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School division and 32 schools earn VIP awards

Virginia today honored 32 Chesterfield schools and the school division with Virginia Index of Performance awards, with 12 of those schools winning the highest honor, the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence.

Chesterfield schools earning the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence are Bettie Weaver Elementary, Bon Air Elementary, Elizabeth Scott Elementary, Evergreen Elementary, Gordon Elementary, Midlothian High, Midlothian Middle, Robious Elementary, Swift Creek Elementary, Swift Creek Middle, Winterpock Elementary and Woolridge Elementary. Statewide, 153 schools won this award. The Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence was first given in 2008, and three Chesterfield schools have won every year: Gordon Elementary, Swift Creek Elementary and Midlothian Middle.

To qualify for the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence, schools must meet all state and federal achievement benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and achieve goals for elementary reading, enrollment in Algebra I by eighth grade, enrollment in college-level courses, high school graduation, attainment of advanced diplomas, increased attainment of career and industry certifications and participation in the Virginia Preschool Initiative. Schools and school divisions also earn bonus points for other performance measures, including the Governor’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Scorecard.

Fifteen Chesterfield schools earned the next highest award, the Board of Education Excellence Award: Alberta Smith Elementary, Beulah Elementary, Clover Hill Elementary, Crenshaw Elementary, Ecoff Elementary, Enon Elementary, Gates Elementary, Grange Hall Elementary, Greenfield Elementary, Harrowgate Elementary, Providence Elementary, Reams Road Elementary, Spring Run Elementary, Watkins Elementary and Wells Elementary. Statewide, 288 schools won this award.

Five Chesterfield schools and Chesterfield County Public Schools as a whole earned the next award, the Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award: Bailey Bridge Middle, Curtis Elementary, Cosby High, Hening Elementary and Jacobs Road Elementary. Statewide, 281 schools and 17 school divisions won this award.

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