The Virginia Board of Education recently announced that Alvey, Bel Air, McAuliffe, Minnieville, and River Oaks Elementary Schools are being recognized for high student achievement under the board's new exemplar performance recognition program. They have earned the Board of Education's Highest Achievement Award. This is the second consecutive year Bel Air and Minnieville Elementary Schools have received this distinction.
Antietam, Belmont, Dale City, Glenkirk, Kerrydale, King, Lake Ridge, Springwoods, and Mary Williams Elementary Schools, Bull Run, Fred Lynn, Hampton, Lake Ridge, and Marsteller Middle Schools, Brentsville, Charles J. Colgan Sr., Freedom, Osbourn Park, Patriot, Potomac, and Stonewall Jackson High Schools, and Pennington Traditional School, have earned the Board of Education's Continuous Improvement Award. The is the second consecutive year Springwoods Elementary has been awarded.
The
Board
of
Education
established
the
new
recognition
program
for
schools
in
2019.
The
exemplar
performance
school
recognition
program
recognizes
schools
that
excel
in
the
state's
accreditation
system
focusing
on
test
performance,
achievement
gaps,
graduation
rates,
absenteeism,
dropout
rates,
and
more.
To
earn
the
Board
of
Education's
Highest
Achievement
Award,
the
school
must
earn
a
state
accreditation
rating
of
Accredited,
and
meet
the
following
benchmarks:
To earn the Board of Education's Continuous Improvement Award, the school must earn a state accreditation rating of Accredited or Accredited with Conditions and meet at least one of the following benchmarks for improved performance on accreditation-related indicators:
Each
school
in
PWCS
has
earned
accreditation
status
from
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education.
These
schools'
persistent
dedication
to
making
continuous
strides
in
improvements
and
exemplary
accomplishments
demonstrates
students
receive
a
World-Class
Education.
To
learn
more
about
the
Exemplar
Performance
School
Awards,
visit
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education's
website.