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Our Mission

Providing a World-Class Education

In Prince William County Public Schools, all students will learn to their fullest potential. The education of each student will be individualized and developmentally appropriate. Student learning will be enhanced by national, global, and multicultural perspectives. Students who graduate from Prince William County Public Schools will possess the basic knowledge and skills that will assure their proficiency in problem solving and the use of technology. Graduates will have a desire to learn and the skills to be life-long learners. They will be responsible citizens. All graduates will be competent to enter the work world and prepared to pursue advanced educational opportunities


Educational Leadership

Prince William County Public Schools is well known for its system of school-based management, which places decision-making and accountability at the school level. A few examples of initiatives that bring recognition to Prince William are specialty programs; an enchanted curriculum; teacher committees that guide the transition and implementation of the curriculum; the multicultural program; technology infrastructure; and pioneering use of instructional support teams that work with schools and teachers at the classroom level.

Prince William is repeatedly asked by the Virginia Department of Education to share its innovative programs with other school divisions. The school division led state efforts to develop the Standards of Learning (SOL) for science and was the first in Virginia to restructure its curriculum. In addition, Prince William was the first to develop its own performance tests. As a result, the state followed Prince William’s model for the SOL testing program.


Recognition of Excellence

Prince William County Public Schools, its programs, administration, staff and students are often singled out by regional, state, and national organizations. Newsweek ranked three county high schools among the top 500 schools in the United States.

Stonewall Jackson High School, considered one of the top high schools by Newsweek in 2003, was named by Time as the best high school in America in 2001. Five other County high schools are also included on Newsweek’s 2003 list. The Washington Post ranks Prince William County Public Schools sixth out of 20 local area school divisions in its High School Challenge Index. For seven consecutive years, the Association of School Business Officials International has given the school division its Meritorious Budget Award.

For three consecutive years, Expansion Management magazine gave Prince William County Public Schools a Gold Medal rating as one of the nation’s top performing school divisions. This designation indicates that Prince William County is a prime location for businesses that are considering expanding or relocating. The educational level of residents is high; the median income ranks favorably; and the school division, local government and community are investing in education. Businesses can count on a well educated work force with the technical competency to meet future job demands.


SPQA Medallion of Excellence

The Prince William County Public Schools division received the Medallion of Excellence, a U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award (SPQA), presented to businesses and municipalities that demonstrate productivity and quality performance.

Prince William is the only Northern Virginia school district to have won the prestigious Medallion of Excellence since the inception of the awards program in 1982. The Medallion of Excellence, the highest level of recognition in the SPQA program, is presented to organizations for their implementation and application of quality principles. Selection is based on a written application and an on-site visit to evaluate quality and productivity in eight management areas.


HIGHLIGHTS

Many Prince William County residents and those considering moving to the county are interested in how Prince William County Public Schools compare with other school districts. There is no one method of comparison, but there are many indicators of success.

Academics
• 2007 SAT total mean score: 1486
• 2006-07 graduation rate: 80.3%

In 2006-07:
• 9 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
• 3 National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalists
• 1 National Hispanic Scholar
• 185 Summa Cum Laude Scholars

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