The Virginia School Boards Association would like to invite your school division to apply for the annual Excellence in Workforce Readiness award. This award seeks to recognize Virginia school divisions that have achieved excellence in Workforce Readiness through an innovative program/project within your school community with emphasis on:
• communication and collaboration with the business community;
• student engagement with the business community; or
• student entrepreneurial activities.
Only one submission per school division/region will be accepted.
The VSBA has included a Regional Category for program submissions to reflect the growing number of collaborations between school divisions in workforce readiness. The Regional Category is for any two or more school divisions currently working with Program Partners outside the school division in advancing excellence in Workforce Readiness through innovative programs/projects across school division boundaries. Individual school divisions submitting for a Regional Category may submit an individual application of a program within the school division. The individual application must be independent and not part of the Regional Category.
The entry must be approved by the school board(s) at a school board meeting.
All entries must be submitted by the deadline of May 30, 2025. No entries will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. on May 30, 2025.
Please submit all applications through this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025WorkforceAward
Click here for the 2025 Information Guide
All questions regarding submissions should be directed to the Office of Communications at communications@vsba.org or call 434-295-8722.
2024 VSBA Excellence in Workforce Readiness Award Winners
Student Population Below 5,000 Students
First Place- Waynesboro City Public Schools, Waynesboro Education Farm
Second Place (Tie)- Lunenburg County Public Schools, Chargers to the Rescue – Lunenburg Animal Shelter Program
Second Place (Tie)- Pulaski County Public Schools, Pulaski County Pharmacy Technician Clinical State Partnership
Third Place- Rappahannock County Public Schools, The Aftermath
Student Population Between 5,001 – 10,000 Students
First Place- Fairfax City Public Schools, Fairfax High School Auto Tech Advisory Council
Second Place- Henry County Public Schools, Career Academy Agrisciences
Third Place- Wise County Public Schools, Welding/Youth Registered Apprenticeship and Project-Based Learning
Student Population Above 10,001 Students
First Place- Chesterfield County Public Schools, Meadowbrook Academy for Developing Entrepreneurs
Second Place- Stafford County Public Schools, Cyber 4+
Third Place (Tie)- Roanoke County Public Schools, Charles W. Day Technical Education Center
Third Place (Tie)- Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Ready-S.E.T.-Go! Externship Program
Click here to view photos of the first place winners taken at the 2024 Conference on Education.