13 Short Pump Schools Receive Excellence Awards From Governor Tim Kaine

Several Short Pump schools were among the 153 Virginia public schools selected by Governor Timothy M. Kaine for the 2010 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. The award is the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) incentive program created by the Board of Education in 2007. The program was created to advance Governor Kaine’s “competence to […]

January 13, 2010; 12:18 AM • by Trevor Dickerson

Several Short Pump schools were among the 153 Virginia public schools selected by Governor Timothy M. Kaine for the 2010 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. The award is the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) incentive program created by the Board of Education in 2007.

The program was created to advance Governor Kaine’s “competence to excellence” agenda promoting advanced learning and achievement.

To qualify for the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence, schools and school divisions must meet all state and federal achievement benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and achieve applicable excellence goals in various areas.

Colonial Trail Elementary, Echo Lake Elementary, Gayton Elementary, Nuckols Farm Elementary, Pocahontas Middle, Rivers Edge Elementary, Shady Grove Elementary, Short Pump Elementary and Short Pump Middle all received top honors with the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence.

“The school board and I are very proud of our schools and especially those recognized by Governor Kaine and the Virginia Board of Education,” Superintendent Dr. Pat Russo said. “These awards represent the commitment and high expectations we have of reaching the next level of excellence and ensuring a quality education for all of our students.”

Fifteen school divisions and 288 schools earned the 2010 Board of Education Excellence Award, the second-tier honor in the VIP program. These schools and divisions also have met all state and federal accountability benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and have made significant progress toward goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunities set by the governor and the board.

Deep Run High, Mills E. Godwin High, Springfield Park Elementary and Twin Hickory Elementary received these honors.

Seventeen school divisions and 281 schools earned the 2010 Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award for having met all state and federal benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and are making progress toward the goals of the governor and the board.

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