NEWS RELEASE – April 30, 2009 Ten public school divisions and 124 schools are being honored by the Virginia Board of Education for raising the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students

The awards are based on student achievement on state assessments during 2007-2008 and the previous school year. The following school divisions earned the designation of “Distinguished Title I School Division� by exceeding all the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) achievement objectives in reading and mathematics for two consecutive years: * Appomattox County * Charlotte County * Lee County * Mecklenburg County * Patrick County * Salem * West Point