Our Awards & Recognitions
Our school division is proud to be the recipient of several awards over the past few years.
- 2011
- Green School Challenge Platinum Award (Virginia School Board Association)
- Exhibition of School Architecture Platinum Award for Virginia Beach Middle School (Virginia School Board Association)
- Planning Commission Design Award - Pupil Transportation
Maintanance Facility - James River Green Building Council Green Leadership Award (Government category)
- Doing Big Things Award (Hampton Roads Alliance for Environmental Education)
- Outstanding Accomplishment Award for New School Facility Construction Renaissance Academy (Council of Educational Facility Planners, VA Dept. of Education, and Virginia Tech)
- 2010
- Best Green Organization and Best Green Institutional Project in Virginia
- River Star School Achievements (2009-2010)
- Environmental Protection Agency Mid Atlantic Environmental Achievement Award
- Sustainable Development Honor Award for Virginia Beach Middle School
- Green School Challenge Platinum Award (Virginia School Board Association)
- Exhibition of School Architecture Platinum Award (Virginia School Board Association)
- Stewardship Recognition Award for Pupil Transportation
- Stewardship Recognition Award for Renaissance Academy
- Stewardship Recognition Award for Virginia Beach Middle School
- Stewardship Recognition Award for Great Neck Middle School
- Best Green Organization (Virginia Sustainable Building Network)
- Best Institutional Project (Virginia Sustainable Building network)
- 2009
- Certified Green School Division (Virginia School Board Association)
- Sustainable Development Honor Award for Renaissance Academy
- Sustainable Development Merit Award for Brookwood Elementary School
- Sustainable Development Merit Award for Windsor Woods Elementary School
- Sustainable Development Merit Award for Windsor Oaks Elementary School
- Sustainable School Recognition Award (2008-2009)
- 2008
- Governor's Environmental Excellence Award
- 2007
- Virginia Recycling Association Award for Excellence
Other Special Awards & Recognitions
Since September 2008, the school division has diverted 4,531 tons from the waste stream. This is equivalent to saving:
- 77,023 trees
- 1,721,772 gallons of oil
- 13,593 cubic yards of landfill space
- 18 million kilowatts of energy (enough to power 2,265 homes for one year)
- 31,716,860 gallons of water
- Information as of: Jan 2012
