Virginia Department of Education
6th Annual AP Honor Roll
Advanced Placement instructor Jessica Wilkerson and school counseling director Robin Mitchell celebrate King George County’s selection as an AP Honor Roll District with Superintendent of Public Instruction Steven R. Staples on AP Recognition Day during the 2016 General Assembly.
Milken Educator Award
Lauren Wilson of C.D. Hylton High in Prince William County is Virginia’s latest Milken Educator Award winner. Wilson, a mathematics teacher and 1997 Hylton graduate, is the 42nd Virginia educator to receive the award since 1999. (Photo: Milken Family Foundation)
Prince William County High School Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award – March 3, 2016
VDOE Announces 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Competition – February 29, 2016
State Board of Education Approves Reconstituted Status for Four Schools – February 25, 2016
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VDOE highlights innovative efforts by school divisions to improve outcomes for students, promote efficiency and support educators. Stories From Around the State will feature additional successes from around the commonwealth.
The national Data Quality Campaign
awarded its 2015 Flashlight Award for District Data
to Goochland County Public Schools in recognition of the division’s innovative use of data. The Data Quality Campaign recognizes one school district a year for the innovative use of data to answer questions, empower educators and communicate with parents and the public. Goochland County Superintendent James F. Lane says Goochland County’s three-tiered approach – measuring student academic growth, social-emotional measures and school climate – was created in collaboration with parents, school leaders, and the community. Left to right: Data Quality Campaign President and CEO Aimee Guidera, Superintendent James F. Lane, Assistant Superintendent Stephen A. Geyer – January 13, 2015
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