Sandston ES one of 2 state schools to earn ESEA award
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The National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators recently named Sandston Elementary School in Henrico and Parkway Elementary in Virginia Beach as National ESEA Distinguished Schools for 2020-2021.
Sandston was selected for excellence in serving special student populations. Seven percent of the students at Sandston are homeless and more than 60% of Sandston students are economically disadvantaged.
“Principal Kim Powell and her team at Sandston Elementary believe that the core of their success is a desire to provide equitable opportunities for every student. Students thrive because the program is geared toward the whole child, as well as their family, no matter the need,” Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane said.
Sandston achieved state accreditation for two consecutive years prior to the waiver of school ratings this year because of COVID-19.
Both schools will be recognized during the National ESEA Conference, February 8-11, 2021.
ESEA is the abbreviation for the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The most recent reauthorization of ESEA, the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, requires states to establish long-term and interim goals for increasing student achievement in reading and mathematics.
Title I of ESEA provides funds to all of Virginia’s school divisions for supplemental educational support to eligible schools. The focus of the program is to raise the achievement level of students at risk of academic failure due to poverty and other factors.
