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House Bill 4236 has been introduced in the House of Delgates by request of the Executive. The bill has a corresponding Senate Bill, Senate Bill 372. Principals and teachers need to check this out. Some things to keep in mind: Strikethroughs indicate removal of those words stricken through. Underlined text is text to be added. There are 14 pages of new text. Be sure to check out page 11 where student progress is to be an indicator of the educator performance. The use of school wide student learning growth as measured by the state-wide summative assessment is indicated to measure the performance of the employees in that school.

Click on link noted to find the bill. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4236%20intr.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=4236

It is time to accept nominations for the 2012 West Virginia National Distinguished Principal.  Nominations are accepted from colleagues. If  a member wishes to personally apply, we accept these nominations, as well.  At the top of this page is a list of other pages.  Click on the page noting National Distinguished Principal Application Form. One will need to  click on the “nomination form” once and a second time when it is noted again.  It should appear.  It is posted in Word.  If you have any questions or can’t get it to appear, let me know at 304-642-0509  or frankcollier@wvprincipals.org  .  Complete this form and the required letter forwarding both to the State Office at the address noted at bottom of the form. Please note the due date on the form and remember to acquire the Supervisor’s signature. .  An application packet will then be sent to the nominee.  Please look to the right and click to subscribe to new posts, etc. on this site.

BOYD C. MYNES, PRINCIPAL MARTHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 Boyd Mynes, principal of Martha Elementary School in Cabell County was selected as West Virginia’s 2011 National Distinguished Principal at The WVAEMSP Executive committee meeting on May 1st, 2011. The 2011 celebration marks the 28th year that the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)  and VILAC  have presented this prestigious award.

Mr. Mynes was nominated for the West Virginia National Distinguished Principal and selected by a committee of fellow principals, upon the recommendation from community members, teachers, fellow principals, and administrators though a process conducted by the West Virginia Elementary Middle  School Principals Association.  An educator since 1973, Boyd Mynes has worked over 30 years in West Virginia’s public school system.  Boyd received his Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from West Virginia State College,  and his Master’s Degree in Education Administration from West Virginia College of Graduate Studies.  Mynes served as teacher at Cedar Grove Community School, Great Cacapon Elementary School, and West Virginia Rehabilitation Center. He has served as principal or assistant principal at Cedar Grove School, Rand Elementary School, Great Cacapon Elementary School, Central City Elementary, and has been Principal of Martha Elementary School seven years.

 Martha Elementary School is part of an Innovative Zone Consortia in Cabell County, 2009 West Virginia School of Excellence, and a 2011-2012 Exemplary RTI School.  Boyd has lead his school into implementing research based education along with implementing Mastery Teaching Practices into staff professional growth plans utilizing the training he received  while attending trainings by Dr. Madeline Hunter and Benjamin Bloom.

Boyd has been and continues to be an active member of WVAEMSP/NAESP and is currently Treasurer of Cabell County Elementary Principals and Vice President of WVAEMSP along with various nominating and resolution committees.

 In October, Mr. Mynes will travel to Washington, D.C., for two days of activities planned to honor and bring well-deserved recognition to elementary and middle level administrators chosen by their states, the District of Columbia, plus private and overseas schools.

Criteria for selection of the principals, set by NAESP  and VILAC require that the honorees are active principals of schools where programs are designed to meet the academic and social needs of all students.  Whereas strong and firm community ties with parents and local business organizations has been established.

Mr. Mynes  was one of a number of nominees for the 2011 National Distinguished Principal in West Virginia.  

The executive director training at National Headquarters

Hello and welcome to WVPRINCIPALS.ORG. As executive director of the West Virginia Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals,  it is my pleasure to  introduce this new Web site. You can find out more about us, discover education-related links, find our sponsors, our officers, information regarding membership, etc. 

Readers can add comments/questions to any post on this site (notice the “Add Comments” button below). This might take some getting used to, but over time I expect we’ll find great value in such a capability.

Lastly, and most importantly, this site will now function as the primary mean of communication with members and the public. Please sign-up to receive email notifications when the site is updated by clicking here. This will ensure you remain informed regarding issues of importance to school principals across West Virginia.

I hope your school year is going well and I look forward to communicating further with you via this Web site. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions, or again, leave a comment below.