For Immediate Release
January 15, 2009

Contact: Charles Pyle
Director of Communications
(804) 371-2420
Julie Grimes
Public Information Officer
(804) 225-2775

Virginia Index of Performance: 2009 Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award

January 15, 2009 – Ten school divisions and 276 schools met all state and federal benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and are making progress toward Governor Kaine's goals for increased achievement and expanded educational opportunity.

School Divisions Receiving 2009 BOE Competence to Excellence Award:

• Accomack County
• Amelia County
• Buckingham County
• Cumberland County
• Greensville County
• Halifax County
• Henry County
• Nottoway County
• Prince Edward County
• Staunton

Schools Receiving 2009 BOE Competence to Excellence Award:

• Accomack County – Nandua High and Tangier Combined
• Albemarle County – Murray High and Red Hill Elementary
• Alexandria – Charles Barrett Elementary
• Alleghany County – Alleghany High, Callaghan Elementary and Mountain View Elementary
• Amelia County – Amelia County Elementary and Amelia County High
• Amherst County – Amherst County High
• Arlington County – Washington-Lee High
• Augusta County – Fort Defiance High, Riverheads High, S. Gordon Stewart Middle, Stuarts Draft High and Wilson Memorial High
• Bath County – Bath County High and Millboro Elementary
• Bedford County – Big Island Elementary, Huddleston Elementary and Thomas Jefferson Elementary
• Bland County – Bland High
• Botetourt County – Lord Botetourt High
• Bristol – Stonewall Jackson Elementary
• Buchanan County – Council High and Twin Valley High
• Buena Vista – F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary
• Campbell County – Gladys Elementary and Rustburg Elementary
• Carroll County – Carroll County High, Hillsville Elementary, Laurel Elementary and St. Paul School
• Charlotte County – Randolph Henry High
• Charlottesville – Buford Middle
• Chesapeake – Deep Creek Middle, Greenbrier Middle, Southwestern Elementary, Thurgood Marshall Elementary and Western Branch Middle
• Chesterfield County – A.M. Davis Elementary, Bailey Bridge Middle, Bellwood Elementary, Bensley Elementary, Clover Hill High, Crestwood Elementary, Ecoff Elementary, Jacobs Road Elementary, Lloyd C. Bird High, Manchester High, Marguerite F. Christian Elementary, Monacan High, Reams Road Elementary, Salem Church Elementary and Thomas Dale High
• Clarke County – Boyce Elementary and Clarke County High
• Danville – Irvin W. Taylor Elementary
• Dickenson County – Clintwood High, Haysi High and Longs Fork Elementary
• Dinwiddie County – Sunnyside Elementary and Sutherland Elementary
• Fairfax County – Annandale High, Columbia Elementary, Forestdale Elementary, Garfield Elementary, J.E.B. Stuart High, Marshall Road Elementary, Olde Creek Elementary, Parklawn Elementary, Providence Elementary, Robert E. Lee High, South Lakes High, Thomas A. Edison High, Timber Lane Elementary and Weyanoke Elementary
• Falls Church – Mary Ellen Henderson Middle
• Fauquier County – Mary Walter Elementary and W.G. Coleman Elementary
• Floyd County – Check Elementary
• Franklin County – Franklin County High and Sontag Elementary
• Frederick County – Indian Hollow Elementary, James Wood High, Millbrook High and Sherando High
• Galax – Galax High
• Giles County – Eastern Elementary/Middle, Narrows Elementary/Middle and Narrows High
• Gloucester County – Abingdon Elementary, Bethel Elementary, Botetourt Elementary, Gloucester High and Petsworth Elementary
• Greensville County – Greensville County High
• Halifax County – Meadville Elementary
• Hampton – A.W.E. Bassette Elementary, Cesar Tarrant Elementary, Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle and William Mason Cooper Elementary
• Hanover County – Lee Davis High and Patrick Henry High
• Harrisonburg – Harrisonburg High
• Henrico County – Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary, Fair Oaks Elementary, Hermitage High, John Randolph Tucker High and Sandston Elementary
• Henry County – Axton Elementary, Bassett High, Campbell Court Elementary, Drewry Mason Elementary, Irisburg Elementary, Magna Vista High and Stanleytown Elementary
• Highland County – Highland High
• Hopewell – Harry E. James Elementary and Patrick Copeland Elementary
• Isle of Wight County – Smithfield High and Windsor High
• King William County – Acquinton Elementary
• King & Queen County – Lawson-Marriott Elementary
• Lee County – Elk Knob Elementary, Flatwoods Elementary and Thomas Walker High
• Loudoun County – Meadowland Elementary
• Lunenburg County – Kenbridge Elementary
• Lynchburg – Dearington Elementary for Innovation, Heritage Elementary, Heritage High and Sheffield Elementary
• Madison County – Waverly Yowell Elementary
• Mecklenburg County – Bluestone High, Park View High and Park View Middle
• Montgomery County – Belview Elementary and Elliston-Lafayette Elementary
• Nelson County – Nelson County High
• Newport News – B.C. Charles Elementary, Carver Elementary, David A. Dutrow Elementary, Horace H. Epes Elementary, Menchville High, Reservoir Middle, Richard T. Yates Elementary, Richneck Elementary, T. Ryland Sanford Elementary and Willis A. Jenkins Elementary
• Norfolk – Crossroads Elementary, Granby Elementary, Ingleside Elementary, Norview High, Sewells Point Elementary, Sherwood Forest Elementary, St. Helena Elementary, Tanners Creek Elementary and Willard Model Elementary
• Northumberland County – Northumberland High
• Nottoway County – Crewe Primary and Nottoway Middle
• Page County – Grove Hill Elementary, Luray Elementary and Stanley Elementary
• Patrick County – Stuart Elementary
• Pittsylvania County – Chatham High, Dan River Senior High, Mount Airy Elementary, Southside Elementary and Union Hall Elementary
• Portsmouth – Churchland High, Douglass Park Elementary, Hodges Manor Elementary, James Hurst Elementary and Olive Branch Elementary
• Powhatan County – Powhatan High
• Prince George County – Prince George High
• Prince William County – Bel Air Elementary, C.D. Hylton High, Coles Elementary, Dumfries Elementary, Marumsco Hills Elementary, Nokesville Elementary and Woodbridge High
• Pulaski County – Critzer Elementary and Riverlawn Elementary
• Radford – Belle Heth Elementary
• Rappahannock County – Rappahannock County High
• Richmond – George Mason Elementary, J.L. Francis Elementary, Thomas Jefferson High and Westover Hills Elementary
• Roanoke – Fallon Park Elementary
• Roanoke County – Glenvar High, Herman L. Horn Elementary, Mason's Cove Elementary, Northside High, W.E. Cundiff Elementary, William Byrd High and William Byrd Middle
• Rockbridge County – Mountain View Elementary and Rockbridge County High
• Rockingham County – J. Frank Hillyard Middle, Ottobine Elementary and Pleasant Valley Elementary
• Russell County – Lebanon High
• Scott County – Dungannon Intermediate, Gate City Middle and Rye Cove High
• Shenandoah County – Central High and North Fork Middle
• Smyth County – Chilhowie Elementary, Chilhowie Middle, Marion Middle and Northwood Middle
• Southampton County – Nottoway Elementary and Southampton High
• Spotsylvania County – Chancellor High, Courthouse Road Elementary, Courtland Elementary, Massaponax High, Parkside Elementary, Robert E. Lee Elementary and Spotsylvania Middle
• Stafford County – Brooke Point High, Ferry Farm Elementary, Grafton Village Elementary and Widewater Elementary
• Staunton – Bessie Weller Elementary and Robert E. Lee High
• Suffolk – Oakland Elementary, Robertson Elementary and Southwestern Elementary
• Surry County – Surry County High and Surry Elementary
• Sussex County – Jefferson Elementary
• Tazewell County – North Tazewell Elementary, Raven Elementary and Richlands High
• Virginia Beach – Bayside Elementary, Bayside High, Glenwood Elementary, Kempsville High, Kempsville Meadows Elementary, Kempsville Middle, Landstown High, Newtown Elementary, Ocean Lakes Elementary, Plaza Elementary, Providence Elementary, Salem High, Seatack Elementary, Shelton Park Elementary, Tallwood High and Woodstock Elementary
• Warren County – Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary
• Washington County – Damascus Middle, E.B. Stanley Middle, Holston High and John S. Battle High
• Waynesboro – Wenonah Elementary and William Perry Elementary
• Westmoreland County – Cople Elementary
• Winchester – Garland R. Quarles Elementary
• Wise County – Coeburn High, Coeburn Middle, J.J. Kelly High, Powell Valley High and Powell Valley Middle
• Wythe County – Fort Chiswell High, George Wythe High, Max Meadows Elementary and Speedwell Elementary
• York County – York High

A list of all schools and school divisions earning Virginia Index of Performance Awards is available on the Virginia Department of Education Web site:

• Board of Education Excellence Award
• Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award
• Board of Education Rising Star Award
• Virginia Department of Education News Release on the Board of Education Awards

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