Roane County Schools

08/28/2026

Spencer Middle School is focusing on building strong relationships and helping students adjust smoothly following the countywide school consolidation.

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08/28/2026

Roane County High School is focusing on helping freshmen transition smoothly and encouraging all students to build strong connections as the new school year begins.

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08/27/2026

08/24/2026

There is so much heart in West Virginia public schools! Bright futures start right here, and our dedicated team is honored to play a part in shaping, guiding, and encouraging our amazing kids every single day. We truly love our schools, our students, and the wonderful community that lifts us up.

💙💛 ​We are beyond grateful to our wonderful sponsors who provided these awesome shirts for our entire team! Seeing our staff united in their school spirit is a fantastic reminder of what makes our school family so special.
​Thank you again to our sponsors, our staff, and our community for supporting our kids and loving our schools as much as we do!

08/24/2026

📢 Attention Parents/Guardians of Students Attending Spencer Elementary School and Spencer Middle School

Please take a few moments to review our annually required parent documents for students who attend Title I schools.

To access the documents:

Visit the Roane County Schools website: https://www.roanewvschools.com

Click: Menu
Select: Documents
Open the folder titled Federal Programs – Documents for Parents

Thank you for taking the time to review these important materials and for your continued support of our schools.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Amy Cole, Director of Federal Programs and Compliance
📧 [email protected]

We appreciate your partnership in supporting student success!

08/22/2026

As the school year starts at RJTC, we are excited to welcome several new staff members! First, we welcome Becky Burns, a new Practical Nursing Instructor! Becky joins RJTC with 21 years of nursing experience and 4 years of teaching experience. She also has served as the Athletic Trainer for the Gilmer County Titans for the last 3 years. Becky is a 2007 graduate RJTC's PN Program and received her Associates in Nursing from WVU-P. Becky is married to Brian and they have 2 daughters, Brooklyn and Emily. Welcome Becky! We are excited you have joined our staff! Watch RJTC's pages to meet the other new faces at RJTC over the next few days!

08/22/2026

RJTC is excited to welcome Dawn Fore to the our staff! Dawn is our new Career & Work Skills Training instructor, also known as CWST or CO-OP. She is another RJTC alumni as she completed RJTC's PN program in 2010 and was a school nurse for 12 years. She also taught previously in Roane County. She is married to Steve Fore and they share a son who is a 2025 RJTC alumni from our Collision Repair program! Welcome Dawn!

08/22/2026

Please help us welcome Mr. Scott Hatcher to RJTC's Staff! Scott is the instructor of our new Electrical Technician program!!! Scott is a Ripley High (Class of 1993) & RJTC Alumni from our Electronics Technology program. He went on to WVU-P but decided to pursue a career in the trades after 3 semesters. He had started in 2011 as apprentice for Constellium and USW and worked as an electrician/electrical technician. Scott comes to us after retiring on June 1st. He is married to Missy Hatcher, Broker with Exclusive Realty, and are the owners of Faithful and Free in Ripley. Scott is also a proud dad to 4 girls and 1 son, Brittney, Olivia (another RJTC Alumni from our Cosmetology program), Brooke, Erica, and Eli. We're glad your 'enjoying your retirement' with us!