Official WV Board of Education Links for State School Calendars, Meetings, Office & Policy Help
Use this mobile-friendly guide to find the correct West Virginia Board of Education and West Virginia Department of Education resources for county school calendars, state board meetings, meeting agendas, minutes, board members, policies, the state superintendent, school directory, closings, divisions, educator certification, careers, and official office contact information.
Choose your West Virginia education task and open the right official page
Select the task closest to what you need. The WV Board of Education is the state-level education board, while local county boards and county school systems handle many school-specific dates, enrollment issues, bus routes, and campus-level questions.
📅 School calendars & county dates
Fast answer: official WV Board of Education office, calendar and meeting links
The official West Virginia Board of Education and West Virginia Department of Education website is Open WVDE.us. Use it for WVBE information, state board meetings, agendas, minutes, board members, state education policy, the state superintendent, county school calendar summaries, school directory and closings links, careers, certifications, data, school transportation, student support, school safety, and education news.
The State of West Virginia agency directory lists the West Virginia Board of Education at Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 351, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305, with phone (304) 558-3660 and fax (304) 558-0198. WVDE also lists its general contact at 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305, phone 1-833-627-2833.
📅 Need county calendar dates?
Use the WVDE School Calendars page for county school system dates, but confirm local details on your county school system website.
🏢 Need WVBE office info?
Use the official state agency listing for the WVBE office address, phone, and fax. Call before visiting.
🗓️ Need board meetings?
Use WVDE Events and the WVBE Agendas & Minutes page for official meeting postings, agendas, and minutes.
🏫 Need local school help?
Use your county board or school for enrollment, buses, student records, attendance, school-level calendar changes, and meals.
Official source check before using any WV Board of Education detail
Publish-ready as of: May 7, 2026. The official West Virginia Department of Education website, WV Board of Education page, About the WVBE page, Board Members page, Meeting Agendas and Minutes page, WVDE Events page, School Calendars page, WV.gov agency listing for the West Virginia Board of Education, State Superintendent page, Division Directory, School Directory / Closings link, and relevant WVDE navigation pages were checked for this guide.
Use this article as a practical navigation guide. West Virginia education information can change because of board action, monthly meeting updates, agenda changes, county calendar revisions, state law changes, policy updates, school-year rollover, weather closings, county-level decisions, and official WVDE announcements.
WV Board contact, school calendar, meeting and statewide resource facts
These fast facts help users avoid the biggest mistake: treating the WV Board of Education like a county school district. The WVBE is statewide; many student-level actions still happen through local county school systems.
🏛️ Agency
West Virginia Board of Education / West Virginia Department of Education.
🌐 Official site
📍 WVBE office
Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 351, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305.
☎️ WVBE phone
(304) 558-3660.
📠 WVBE fax
(304) 558-0198.
☎️ WVDE general phone
1-833-627-2833.
📅 Calendar resource
WVDE School Calendars page summarizes county school system dates.
👩💼 State Superintendent
Michele L. Blatt is listed as the 34th State Superintendent of Schools.
Jump to the West Virginia education help section you need
Where to get West Virginia county school calendar dates and graduation information
The official Open WVDE School Calendars page is the safest statewide starting point for important county school system dates. WVDE describes the page as a place to find county school system dates such as first or last days of employment and first or last days of instruction. The WVDE homepage also points users to school calendars and high school graduation date resources.
West Virginia school calendars are not always one single statewide calendar. County school systems create and publish county-specific calendars, and schools may have building-level events. Weather, emergency closures, professional learning days, makeup days, graduation plans, and county-level decisions can affect local dates.
For a parent or student, the most reliable process is to use WVDE’s statewide calendar resource first, then open the county school district website, then check the specific school. This prevents mistakes when search results show old PDFs, cached county calendars, screenshots, or dates from another county.
📅 Statewide calendar resource
Use WVDE School Calendars for county-level date summaries and statewide calendar links.
🏫 County calendar
Use your county school system website for official local dates, makeup days, holidays, and school-year changes.
🎓 Graduation dates
Use WVDE and county pages for graduation information, then verify with the high school.
⚠️ Recheck before planning
Weather, emergency closures, county board action, and revised calendars can change school dates.
West Virginia Board of Education office address, phone, fax and visit planning
The official State of West Virginia agency listing for the West Virginia Board of Education gives the office address as Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 351, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305. It lists phone (304) 558-3660 and fax (304) 558-0198.
The WVDE website footer lists 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305 and general phone 1-833-627-2833. These addresses point users to the state education agency area in Charleston, but users should still confirm the exact room, office, or contact before traveling.
Do not visit the state office for a local student issue without calling first. Enrollment, bus stops, meal accounts, attendance, teacher questions, transcripts, discipline, special education services, and school-level records usually begin with the local county school system or school.
📍 WVBE agency listing
Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 351, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305.
☎️ WVBE phone
(304) 558-3660. Fax: (304) 558-0198.
🏢 WVDE contact
WVDE lists 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305 and 1-833-627-2833.
⚠️ Call before visiting
Room access, meeting rooms, public access, and staff availability can change.
How to check WV Board meetings, agendas, minutes and official event notices
The official Open WVDE Events page lists upcoming West Virginia Board of Education meetings. The WVDE event listing shows board meeting date, time, series, and location information when posted. For example, the May 2026 Board Meeting was listed for Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in the West Virginia Board of Education Board Room.
The official Open WVBE Agendas & Minutes page provides access to meeting agendas and minutes. Users should start there for official meeting packets, agenda documents, attachments, and minutes rather than relying on media summaries or social posts.
Meeting times, rooms, livestream links, attachments, and agenda items can change. If you plan to attend, speak, report on a board action, or quote an agenda item, confirm the current official posting first.
Open WVDE Events
Check the latest posted event for meeting date, time, series, and room details.
Open Agendas & Minutes
Use the official WVBE page for meeting agendas, attachments, and minutes.
Verify public access
Confirm room, livestream, public delegation, or participation details before attending.
Use the correct route for private matters
Student, personnel, legal, special education, and county-specific matters may need a different process.
Meeting caution: Do not assume a meeting is unchanged because it appeared in search results. WVBE meeting materials and event details should be checked directly on WVDE before action.
What the West Virginia Board of Education does
The official About the WVBE page says the West Virginia Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Schools work together to establish policies and procedures that support West Virginia’s public education goals and provide general supervision, oversight, and monitoring of a thorough, efficient, and effective system of free public schools.
The State of West Virginia agency listing also says the West Virginia Board of Education establishes policies and rules to assure implementation of education goals and to ensure supervision, oversight, and monitoring of a thorough and efficient educational system.
This means the WVBE is not the same as a county board of education. It is a statewide board. County boards and county school systems handle many operational details, while the WVBE handles statewide governance, policy, oversight, standards, meeting actions, and state-level public education responsibilities.
⚖️ Policies and procedures
WVBE works with the State Superintendent on policies and procedures for public education goals.
🏫 Public school oversight
The Board supports oversight and monitoring of West Virginia’s free public school system.
📊 Accountability and standards
WVDE and WVBE resources connect users to standards, assessment, accountability, and data pages.
📌 State-level role
Student-level services usually start with the county school system or individual school.
WVBE board members, president, vice president and state superintendent
The official Open Board Members page lists current West Virginia Board of Education members. The current official search listing shows L. Paul Hardesty as President and Victor L. Gabriel as Vice President.
The official Open State Superintendent page lists Michele L. Blatt as the 34th State Superintendent of Schools in West Virginia. The State Superintendent and the WVBE work together on statewide education policy and administration.
Board membership can change after appointments, terms, resignations, leadership elections, or official updates. Always use the official Board Members page before publishing a name, sending correspondence, quoting a board role, or preparing public comments.
👤 Board President
L. Paul Hardesty is listed as President on the official Board Members resource.
👥 Vice President
Victor L. Gabriel is listed as Vice President on the official Board Members resource.
👩💼 State Superintendent
Michele L. Blatt is listed as the 34th State Superintendent of Schools.
🔁 Verify current list
Use the official page because board roles, terms, and memberships can change.
When to contact WVBE and when to contact your county school system
Many users search “wv board of education” when they actually need a county school board, county school district, or individual school. That mistake wastes time. The state board is the right starting point for statewide policy, board meetings, state-level education governance, WVDE divisions, statewide data, certification direction, and statewide school calendar resources.
Your county school system is usually the right starting point for enrollment, attendance, bus routes, school lunch accounts, transcripts, immunization forms, school discipline, special education meetings, teacher communication, school closures, school-specific calendars, local employment, and county board meetings.
For urgent student safety or school-specific issues, do not wait for a state board meeting. Contact the school, county office, or emergency services as appropriate.
✅ Contact WVBE / WVDE for
State board meetings, policies, statewide education programs, standards, public board documents, state superintendent resources, and WVDE divisions.
🏫 Contact county district for
Enrollment, buses, attendance, county calendars, school meals, school assignments, student records, and local school services.
👩🏫 Contact school for
Teacher communication, classroom questions, campus events, daily pickup rules, report cards, counselors, and school-specific notices.
🚨 Safety issue?
For immediate danger, contact the school and emergency services instead of waiting for a state-level response.
School directory, county districts, closings and local school contacts
WVDE’s top navigation links to Open School Directory / Closings. This is useful when users need to find a county system, school, or closing information. However, closure decisions and school-specific details can also appear on county websites, school pages, district call systems, mobile apps, and local announcements.
West Virginia has county-based public school systems. If you need a local calendar, bus route, student transfer, school boundary, transcript, building-level contact, substitute job, or county board meeting, start with the county school district after using the state directory to find the correct local source.
Do not confuse WVBE statewide meetings with county board meetings. County boards have their own meeting schedules, agendas, budgets, personnel matters, and public participation rules.
🔎 Find a school
Use the School Directory / Closings link to start with official West Virginia school information.
❄️ Closings
Use official closing resources, then confirm with the county or school if weather is changing quickly.
🏛️ County board
County board meetings are separate from WVBE meetings and should be checked locally.
📌 School-specific help
Use the school page for local events, principal contact, teacher communication, and campus rules.
WVBE policies, academic standards and official rule sources
Users often search WV Board of Education for policies, standards, school calendar rules, special education requirements, assessment policy, certification policy, school safety rules, finance procedures, transportation guidance, and local education agency requirements. The safest starting point is the official WVDE website and the specific policy or division page connected to the topic.
For example, WVDE has pages for content standards and policies, special education policies and standards, school health policies and laws, school finance manuals and policies, educator preparation policies, and data or accountability resources. Some official rules may also be available through the West Virginia Secretary of State’s rule system.
Policy summaries can be incomplete. If the issue affects compliance, employment, disability services, discipline, funding, legal rights, graduation, assessment, school calendars, or a county board decision, read the current official policy language and contact the correct office.
📚 Academic standards
Use WVDE academics pages for content standards and standards policy references.
♿ Special education
Use official special education policy pages before making eligibility or service assumptions.
💰 Finance and operations
Use school finance manuals and policies for local education agency finance topics.
⚖️ Legal caution
Do not rely on copied summaries for legal, compliance, personnel, or student-rights decisions.
Certification, teacher resources and educator support pages
WVDE provides educator and staff development resources, including pages for becoming a teacher, certification, educator preparation, professional teaching standards, e-learning, professional learning, and technical assistance centers. These pages are separate from WVBE meeting pages.
If you are an educator looking for licensure, renewal, certification status, educator preparation requirements, professional learning, or policy references, start with the Educator and Staff Development section and the Certification page. If you are applying for jobs, use WVDE careers or the relevant county school district’s employment page.
Certification and licensure rules can change. Do not rely on old requirements from a college handout, social media post, or third-party site. Use WVDE’s official educator pages and current policy references.
👩🏫 Become a teacher
Use WVDE educator resources for pathways into teaching.
📄 Certification
Use the official WVDE Certification page for licensure and credential direction.
🎓 Educator preparation
Use educator preparation policy pages for program approval and professional requirements.
🔁 Keep checking
Licensure, renewal, and policy requirements can change by year and role.
Education data, accountability reports and school improvement resources
WVDE includes a Data and School Improvement section with accountability, systems of support and improvement, education data, financial reporting, special education data and public reporting, program evaluation, data privacy, WVEIS, and related resources. These pages are useful for users researching statewide performance, county accountability, school improvement, or public education data.
When comparing counties or schools, use official WVDE data pages instead of outdated rankings or scraped school profiles. Public education data can update by school year, assessment cycle, accountability reporting window, and federal or state reporting rules.
Data pages do not replace individual student records. For your child’s grades, records, attendance, IEP, enrollment, or transcript, contact the school or county system.
📊 Accountability
Use WVDE accountability resources for official school and county accountability information.
📈 Education data
Use WVDE data resources for official public education datasets and reporting.
🔐 Data privacy
Use data privacy resources for student data handling, privacy, and official systems.
🏫 Local student records
Contact the school or county district for individual student records and transcripts.
Student support, wellness, school safety and statewide programs
WVDE’s Student Support and Wellness section includes mental, behavioral and physical health, child nutrition, school safety, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, homelessness support, West Virginia Snapshot, Communities In Schools, and ESEA resources. These statewide pages help parents, staff, and community members find program-level guidance.
For a specific child or school, the local school and county system remain important. State pages can explain program areas, but the school can usually answer local questions about meals, support staff, counseling, family support, services, or school safety procedures.
🧠 Student wellness
Use WVDE student support pages for mental, behavioral, and physical health program guidance.
🍽️ Child nutrition
Use WVDE child nutrition resources for statewide meal program information.
🛡️ School safety
Use school safety resources for statewide safety information, then follow local district procedures.
🏘️ Community support
Use Communities In Schools and student support pages for statewide support program information.
WVDE careers, education jobs and county employment links
The WVDE website includes a Careers link in its utility navigation. State education jobs, department roles, and WVDE-related employment information should be checked through the official WVDE Careers page. County school employment is usually handled by each county school system, not the WVBE meeting page.
Job seekers should avoid relying on old third-party job listings. Teaching, service personnel, substitute, administrative, coaching, and transportation positions may close quickly or require county-specific application systems.
🏢 WVDE jobs
Use the official WVDE Careers link for state department employment information.
🏫 County school jobs
Use the local county school district employment page for local school jobs.
👩🏫 Certification
Check WVDE certification resources before applying for educator roles requiring licensure.
⏰ Deadline caution
Verify posting close dates, certification requirements, and application system details before applying.
What WV Board of Education information is free and what may require payment
Most basic West Virginia Board of Education information should be free to view. You should not pay a third-party site to see WVDE links, school calendar summaries, WVBE meeting events, agendas, minutes, board members, the state superintendent page, policies, division pages, school directory links, closings links, or official office contact information.
Some actions may involve official fees, accounts, processing, or county-level systems. Examples may include educator certification fees, transcript processing through a county or school, records requests, testing fees, online payments, meal accounts, tickets, replacement documents, or county school services. Before paying, confirm that the link comes from WVDE, a county school system, a school, or a clearly official partner system.
✅ Usually free to check
WVDE site, WVBE meeting pages, agendas, minutes, calendar summaries, policies, board members, and office contact details.
💳 May involve payment
Certification, transcript processing, record copies, school payments, test fees, meal accounts, tickets, or local services.
🚫 Avoid payment traps
Do not pay random websites for public state education information that WVDE publishes for free.
Check the source before using any WV school calendar or Board meeting page
Search results for “wv board of education” can show WVDE, WVBE, county boards, county school districts, school pages, law pages, news articles, old agenda PDFs, BoardDocs from local counties, and third-party directories. Not all of these answer the same question.
This guide covers the statewide West Virginia Board of Education and West Virginia Department of Education. If you need a county school calendar, county board agenda, student enrollment, local bus route, school lunch balance, or school-specific record, you likely need your county school system after using WVDE as a starting point.
Statewide WVBE / WVDE
County board
County boards have separate local meeting dates, agendas, policies, budgets, and public comment rules.
Individual school
Schools handle many day-to-day parent questions, schedules, records, events, and staff communication.
Quick fixes for common WV Board of Education search problems
Related WV Board of Education searches covered in this guide
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Map and directions for the West Virginia Board of Education office in Charleston
The State of West Virginia agency listing places the West Virginia Board of Education at Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 351, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305. Use this map for general direction planning, but call before visiting because office access, room location, meeting access, and staff availability can vary.
Visit reminder: WVBE meetings may use a Board Room or a specific posted room. Always check the current WVDE Events page or agenda before traveling for a meeting.
Clearly marked official West Virginia Board of Education links
Use these official links first. Each blue button below is an official WVDE, WVBE, WV.gov, or state-linked resource, so users can quickly understand where to click on mobile.
Open School Calendars
County school system calendar summaries and statewide calendar resources.
Open School Directory / Closings
School directory and school closing information link from WVDE.
Open WV.gov Agency Listing
State agency listing for the West Virginia Board of Education office, phone, and fax.
WV Board of Education questions parents and educators ask most
What is the official WV Board of Education website?
The official West Virginia Board of Education information is hosted on the West Virginia Department of Education website at wvde.us. Use it for WVBE information, meetings, agendas, minutes, board members, policies, state superintendent resources, school calendars, and education news.
Where is the West Virginia Board of Education office?
The State of West Virginia agency listing places the West Virginia Board of Education at Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 351, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305.
What is the WV Board of Education phone number?
The State of West Virginia agency listing gives the West Virginia Board of Education phone number as (304) 558-3660 and fax as (304) 558-0198.
What is the WVDE general contact phone number?
The WVDE website footer lists general contact phone 1-833-627-2833 and address 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305.
Where can I find West Virginia school calendars?
Use the official WVDE School Calendars page for county school system calendar summaries. Then verify local details with the specific county school system or school.
Does West Virginia have one statewide school calendar?
WVDE provides statewide calendar resources and county school system date summaries, but county systems and schools publish local calendars, closures, makeup days, and school-specific events.
Where can I find WV Board meeting agendas and minutes?
Use the official WVBE Meeting Agendas and Minutes page on WVDE.us for board meeting agendas, attachments, and minutes.
Where can I find WV Board meeting dates?
Use the WVDE Events page for upcoming WVBE meetings and official event postings. Meeting times, rooms, and details can change, so always check the current event before attending.
Who is the West Virginia Board of Education President?
The official Board Members page currently lists L. Paul Hardesty as President. Recheck the official page because roles and membership can change.
Who is the West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools?
The official State Superintendent page lists Michele L. Blatt as the 34th State Superintendent of Schools in West Virginia.
Can the WV Board help with my child’s enrollment or bus route?
For enrollment, bus routes, attendance, lunch accounts, student records, or school-level questions, start with the local county school system or individual school. WVBE is a statewide board.
Where can I check West Virginia school closings?
Use the School Directory / Closings link from WVDE, then confirm with your county school system or school if weather or emergency conditions are changing quickly.
Where can educators find WV certification information?
Use WVDE’s Certification page under Educator and Staff Development for educator licensure and certification resources.
Is WV Board of Education the same as a county board of education?
No. WVBE is the statewide board. County boards of education and county school systems handle many local decisions, county calendars, school operations, enrollment, transportation, and school-level services.
Official verification and privacy reminder
This article is an independent guide created to help families, educators, students, staff, job seekers, county users, and public users find the correct official West Virginia Board of Education and West Virginia Department of Education resources. It is not the official WVDE website and does not replace official WVBE meeting notices, agenda postings, policy language, county school calendars, school-level notices, or legal requirements.
For enrollment, attendance, transportation, student records, special education services, county board meetings, county calendars, school assignments, educator certification, employment, public records, office visits, or official school decisions, use the relevant official WVDE page, county school system page, or school contact. Do not submit private student data, health records, payment information, personnel records, custody documents, or identity documents through unofficial websites.
Best way to use this WV Board of Education guide
The best starting point for WV Board of Education information is the official West Virginia Department of Education website at wvde.us. Use it for WVBE information, About the WVBE, Board Members, Meeting Agendas and Minutes, WVDE Events, School Calendars, State Superintendent, Division Directory, School Directory / Closings, Certification, Careers, Education Data, and statewide education resources.
For practical results, choose the correct official page for the task. Use WVDE School Calendars for statewide county calendar summaries, county websites for local dates, WVDE Events for board meeting postings, WVBE Agendas and Minutes for board materials, the state agency listing for WVBE office contact, the Division Directory for department routing, and local schools for student-level needs. Always verify the latest official page before visiting, attending a meeting, submitting documents, paying a fee, quoting a policy, or planning around a school date.