JACK CROW
NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Board of Education once again has a full roster of members.
Board members met in special session Thursday evening at the John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center, voting to appoint Jack Crow of Weirton to the seat recently vacated.
“Today’s meeting is for the discussion and possible action to appoint a board of education member to fill the seat vacated by Gerard Spencer,” announced board President Chris Gillette at the beginning of the meeting.
The board voted to go into executive session, for a total of 21 minutes, to discuss the applications for the post, before reconvening and approving Crow’s appointment by a 4-0 vote.
A 2005 graduate of Weir High School, and 2010 graduate of West Virginia University, Crow has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with his major studies in business management and a minor in communications.
He currently is a technical sales representative at Total Energies in the company’s Steel Division, and previously worked as a landman for Chesapeake Energy.
Crow will represent the Butler District on the board.
“He is a proud, lifelong resident of Hancock County,” noted Superintendent Dan Enich, who explained Crow’s mother was a teacher in the county for 40 years, and his sister currently teaches at Weirton Elementary School. “I know, from talking to him, that he’s passionate about education and the community.”
Board Vice President Ed Fields noted Crow won’t be able to officially be sworn in to the office until completing seven hours of new member training, as required by the state, which will take place later this month.
Spencer, who was elected to the board in 2022, also representing the Butler District of the county, resigned March 10 after the remaining members of the board agreed to hire him as the school district’s first coordinator of safety services.
The position was created by the board in February, with the aim of coordinating all safety measures and services within the school district.
This week, Spencer also retired from his job with the Weirton Police Department, where he has worked for 25 years. He finishes his career with the city with the rank of sergeant.
The board met in a special session March 29 at Weir High School, with plans to discuss the appointment — convening for approximately 40 minutes, including a 30-minute executive session, but opted not to make any decisions then, as the day also had been selected as the deadline to receive applications.