Marion County Schools recognizes that West Virginia families are afforded School Choice options for their children. For assistance with any of the options below, please email MCS Attendance Director, Tricia Maxwell at tricia.maxwell@k12.wv.us OR schoolchoice.marion@k12.wv.us.

School Choice Printable

Families applying for Hope Scholarship must submit a completed Notice of Intent letter to the school district in which they reside. Hope Notice of Intent letters can be submitted to the emails provided above for processing.

New WVEIS IDs cannot be created until the Notice of Intent letter is received.

Answers to questions regarding Hope Scholarship eligibility and all other requirements can be found at hopescholarshipwv.gov.

Hope Notice of Intent Letter

West Virginia Virtual School (WVVS)

Marion County Schools offers asynchronous virtual learning through WV Virtual School for students in grades 6-12 only. This option is available for part-time or full-time enrollment. Fall registration opens in August and Spring registration opens in January. Enrollment closes five days after the start of each new semester. For more information or to register for WVVS, please email MCS Attendance Director, Tricia Maxwell at tricia.maxwell@k12.wv.us.

West Virginia also has two FREE Virtual Charter Schools that offer synchronous teaching and learning for students in grades K-12. For enrollment options, please contact the schools below or visit their websites.

Virtual Prep Academy of West Virginia (VPrep) Charter School
Phone: (304) 924-4987
https://westvirginia.virtualpreparatoryacademy.com/

West Virginia Virtual Academy (WVVA) Charter School
Phone: 304.807.9370
Website: https://wvva.k12.com/

Parents/Guardians wishing to provide Homeschool instruction without the use of Hope Scholarship funding, must submit a Notice of Intent letter along with a copy of their high school diploma or equivelant to the school district in which they reside.

Documents required for Homeschool verification can be emailed to tricia.maxwell@k12.wv.us OR schoolchoice.marion@k12.wv.us.

Marion County Homeschool Notice of Intent Letter

Marion County Notice of Termination of Homeschool

Marion County's Homeschool Policy

WV State Code for Home Instruction §18-8-1 subsection (c) subdivision (2).

Homeschool Assessments are due to the district by June 30 for grades 3, 5, 8, and 11.  For a list of homeschool assessment options and evaluators, visit https://www.wvhea.org/assessments.