Seven Stafford Schools were among the 447 in Virginia to earn 2012 Virginia Index of Performance awards for advanced learning and achievement. The incentive program recognizes schools and divisions that far exceed minimum state and federal accountability standards and achieve excellence goals established by the governor and the board.
Garrisonville Elementary received the 2012 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence by meeting all state and federal achievement benchmarks for the last two consecutive years and achieving all applicable excellence goals.
Two schools, Colonial Forge High School and Rockhill Elementary School, earned the Board of Education Excellence award, the second-tier honor in the VIP program.
Four elementary schools, Ferry Farm, Grafton Village, Stafford and Winding Creek, were among the 171 schools that earned the Board of Education Competence to Excellence Awards.
Governor Bob McDonnell stated, “I congratulate the educators in these schools and divisions for their unwavering commitment to academic excellence and to the success of their students,” McDonnell said. “They put students first and maintain high expectations for instruction, learning and student achievement.”
These schools will be recognized at the Stafford School Board meeting on Tuesday, January 24th, for their accomplishments.
