CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Seventy-one schools from across West Virginia, including elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and career technical centers, were honored Tuesday for achieving Exemplary Accreditation status. Three other schools also were recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools.
“We have high expectations for all schools in West Virginia and these schools have achieved the state board’s highest level of recognition,” said West Virginia Board of Education President Priscilla Haden. “This accomplishment speaks highly of the quality of education throughout West Virginia, with schools from every area of our state identified as exemplary. Educators, parents, students and communities serving our schools understand that quality is important and are working hard to ensure students succeed. We encourage them to keep up the good work.”
Exemplary distinction is the gold standard of educational achievement, said Kenna Seal, director of the Office of Education Performance Audits. Schools must meet a set of rigorous standards to achieve such status:
1. All schools will be ranked by the percent proficient in each subject, including reading/language arts, math, science, social studies as well as the Writing Assessment. Schools earning the top combined ranking will be eligible for the next step of ranking on a student achievement index. All students in each school will be ranked by a student achievement index in each subject on the WESTEST2 and Writing Assessment with progressive weighting for scores at each performance level (.25 for Below Mastery, .5 for Mastery, .75 for Above Mastery, and 1.0 for Distinguished) and aggregated for a total ranking. The top 10 percent weighted ranking for elementary, middle and high schools will be designated as Exemplary if other criteria are met.
2. The student attendance rate is at or above 94 percent in the most recent year for which data are available.
3. The student graduation rate is at or above 85 percent.
4. The percentage of graduates of high schools who declare their intent to enroll in college and other post-secondary education is 55 percent.
5. The percentage of students who successfully complete Advanced Placement, dual credit and honors classes as defined in Policy 2510 is at or above five percent in high schools.
Career technical centers also have strenuous criteria to meet. Such schools must meet a minimum of 70 percent of proficiency standards across all concentrations; have a 90 percent placement rate; and a 65 percent in-field job placement and continuing education rate, among other requirements. The following schools earned 2010-2011 Exemplary Accreditation status:
BARBOUR Kasson Elementary/Middle School
BERKELEY Inwood Primary School
BRAXTON Davis Elementary School
CABELL Davis Creek Elementary School
Meadows Elementary School
Nichols Elementary School
HARRISON Johnson Elementary School
Simpson Elementary School
Bridgeport Middle School
Bridgeport High School
JACKSON Evans Elementary School
JEFFERSON C. W. Shipley Elementary School
Shepherdstown Elementary School
Shepherdstown Middle School
KANAWHA Chamberlain Elementary School
Holz Elementary School
Kenna Elementary School
Montrose Elementary School
Overbrook Elementary School
Weberwood Elementary School
Horace Mann Middle School
John Adams Middle School
George Washington High School
LOGAN Verdunville Elementary School
MARION East Dale Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
White Hall Elementary School
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School
Fairview Middle School
Fairmont Senior High School
MONONGALIA Suncrest Primary School
Cheat Lake Elementary School
North Elementary School
Mountaineer Middle School
Suncrest Middle School
Morgantown High School
University High School
OHIO Bethlehem Elementary School
Steenrod Elementary School
West Liberty Elementary School
Woodsdale Elementary School
Triadelphia Middle School
Warwood School
PUTNAM Confidence Elementary School
Eastbrook Elementary School
Hurricane Town Elementary School
Poca Elementary School
Scott Teays Elementary School
West Teays Elementary School
Winfield Elementary School
Hurricane Middle School
Poca Middle School
Winfield Middle School
Buffalo High School
Hurricane High School
Winfield High School
RALEIGH Hollywood Elementary School
Maxwell Hill Elementary School
Liberty High School
RANDOLPH Pickens Elementary/High School
WOOD Greenmont Elementary School
Vienna Elementary School
Jackson Middle School
WYOMING Wyoming County East High School
CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION EXEMPLARY CENTERS
KANAWHA Carver Career Center
Garnet Career Center
RALEIGH Academy of Careers and Technology
CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS
BROOKE Brooke High School
WAYNE Spring Valley High School
Tolsia High School
Wayne High School
To qualify as National Blue Ribbon Schools, public schools must have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds that dramatically improve student performance on state tests or have students, regardless of background, achieve in the top 10 percent of their state on state tests.
NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS
KANAWHA Chamberlain Elementary School
JEFFERSON Shepherdstown Middle School
MARION Fairmont Senior High School
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For more information, contact the OEPA at (304) 558-3788, or the Office of the Communications at (304) 558-2699.
Photos from the event are posted here: http://wvde.state.wv.us/tt/2010/exemplary-schools