REGIONAL ADULT EDUCATION COORDINATORS
Name/Address  Phone/Fax/E-mail/Secretary  Counties Served 
RESA I and RESA IV Phone: (304) 256-4712 ext. 1117  McDowell  Raleigh 
Shawn Cook (800) 766-7372 ext. 1117  Mercer  Summers 
RESA I  Fax: (304) 256-4683  Monroe  Mercer 
400 Neville Street  E-mail: shcook@access.k12.wv.us Braxton  Nicholas 
Beckley, WV 25801  Secretary: Nancy Shannon, ext. 1130 Fayette  Pocahontas 
WIB-1 E-mail: nshannon@access.k12.wv.us  Greenbrier  Webster 
RESA II and RESA III Phone: (304) 766-7655 ext. 113  Boone  Logan 
Maria Bias-Jones (800) 257-3723 ext. 113  Cabell  Mason 
RESA III  Fax: (304) 766-7915  Clay  Mingo 
501 22nd Street  E-mail: mbjones@access.k12.wv.us Kanawha  Putnam 
Dunbar, WV 25064-1711  Secretary: Vicki Moss, ext. 222 Lincoln  Wayne 
WIB-3 E-mail: vmoss@access.k12.wv.us
RESA V Phone: (304) 485-6513 ext 1320                            Calhoun  Roane 
Dianna Flanagan (866) 232-7372 x1320 Jackson  Tyler 
RESA V  Fax: (304) 485-6515  Pleasants  Wirt 
2507 9th Avenue  E-mail: dflanaga@access.k12.wv.us  Ritchie  Wood 
Parkersburg, WV 26101-4198  Secretary: Brenda Wheeler, ext. 1321
WIB-4 E-mail: bwheeler@access.k12.wv.us
RESA VI Phone: (304) 231-3819  Brooke  Wetzel 
Kim McConnaughy (800) 234-7372  Hancock  Ohio 
RESA 6  Fax: (304) 243-0443  Marshall 
30 G. C. & P. Road  E-mail: kmcconna@access.k12.wv.us 
Wheeling, WV 26003-6129  Secretary: Patti Dei, ext. 3801
WIB-5 E-mail: pdei@access.k12.wv.us
RESA VII Phone: (304) 624-6554 ext. 241  Barbour  Monongalia 
Anne Johnson (800) 427-3600 ext. 241  Doddridge  Preston 
RESA VII  Fax: (304) 624-5223  Gilmer  Randolph 
1201 N. 15th Street  E-mail: anjohnso@access.k12.wv.us Harrison  Taylor 
Clarksburg, WV 26301  Secretary: Frank Hathaway, ext. 261 Lewis  Tucker 
WIB-6 E-mail: dhathawa@access.k12.wv.us Marion  Upshur 
RESA VIII Phone: (304) 267-3595 ext. 122  Berkeley  Mineral 
Beverly Baccala (800) 367-3728 ext. 122  Grant  Morgan 
RESA VIII  Fax: (304) 267-3599  Hampshire  Pendleton 
109 S. College Street  E-mail: bbaccala@access.k12.wv.us  Hardy 
Martinsburg, WV 25401  Secretary: Lori Smith, ext.127  Jefferson 
WIB-7 E-mail:  lbsmith@access.k12.wv.us

West Virginia Board of Education and RESA

Acting as an intermediary between the State Adult Basic Education (ABE) Staff and the County ABE Director and ABE instructional personnel is the Regional Adult Education Coordinator. Although specific responsibilities vary, in general the positions have many similarities. The Regional Coordinators attempt to be visible in the counties for which they are responsible, visiting full-time and half-time programs regularly and part-time programs annually or on an as-needed basis. The Regional Coordinator will advise instructors on teaching techniques, student learning styles, classroom groupings, curriculum offerings, and assessments. The Regional Coordinator informs the county staff on recent developments and trends from both state and national sources. Often the Regional Adult Education Coordinator attends meeting and in-services designed for instructors and passes the information to the instructors unable to attend the training. The regional coordinator maintains linkages with local projects related to the ABE program including the education system, libraries, literacy providers, community-based organizations, and county programs like the Family Resource Networks.

When programs are scheduled for on-site reviews, the Regional Coordinator prepares the county staff with an in-service and a series of visits to the county sites to either prepare a preliminary checklist for the audit review or advises program personnel for a full audit. In both situations, the Regional Coordinator accompanies the reviewers to the various program site. Regional Coordinators meet with State staff quarterly and relay the information received back to the county programs.

Since every ABE instructor is required to participate in a minimum of three hours of approved in-service offerings, the Regional Coordinator offers a variety of sessions conveniently located for the county personnel. In addition, the Regional Coordinator compiles and updates the information on both instructors and class offerings in the region.

Thus, the Regional Adult Education Coordinator performs a variety of tasks for both the counties and the State.  
 

West Virginia Department of Education
Building 6, Room 230
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 26501
Phone: (304) 558-0280
Fax: (304) 558-3946
 
ABE Hotline: 1-800-642-2670