FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
N.R. #318, 11/17/2009
Contact: Irene Cromer
Supervisor, Community Relations
703.791.8720
41 County Schools Named Schools of Excellence
Superintendent of Schools Steven L. Walts has named 41 Prince William County schools as “Schools of Excellence” in the Division’s annual school awards program. That is 12 more than achieved this distinction last year. Schools that attain this designation must demonstrate high levels of performance. A School of Excellence must be fully accredited by the state, make Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind Act, and achieve an overall score of 90 out of 100 points on PWCS Strategic Plan-based measures. Selection is based on performance in the 2008–09 School Year.
Ellis and Gravely Elementary Schools and Gainesville Middle School have earned this distinction for the first time. Belmont, Buckland Mills, Dumfries, McAuliffe, Triangle, and Victory Elementary Schools have been named Schools of Excellence for the second year in a row. Battlefield High School and Mullen, Penn, Rosa Parks, and Signal Hill Elementary Schools are celebrating their third year of recognition.
Bull Run Middle School, Porter Traditional School, and Potomac View, Tyler, and Vaughan Elementary Schools are being recognized for their fourth year as Schools of Excellence. Minnieville, Occoquan, and Swans Creek Elementary Schools and Pennington Traditional School have achieved fifth-year distinction, while Alvey, Cedar Point, and Loch Lomond Elementary Schools have all reached the sixth year achieving the School of Excellence award.
Three elementary schools are celebrating the seventh year as Schools of Excellence. These are Ashland, Nokesville, and Westridge Elementary Schools. Antietam, Henderson, Marshall, and Montclair Elementary Schools and Osbourn Park High School are celebrating School of Excellence status for the eighth year. And, finally, the seven elementary schools that have achieved their ninth year carrying the School of Excellence distinction are Bennett, Bristow Run, Lake Ridge, Mountain View, Old Bridge, Rockledge, and Springwoods.
Awards will be celebrated at school sites in the near future. The celebrations will recognize the contributions of the entire school community in achieving the School of Excellence designation. As in the past, schools earning this honor will be presented with commemorative flags and plaques at their school-based celebrations. View schedule of celebrations.
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