Joanne McConnell

Each West Virginia county school district is under the control of the a Board of Education, which is made up of 5 non-partisan members, nominated and voted by the voters of their respective counties. School board members are responsible for the public schools within their respective counties. There are 55 counties in West Virginia, and there are over 650,000 students K-12 in WV public schools. The Board of Education's responsibilities entails supplying the vision for their school districts, hiring and professional observation of senior level staff for schools, and making budgetary decisions for the district. Candidates for school board can reside anywhere within the county, however, no more than two board members can reside in the same district.