Recent News

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 program is an all-day program, with transportation provided at no cost provided for those families found eligible. Applications and information are available on the Early Childhood webpage.

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

For more information about Isle of Wight County Schools Preschool program, please click here.

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.

November 13 at Carrollton ES and November 15 at Windsor ES

Remember to set your clocks back one hour.

In honor of School Bus Transportation Employees Appreciation Day, IWCS celebrated bus drivers with an appreciation breakfast this week. Breakfast was held at SMS on Wednesday for the Smithfield/Carrollton drivers, and on Thursday for the Windsor/Carrsville drivers.

For instructions on how to access your child's Fall Growth Assessment information, please click on the link.