Two Arlington schools are among 64 statewide to have received honors as part of the Virginia Department of Education’s Exemplar Performance School-Recognition Program.
Arlington Traditional School was one of 37 to receive the Board of Education Award, the top tier, while Wakefield High School received the Continuous Improvement Award, the second tier in the honors program.
“When high expectations are set and our schools achieve them, they deserve to be celebrated,” said Lisa Coons, Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and tireless efforts the educators and staff, students, families and communities are making every single day.”
The awards are based on performance and practices during the 2022-23 and prior school years.
“Recognition in this program is one of the highest achievements a school can receive in the commonwealth,” said Board of Education president Grace Turner Creasey.
