2009-02-01 John L. Hurt Elementary School-2009 Governor's Award for Educational ExcellencePITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
2009-02-01
VIRGINIA: At the regular meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors held on Monday, February
2, 2009, the following resolution was presented and adopted congratulating John L. Hurt Elementary for receiving
the Governor's Award for Education Excellence:
WHEREAS, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Honorable Timothy M. Kaine,
challenged Virginia's public schools and school divisions to exceed the minimum requirements for learning and
achievement of the Commonwealth's rigorous Standards of Learning program; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) program awards points to schools and divisions
based on the percentage of students achieving at the advanced level on Standards of Learning assessments and
progress made toward education goals advocated by Governor Kaine and adopted by the Board of Education as
part of its comprehensive plan to further strengthening public education; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's Award for Education Excellence is the highest honor under a new incentive
program for schools and divisions created by the Board of Education to advance Governor Kaine's "competence
to excellence" agenda and must meet all state and federal benchmarks for at least two years consecutive and meet
Governor Kaine's goals for achievement in reading and other performance measures; and
WHEREAS, John L. Hurt was one of 162 schools to meet the benchmarks to receive the Governor's
Award of Education Excellence, demonstrating the commitment of educators and students at John L. Hurt
Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, this is the second year in a row that John L. Hurt Elementary School as received the
Governor's Award for Educational Excellence; then
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, on behalf of all of
the citizens of Pittsylvania County, express their sincere appreciation, admiration, and congratulations to John L.
Hurt Elementary School for their dedication and achievement of academic excellence and of their attaining the
Governor's Award for Educational Excellence; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the copy of this Resolution be presented to John L. Hurt Elementary
School.
Given under my hand this 2nd day of February, 2009
Coy E. Ha i e, Chairman
Pittsylvani~ounty Board of Supervisors
D. Sleeper,