Upshur County

Demographic Information

Student Enrollment

• Elementary: 7 schools, 1803 students
• Middle: 1 school, 805 students
• Secondary: 1 school, 1059 students

Number of professional student support staff

• Counselors: 10
• Nurses: 3
• Psychologists: 1
• Student Social & Emotional Support Specialist: 4.5

Student Support Contact Information

• 21st CCLC Afterschool
  Millie Michael
• Communities In Schools
  Melinda Stewart
• Foster Care
  Jodie Akers
• WV Guideposts to Graduation
  Garrett Friend, Buckhannon HS
• School Counselors
  Eddie Vincent
• School Nurses
  Lori Jestice
• WV Family Engagement
  Sara Lewis-Stankus

Social and Emotional/Behavior Supports

• School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) - 5 schools

Programs/Curricula

• Alternative Behavior Educator (ABE)
• Body Safety Education
• Capturing Kids’ Hearts
• Common Sense Education: Cyber Safety
• Girls on the Run
• Leader in Me/7 Habits
• Love and Logic
• PAX Good Behavior Program
• Safe Schools Online
• Second Step Curriculum
• Talking About Touching, A Personal Safety Curriculum

Mental Health/Trauma Supports

• Grant funding for mental health spaces in all schools
• Handle with Care
• PREPaRE Model Crisis Intervention – 2 professional student support staff trained
• Trauma Informed Schools Training

Support for At-Risk Students

• Communities In Schools (CIS) - 3 sites
• WV Guideposts to Graduation - 1 site
• Homeless Grant/McKinney Vento

Prevention

WV Prevention First – Prevention Lead Organizations

Programs/Curricula

• CATCH My Breath E-Cigarette & JUUL Prevention
• RAZE
• Second Step Curriculum
• Tar Wars
• Too Good for Drugs

Community Partnerships/Initiative

• 21st CCLC Afterschool Programs - 1 site
• School Based Health Center - 7 sites
• WV Family Engagement Grant - 2 sites

Funding Sources

• 21st CCLC Afterschool Programs
• Communities In Schools
• WV Guideposts to Graduation
• McKinney Vento Federal Grant
• ReClaimWV Grant Funding
• Substance Abuse Block Grant
• WV Family Engagement Grant