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Nottoway Recognized for Raising
the
Achievement of Economically
Disadvantaged Students |
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Nottoway County Public Schools has recently been being honored by the Virginia Board of Education for raising the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students. The awards were based on student achievement on state assessments during 2007-2008 and the previous school year.
Nottoway, one of three divisions in the state to be identified, received the
"Highly Distinguished Title I School Division" designation by exceeding all No Child Left Behind (NCLB) achievement objectives in reading and mathematics for two consecutive years. This closes the achievement gap by maintaining or increasing the performance of all students and by increasing the performance of each subgroup in comparison to all students and meeting other rigorous criteria.
In addition, the board also recognized Burkeville Elementary School as a
“Title I Distinguished School” for maintaining full state accreditation under the commonwealth’s Standards of Learning program for two consecutive years, meeting NCLB benchmarks in reading and mathematics, and having average test scores in both subjects at the 60th percentile or higher.
To
read more about these awards, click here.
Nottoway County Public Schools,
Crewe Primary School, and Nottoway Middle School were honored
back in January when they were named recipients of another
academic award, the Board of Education's Competence to
Excellence Award. To learn more about the Competence
to Excellence Award, click here.
Also in January, Governor Tim Kaine
recognized Burkeville Elementary School by awarding BES
with the 2009 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence.
More
information about this award can be found here.
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Health and Safety Awareness:
The
Nottoway High School 21st Century Learning Club sponsored
an enthusiastic group of 48 students, staff, and family members
who participated in the prestigious Monument Avenue 10K race in
Richmond on Saturday, March 28. The Nottoway group, along with
32,745 people from all over the world, enjoyed clear skies,
great music, and cheering crowds as they completed the 6.2 mile
course. The Walking Cougar Paws have been training for several
months and members of the NHS track and cross-country teams
joined them. High school senior, Jordon Spake, finished 25th in
his age group with an impressive time of 39:12 minutes. Nottoway
won third place in the 10K Healthy School Challenge, winning
Healthy School tee shirts for each student, as well as $300 for
the high school. The Healthy School competition is based on the
number of students from the high school who register for the
race, relative to the total enrollment in the school. Nottoway
is expecting an even greater number of participants next year.