According to the Virginia Department of Education's annual report released October 27, all Hanover County Public Schools are now fully accredited.
After a year of being accredited "with warning", Patrick Henry High School in Ashland was the last school in the county to achieve full accreditation.
When Patrick Henry did not meet minimum requirements on the Math Standards of Learning in 2014, the school hired two new math teachers and put additional math resources in place, including a math lab. This was all done in an effort to improve math support for students. Based upon exam results compiled in August, Patrick Henry made an 11-point gain this year.
In order to achieve accreditation in Virginia, all of a school's students must score 70% or higher in math, science, and history Standards of Learning (or SOL) exams. Additionally, at least 85% of students must earn a diploma.
Nearly 80% of Virginia's 1,823 schools have achieved accreditation—the highest rate it has been since 2010, when the state reformed its standards in core subjects. That total also represents almost a 10% increase from last year.
Accreditation is cause for schools to publicly announce their achievement and rebrand their community image. This may include printing and displaying Banners (such as the ones often seen at Blue Ribbon Schools) updating Letterheads, or investing in postcard printing and other promotional services.
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