Two elementary schools in the Williamsburg-James City County school system – James River and Matthew Whaley – did not meet the state department of education’s new performance standards, school board members learned Tuesday night.
School Superintendent Daniel Keever said the designations last month surprised him, but said remediation plans were already in place to improve student results.
The other 14 schools in the system were designated as being on track, with Jamestown High School earning the “Distinguished” designator.
James River Elementary was singled out as “Needs Intensive Support” in the report from the Virginia Department of Education, while Matthew Whaley was designated “Off Track”.
Keever said the new ranking system was “drastically different” from the way schools were previously measured, adding high schools are given an advantage based on the weighting of results.
He noted the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission released a report on the new school g…