation includes safety, suicide-prevention and substance-abuse resources.
Student Services contact: the current district staff directory lists Sharon Newton-Carroll as Director of Student Services at 304-372-7300 ext. 431.
Canvas, WVEIS, i-Ready, IXL and Office 365 are different systems
Canvas
Learning-management and course-access platform linked by the district.
WVEIS 2.0
West Virginia student-information system resource linked from Jackson County Schools.
i-Ready and IXL
Instructional and learning resources; they are not substitutes for the student-information system.
Office 365
Microsoft school-account resource linked for students and staff.
BOE.Jack Email
District email/account route.
Login safety
Start from the district website before entering a school username or password.
Technology contact: Kevin Sears is listed as Director of Technology at 304-372-7300 ext. 418.
Jackson County school menus: check the year before using them
Current page, older menu label: the official Child Nutrition page checked August 14, 2026 still displays a resource titled 2025-2026 Breakfast and Lunch Menus. Do not assume it is the 2026–27 menu.
Meal menu
Look for a current 2026–27 update before planning from the older file.
Online School Payments
Jackson County Schools provides a separate approved payment route.
Wellness
The Child Nutrition section also links wellness policy and wellness scorecard information.
Use Child Nutrition, but verify the school year printed on the actual menu before relying on it.
Open Child Nutrition →Local School Improvement Councils give families another route for school-level involvement
Jackson County Schools maintains Local School Improvement Councils at its public schools. These councils provide a school-level participation route separate from attending a countywide Board meeting.
Who participates?
Membership can include teachers, service personnel, bus drivers, parents, business representatives and community representatives.
What do they review?
LSICs review school operations, discipline information, needs and improvement priorities.
How does it reach the Board?
The councils provide recommendations and meet with the local Board as part of the school-improvement process.
The district LSIC page organizes participating schools by elementary, middle and high school.
Open Jackson County LSIC information →Adopted policy vs policy open for comment
Need the existing rule?
Use the current Neola Board Policy Manual.
Want to comment on a proposed policy?
Use Board Policies on Comment and the district Policy Comment Form when an applicable policy is posted.
Do not rely on an article summary for legal or disciplinary wording. Use the currently adopted Board policy for the exact rule.
Jackson County Schools list
🏫 Cottageville Elementary School
Jackson County elementary school.
🏫 Evans Elementary School
Jackson County elementary school.
🏫 Fairplain Elementary School
Jackson County elementary school.
🏫 Gilmore Elementary School
Jackson County elementary school.
🏫 Henry J. Kaiser Elementary School
Jackson County elementary school.
🏫 Kenna Elementary School
Jackson County elementary school.
🏫 Ravenswood Grade School
Jackson County grade school.
🏫 Ripley Elementary School
Jackson County elementary school.
📚 Ravenswood Middle School
514 South Ritchie Ave., Ravenswood, WV 26164
304-273-5480
📚 Ripley Middle School
1 West School Street, Ripley, WV 25271
304-372-7350
🎓 Ravenswood High School
100 Plaza Drive, Ravenswood, WV 26164
304-273-9301
🎓 Ripley High School
#2 School Street, Ripley, WV 25271
304-372-7355
🧸 Universal Preschool
District Universal Preschool program and 2026–27 application resources.
School-first tasks: attendance, pickup, classroom communication, counselor questions, local athletics and school events normally belong with the individual campus.
Out-of-County Transfer and the new WVSSAC Transfer Rule solve different problems
School enrollment transfer
Use Out-of-County Transfer information for district enrollment/attendance approval.
Athletic eligibility
The district separately highlights a new WVSSAC Transfer Rule for athletics-related eligibility.
Do not assume one approval guarantees the other. School enrollment and athletic eligibility can involve separate rules.
Jackson County Schools jobs and personnel help
Current opening
Confirm the position through the district Employment page before applying.
Teaching certification
Use the district-linked Teach WV resource for West Virginia certification information.
Salary schedules
The Employment section provides teacher, service, substitute and extracurricular salary resources.
Job-board warning: third-party listings may remain visible after a vacancy closes. Verify the posting through Jackson County Schools before sending employment documents.
Use the district Employment page for the official application route, certification resources and salary information.
Open Jackson County Schools Employment →Confirm West Virginia before using any Jackson County result
This guide
Jackson County Schools
Ripley, West Virginia
boe.jack.k12.wv.us
Tennessee
Different district with a Gainesboro office, separate calendar and separate Board.
Florida
Different Jackson County school system and different official domain.
Other states
Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and other states can produce similar Jackson County school results.
Fast identity check: the correct district for this page is 1 School Street, Ripley, WV 25271 • 304-372-7300 • boe.jack.k12.wv.us.
Common Jackson County BOE problems and the best next step
| Problem | Best fix |
|---|---|
| Search result opens another state | Confirm Ripley, WV, 1 School Street and boe.jack.k12.wv.us. |
| Page still talks about 2025–26 | Use current 2026–27 calendar, At-a-Glance, meeting-date and registration resources. |
| BoardDocs looks outdated | Use Diligent/HighBond for current meetings; BoardDocs is now labeled Past Board Agendas. |
| Need current Board policy | Use the Neola Board Policy Manual. |
| Need next Board meeting | Check the current portal and 2026–27 meeting-date PDF, not just the first/third-Thursday pattern. |
| Bus route suddenly changed | Check district alerts, abbreviated routes and Zonar; call Transportation at 304-373-1020 if needed. |
| Weather message changed overnight | Use the newest district announcement and determine whether the day is delay, closure, NTI or abbreviated route. |
| Need Universal Pre-K | Use the 26–27 application rather than an older 25–26 form. |
| Need to enroll an out-of-county athlete | Check both enrollment transfer approval and the separate WVSSAC transfer rule. |
| Meal page still says 2025–26 | Do not treat it as a 2026–27 menu until Child Nutrition posts or confirms the new file. |
| Health form says 25–26 | Confirm the current version before submitting student health information. |
| Need a school-level improvement concern heard | Consider the school’s Local School Improvement Council in addition to district/Board routes. |
Jackson County Board of Education WV FAQs
What is the official Jackson County Board of Education website in West Virginia?
The official Jackson County Schools website for this district is boe.jack.k12.wv.us. It provides Board, calendar, enrollment, transportation, parent, employment and school resources.
What is the Jackson County Schools WV phone number?
The main district phone is 304-372-7300. Transportation uses 304-373-1020, and Personnel/Instruction uses 304-372-7304.
Where is the Jackson County WV Board of Education office?
The district office is at 1 School Street, Ripley, WV 25271. The listed fax number is 304-372-7312.
When does the Jackson County Board of Education meet?
The current public Board portal says regular meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Office Building. Verify the specific date through the live portal and 2026–27 meeting-date document.
Where do I find current Jackson County Board agendas and minutes?
Use the district’s Diligent/HighBond public portal for current and recent meetings, agendas, minutes and searchable Board documents. BoardDocs is now labeled as the district’s Past Board Agendas resource.
Where is the Jackson County Schools 2026–27 calendar?
Jackson County Schools currently links a dedicated 2026–2027 School Calendar and a separate 2026–2027 School Year At-a-Glance. Use the full calendar for official planning and the At-a-Glance for a compact family reference.
How can I track a Jackson County school bus?
The district links the Zonar MyView app and provides Bus Routes and Abbreviated Bus Route Information. The Transportation Office is listed at 304-373-1020.
How do I enroll a student in Jackson County Schools?
Use the district’s Registrations resources. Current navigation separates the Student Enrollment Form, 26–27 Screening Notice, Out-of-County Transfers and 26–27 Universal Pre-K Application.
Who are the current Jackson County WV Board members?
The district currently lists Jim Frazier as President, Daniel Barnette as Vice President, and Steve Chancey, Dr. Ben Mize and Bea Isner as Board members. The group email is jcsboard@boe.jack.k12.wv.us.
Are the Jackson County school menus online current for 2026–27?
The official Child Nutrition page checked August 14, 2026 still displays a resource titled 2025-2026 Breakfast and Lunch Menus. Families should verify that a 2026–27 menu has been posted before treating that file as current.
Final Jackson County Schools verification checklist
Source-check scope: this guide was reviewed against Jackson County Schools’ current homepage/navigation, Diligent Board portal, Board meeting-date resources, Board Members page, Contact Us, staff directory, 2026–27 calendar links, 2026–27 At-a-Glance, NTI resources, registration routes, Universal Preschool, transportation/Zonar resources, Parent forms, Child Nutrition, LSIC information, school pages, policy routes and Employment resources on August 14, 2026.
Independent-site notice: BoardofEducations.org is an informational guide and is not Jackson County Schools or the Jackson County Board of Education. Current official Board notices, district policies, calendar documents, transportation alerts, forms and school decisions take priority.