Pocahontas County Schools: BOE Meetings, 2026–27 Calendar & Family Help
The Pocahontas County Board of Education governs Pocahontas County Schools in rural eastern West Virginia. Families and residents usually come looking for one of a few practical things: the next Board meeting, an agenda or livestream, the school calendar, a Board member, registration help, a bus contact or the correct school office.
This independent guide brings those routes together for Buckeye, Marlinton, Green Bank, Hillsboro and the wider Pocahontas County school community. Current PCS notices, agendas and school-year updates should always be checked before you travel, submit documents or rely on a date.
Pocahontas County Board of Education quick facts
Board leadership
Connie Rose is listed as President and Regina Hall as Vice President.
Central office
404 Old Buckeye Road, Buckeye, WV 24924.
Next listed meeting
October 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Education Conference Room.
Livestream & recordings
PCS says Board meetings are livestreamed and recorded, with recordings linked through its Board page.
Entity check: this article is for Pocahontas County Schools in West Virginia. Do not confuse it with Pocahontas School District in Arkansas or another district using “Pocahontas” in its name.
Board issue, district issue or school issue?
The Board of Education handles public governance: Board meetings, district policy, Board actions, budgets, employment approvals and other matters placed on a public agenda. Pocahontas County Schools also maintains separate central-office departments for transportation, special education, finance, student affairs and curriculum.
If the question is about one child’s attendance, class schedule, teacher, dismissal plan, transcript or daily school matter, contacting that child’s school first is usually more useful than contacting an individual Board member.
Board route
Meeting agenda, approved minutes, Board policy, public Board action, member information and livestreams.
Central-office route
Transportation, employment, special education, finance, federal programs, student affairs and countywide services.
School route
Registration, attendance, teacher contact, daily schedules, pickup, student files and campus-specific questions.
Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting dates
The published 2026–27 schedule generally uses two meetings each month, usually in the Board of Education Conference Room. Most are listed for 6:00 p.m., but several work, special and levy meetings use different times.
| Date | Time / place | Purpose or note |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 6, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Next listed regular Board date after this article’s October 2 verification. |
| Oct. 20, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Regular scheduled Board date. |
| Nov. 3, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Regular scheduled Board date. |
| Nov. 17, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Regular scheduled Board date. |
| Dec. 1, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Regular scheduled Board date. |
| Dec. 15, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Final listed 2026 Board date. |
| Jan. 5 & 19, 2027 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Two January dates are listed. |
| Feb. 2 & 16, 2027 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Two February dates are listed. |
| Mar. 2, 2027 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Regular scheduled Board date. |
| Mar. 16, 2027 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Listed as a levy meeting; schedule notes say not to adjourn the meeting. |
| Apr. 6, 2027 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Regular scheduled Board date. |
| Apr. 20, 2027 | 8:00 a.m. · BOE Conference Room | Reconvene Levy Meeting. |
| May 4 & 18, 2027 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Two May dates are listed. |
| June 1 & 15, 2027 | 6:00 p.m. · BOE Conference Room | Final two dates on the published 2026–27 schedule. |
Check again before traveling: PCS has changed meeting dates when necessary. A May 2026 schedule update moved that month’s meetings, and another meeting had to be rescheduled after a technical posting problem. The current agenda is more reliable than an old screenshot or saved calendar.
How to find Pocahontas County BOE agendas and minutes
The district keeps a dedicated Board of Education Meeting Agendas and Minutes page. Use it instead of treating a livestream notice, social post or future meeting schedule as the official record of Board action.
Confirm the Board date
Start on the current Board page and make sure the meeting has not been moved, canceled or replaced by a special meeting.
Open Agendas and Minutes
Use PCS’s meeting-record page and choose the correct school year and date.
Read the agenda before the meeting
The agenda tells you what is scheduled for consideration. It does not establish that every item was approved.
Use minutes after Board action
When you need the official action rather than the planned agenda, check the later meeting minutes.
Pair the record with the meeting video
PCS also links recordings, which can provide useful context for discussion surrounding an agenda item.
Pocahontas County Board meeting livestream and recordings
PCS states that Board meetings have been livestreamed and recorded since September 3, 2024 in accordance with state requirements. The Board page provides both the live meeting link and a recordings route.
Live meeting
Use the “Live PCS BOE Meeting Link” from the official Board page near meeting time.
Recordings
Use “PCS BOE Meeting Recordings” if you need to review a meeting after it has ended.
If the stream is missing: first confirm that you are on the correct meeting date and that the session has not been rescheduled. PCS has previously posted special-meeting and work-session livestream notices separately from the regular schedule.
Pocahontas County Board of Education members
The current district staff directory and Board page list five Board members. Because leadership can change after an election or organizational meeting, use the live PCS directory before sending formal correspondence.
| Member | Current role | Listed contact |
|---|---|---|
| Connie Rose | President | constance.rose@k12.wv.us |
| Regina Hall | Vice President | regina.hall@k12.wv.us |
| Edwina Garber | Board Member | edwina.garber@k12.wv.us |
| Sam Gibson | Board Member | 304-651-5695 |
| Emery Grimes | Board Member | 304-261-2215 |
Pocahontas County school calendar: key verified dates
PCS publishes both an easy-to-read family calendar and an official calendar submitted to the state. For the 2026–27 school year, the district’s current materials confirm the dates below.
First student day
August 19, 2026
PCHS graduation
May 28, 2027
Last student day
June 1, 2027
The official calendar also identifies school holidays, faculty-senate dates, parent-teacher conferences, non-instructional days, school breaks and instructional milestones. Use the current PCS calendar file for those date-specific details rather than an older third-party holiday calendar.
Weather can change the year: Pocahontas County’s mountain and rural road conditions can produce weather closures and makeup-day changes. The prior 2025–26 year required multiple makeup adjustments, so families should recheck PCS notices before relying on a spring date months in advance.
Pocahontas County Schools directory
Pocahontas County Schools operates five public schools. For a student-specific question, registration, attendance, school event or daily pickup issue, begin with the appropriate school.
| School | Phone | Local role |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bank Elementary-Middle School | 304-456-4865 | Elementary and middle grades serving the Green Bank area. |
| Hillsboro Elementary School | 304-653-4221 | Elementary school in Hillsboro. |
| Marlinton Elementary School | 304-799-6551 | Elementary school serving the Marlinton area. |
| Marlinton Middle School | 304-799-6773 | Middle school in Marlinton. |
| Pocahontas County High School | 304-799-6564 | County high school; 2027 graduation is listed for May 28. |
Small-district advantage for routing questions: because PCS has five schools, most family questions can be narrowed quickly by grade level and community before calling the central office.
How to register a new student in Pocahontas County Schools
PCS’s general new-student registration guidance tells families whose child is new to the system, or returning after withdrawing, to contact the school in their area. If you do not know which school applies, the Board office can help at 304-799-4505.
Checklist freshness: the district’s general New Student Registration article dates from 2021. Use it as a preparation list, then call the school to confirm the current 2026–27 requirements before submitting sensitive documents.
Health requirement for older students: PCS reminded 2026–27 families that students entering grades 7 and 12 must provide proof of Tdap and meningococcal immunizations before attending school.
Pocahontas County Pre-K uses a separate enrollment process
PCS ran its 2026–27 Pre-K enrollment through the county’s elementary schools. The announced application deadline for that school year was March 27, 2026, so that deadline is now past.
Green Bank
Families in the Green Bank area can contact Green Bank Elementary-Middle School for local Pre-K information.
Hillsboro
Hillsboro Elementary School is one of the district’s Pre-K application locations.
Marlinton
Marlinton Elementary School also serves as a local Pre-K contact point.
If you are seeking a late placement or a future 2027–28 Pre-K application, contact the local elementary school rather than relying on the expired March 2026 deadline.
Pocahontas County school transportation contact
PCS lists Duane Gibson as Director of Maintenance and Transportation. Transportation and weather-related operating questions should go through that office or the district’s current school-closing and snow-route notices.
Mountain-weather planning: Pocahontas County families should check PCS school-closing and snow-route updates during winter weather. A normal calendar date does not guarantee normal bus service when road conditions change.
Open the PCS Transportation, Maintenance & Safe Schools page →
WVEIS, closings, absence excuses and school payments
The PCS homepage gives parents direct routes to several tasks that should not be handled through a Board meeting. These include WVEIS Gradebook for Parents, school closings, SchoolCash Online, electronic absence excuses and technology tickets.
WVEIS Gradebook
Use the district-linked parent gradebook route for student academic information rather than a public Board channel.
Electronic absence excuses
PCS provides an electronic absence-excuse shortcut for family attendance needs.
SchoolCash Online
Use the district-linked payment platform when the school directs families to pay qualifying school fees or charges electronically.
How Pocahontas County policy public comment works
PCS periodically places proposed Board policies out for public comment. During 2026, the district published several separate comment windows, including policies involving home-school instruction and the HOPE Scholarship Program.
Those comment windows are policy-specific and have closing dates. They should not be confused with a general right to comment forever on a proposal or with the rules for speaking during a Board meeting.
This article does not invent a current Board-meeting speaker sign-up rule because a complete 2026 meeting-comment procedure was not exposed by the official sources reviewed for this update.
Pocahontas County Schools employment
PCS maintains a dedicated Employment Opportunities page and was actively advertising openings during the 2026–27 school year. Recent district notices included teaching, special education, custodial, security, substitute bus operator, coaching and other school-service positions.
Current openings
Use the district’s current employment page because school vacancies can open, close or be re-posted quickly.
Substitute teaching
PCS also publishes a detailed substitute-teaching process covering training, background checks, WVDE certification forms, Board approval and payroll onboarding.
A small, remote West Virginia school district
NCES classifies Pocahontas County Schools as a regular local school district in a Rural, Remote locale. Its 2025–26 directory lists five schools and a PK–12 grade span.
The most recently available NCES student-membership data shown in the district profile are from the 2024–25 school year: 897 students and 88.5 classroom-teacher FTEs. Those figures are historical context, not a claim about October 2026 enrollment.
5 schools
One high school, one middle school, two elementary schools and Green Bank Elementary-Middle School.
PK–12
The district covers preschool through grade 12.
Rural, Remote
The NCES locale classification helps explain why transportation, weather and distance are especially practical family concerns.
Pocahontas County Board of Education office address and map
Power and weather disruptions can affect office access: PCS has previously announced temporary central-office operating changes during utility outages. Check the live district feed before making a long trip during severe weather or a known local outage.
Board records are different from student records
Public Board information
Agendas, meeting minutes, livestream recordings, public policies and Board schedules belong on the public governance side of PCS.
Student records
Grades, attendance, health records, discipline files and other individual education records should go through the school or appropriate district office.
Do not post private details
Avoid putting student Social Security information, medical records, passwords, IEP details or other confidential family information into public Board communications.
Quick fixes for Pocahontas County school searches
You found Pocahontas, Arkansas
Return to the West Virginia district at boe.pocahontas.k12.wv.us and look for the Buckeye, WV office address.
The Board meeting date changed
Use the current Board page and agenda. PCS has changed meeting dates before when posting or scheduling problems occurred.
You need the livestream
Open the Board page close to meeting time and use the official Live PCS BOE Meeting Link rather than an older stream URL.
You need a new-student checklist
Use the district’s general list as preparation, but call the school because that published checklist is older than the 2026–27 school year.
Weather changed transportation
Check school-closing and snow-route notices. The academic calendar alone does not tell you whether buses are operating normally today.
You want to comment on a Board policy
Use the current policy-comment link and deadline. Past 2026 policy-comment forms may already be closed.
Pocahontas County Schools links to keep handy
Pocahontas County Board of Education FAQs
Is this the Pocahontas County Board of Education in West Virginia?
Yes. This guide covers Pocahontas County Schools in West Virginia, headquartered at 404 Old Buckeye Road in Buckeye.
What is the Pocahontas County Schools phone number?
The district lists 304-799-4505 as its central-office phone number.
Where is the Pocahontas County Board of Education office?
Pocahontas County Schools is located at 404 Old Buckeye Road, Buckeye, WV 24924.
When is the next Pocahontas County Board meeting after October 2, 2026?
The published 2026–27 schedule lists October 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Education Conference Room, followed by another meeting on October 20.
Where can I find Pocahontas County BOE agendas and minutes?
Use the official PCS Board of Education Meeting Agendas and Minutes page, linked from the district Board page.
Are Pocahontas County Board meetings livestreamed?
Yes. PCS states that meetings are livestreamed and recorded, and its Board page links both the live meeting and meeting recordings.
Who is the current Pocahontas County Board president?
The current PCS directory lists Connie Rose as Board President and Regina Hall as Vice President.
Who is the Pocahontas County Schools superintendent?
The district staff directory lists Dr. Leatha Williams as Superintendent.
When did Pocahontas County students start school in 2026?
The first day of student instruction for the 2026–27 school year was August 19, 2026.
When is the scheduled last day of school in 2027?
The district’s 2026–27 calendar graphic lists June 1, 2027 as the last day of student instruction.
When is Pocahontas County High School graduation in 2027?
The 2026–27 district calendar lists Pocahontas County High School graduation for May 28, 2027.
How many schools are in Pocahontas County Schools?
The district and NCES list five schools: Green Bank Elementary-Middle, Hillsboro Elementary, Marlinton Elementary, Marlinton Middle and Pocahontas County High School.
How do I register a new student?
Contact the school serving your area. If you do not know the appropriate school, call the Board office at 304-799-4505. Confirm current document requirements directly with the school before submitting records.
Who handles school transportation?
PCS lists Duane Gibson as Director of Maintenance and Transportation at 304-799-4505, extension 2224.
Where can I find Pocahontas County school jobs?
Use the official PCS Employment Opportunities page for current professional, service, coaching and substitute openings.
Is BoardofEducations.org the official Pocahontas County school website?
No. BoardofEducations.org is an independent informational website. The official Pocahontas County Schools website is boe.pocahontas.k12.wv.us.
Pocahontas County school verification checklist
Independent information guide: BoardofEducations.org is not Pocahontas County Schools, the Pocahontas County Board of Education or the West Virginia Department of Education. Official PCS notices, agendas, policies, calendars and staff instructions take priority over this guide.