Prince William County Public Schools

SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Celebrations for School of Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the 29 schools named Schools of Excellence
for achievements in the 2007-08 school year.

Schools of Excellence Awards

Superintendent of Schools Steven L. Walts has named 29 Prince William County schools (PWCS) as “Schools of Excellence” in the Division’s annual school awards program. 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 School Year 2007–08.

Buckland Mills, McAuliffe, and Victory Elementary Schools have earned this distinction for the first time. Mullen, Parks, Penn, and Sinclair Elementary Schools have been named Schools of Excellence for the second year, while Glenkirk, Porter, Sudley, and Vaughan are celebrating their third year of recognition.

Swans Creek Elementary is being recognized as a fourth-year award recipient; Alvey and Pattie Elementary Schools are being honored for the fifth year; Ashland, Coles, and Westridge Elementary Schools are winning their sixth award; and Antietam, Henderson, Marshall, and Montclair Elementary Schools earned their seventh School of Excellence flag.

Seven elementary schools and Brentsville District High School have won the title for the eighth year. The seven elementary schools are Bennett, Bristow Run, Lake Ridge, Mountain View, Old Bridge, Rockledge, and Springwoods.

The annual awards will be celebrated at school sites in the near future. Celebrations will recognize the contributions of the entire school community in achieving the School of Excellence designation.

Schools of Excellence by Number of Years

FIRST YEAR	SECOND YEAR	THIRD YEAR	FOURTH YEAR	FIFTH YEAR
Buckland Mills McAuliffe Victory	Mullen Penn Parks Sinclair	Glenkirk Porter Sudley Vaughan	Swans Creek	Alvey Pattie

SIXTH YEAR	SEVENTH YEAR	EIGHTH YEAR	NINTH YEAR
Ashland Coles Westridge	Antietam Henderson Marshall Montclair	Bennett Brentsville District HS Bristow Run Lake Ridge ES Mountain View Old Bridge Rockledge Springwoods	none

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