The schools were Osbourn Park High School, Bristow Run Elementary School, Henderson Elementary School, Lake Ridge Elementary School, Marshall Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, and Rockledge Elementary School. 

Recognition and celebration activities at these schools launched the school division's new Accolades and Applause School Recognition Program.

During special programs attended by all school employees, the schools received a commemorative plaque, a replica of a School of Excellence flag, and a $1,000 cash award.  The original flags will be presented to the school principals at a televised School Board meeting so that a wide audience of school communities can see the presentation. 

School employees received a Certificate of Excellence and a desk clock.  The clock is a way to thank the employees “for the tremendous amount of time” each spent making their school a School of Excellence, said Superintendent Edward L. Kelly.

Middle schools must meet 9 targets or meet 8 targets, with two at the exceptional level; and high schools must meet 11 targets or meet 10 targets, with three at the exceptional level.

Performance targets are components of the school division’s Quality Management Plan and include such measures as test scores and attendance. 

(Click on the name of each school below to go to that school's celebration photos.)