News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact Gina Patterson, executive director
434-295-8722 or gina@vsba.org
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>VSBA Excellence in Workforce Readiness Award Winners Announced</strong>
<strong>Winners Recognized at the VSBA Conference on Education</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">July 19, 2022 – Nine school divisions received honors in the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Excellence in Workforce Readiness Awards. Winning divisions were recognized at the VSBA Conference on Education, which took place in Richmond earlier today. The awards program was created in 2018 by the VSBA Task Force on Workforce Readiness to highlight exemplary programs in Virginia’s Public Schools focused on preparing the state’s future workforce. The sponsor of the awards was VAcorp.
The winning school divisions are as follows:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Student Population Below 5,000 Students</strong>
First Place- Radford City Public Schools, Virginia Tech College Access Collaborative: Virginia Tech Center for Educational Networks and Impacts
Second Place- Rappahannock County Public Schools, Profile of a Graduate Life-Readiness Team
Third Place- Powhatan County Public Schools, Powhatan High School Electricity Program</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Student Population Between 5,001 – 10,000 Students</strong>
First Place- Shenandoah County Public Schools, CNA/Phlebotomy Program Partnership
Second Place- Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Nurse Aide Program
Third Place- Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Automotive Technology Program</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Student Population Above 10,001 Students</strong>
First Place- Henrico County Public Schools, Preparing Students for the World of Work- The Henrico Way Program
Second Place- Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Project Search Naval Air Station Oceana Third Place- Loudoun County Public Schools, Practical Nursing and Nursing Aide Pathways Clinical Hours Partnership</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>About the Virginia School Boards Association </strong>
The Virginia School Boards Association, a voluntary, nonpartisan organization of Virginia school boards, promotes excellence in public education through advocacy, training, and services. The Association offers conferences, information, training, and counseling designed to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s educational leaders.</p>
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