Recent News

Scott Graham, a math and physics teacher at Windsor High School, is the Isle of Wight County Schools’ division Teacher of the Year. He was also selected as the Windsor High Schools Teacher of the Year and the division’s High School Teacher of the Year. He was surprised today at his school with the announcement. Graham will serve as the division’s representative in the Virginia Teacher of the Year program.

Monday, January 15: All Schools are Closed for for the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

With the concern for flooding and strong winds across the county this afternoon, all Isle of Wight County Schools and Offices will be dismissing TWO (2) hours early today. In addition, all after school activities are canceled for today.

We urge everyone to please use caution on the roads and avoid any dangerous situations.

With the potential for localized flooding and high winds later today, IWCS has made the decision to cancel all after school activities. In addition, students attending the Governor's School for the Arts or Governor's School for Science & Technology will not be sent today. Schools will notify parents regarding the rescheduling of any cancelled events.

Please continue to monitor the division's website, social media, email, and other IWCS communication resources should there be any further announcements regarding changes to today's schedule.

The month of January will host a large number of state and local testing as the first semester draws to a close.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced primary and backup dates for closing the James River Bridge (JRB) related to cable replacement on the structure. During these dates, traffic heading to or from the peninsula will be rerouted to the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel (MMBT), or the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry. VDOT is anticipating extreme congestion throughout Hampton Roads during the closures. Many of our employees travel over the JRB or MMBT to work in IWCS and we anticipate significant disruption to employee arrival times on these days.

In response to these concerns, IWCS is proposing the following changes to the school calendar for January and February 2024

We wish all of our families and employees a very Happy Thanksgiving.

IWCS School Nurse Supervisor LaDona Roddy was recognized at the Virginia Association of School Nurses (VASN) Fall Conference as Virginia School Nurse Administrator of the Year.

All four snowplows will be featured in the Smithfield Christmas Parade and the Windsor Christmas Parade.

1,514 high school seniors were selected as Semifinalists from a pool of over 103,800 submitted applications from across the country based on their academic excellence, leadership, and service demonstrated in school and community activities. The Semifinalists are in the running for 150 college scholarships worth $20,000 each.

November 13 at Carrollton ES and November 15 at Windsor ES

Remember to set your clocks back one hour.

Local farmer Shawn Carr, of Carr farms, recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to the Land Lab of Isle of Wight County Schools. The Land Lab will use the funds to renovate a greenhouse for use at the Land Lab.