We are proud to announce that two of our schools applied for the Arizona Educational Foundation A+ School of Excellence Award and have earned the distinction!
Vail celebrates a total of 45 A+ School of Excellence Awards with the two most recent schools named to the list: Andrada Polytechnic High School & Mica Mountain High School! This is the first A+ School of Excellence Award for both schools!
Some ask what the difference is between an A label and an A+ of Excellence Award. In short, school labels are assigned to every school in the state by the State Department of Education based on student achievement, student growth, graduation rates, etc. A+ School of Excellence comes from the Arizona Educational Foundation and includes a rigorous application process followed by two days of judges from across the state coming to evaluate each school in person.
A+ eligibility has various requirements including the number of years the school has been open; the number of years the principal has been serving there; the number of years since the last time the school earned it; as well as extreme levels of quality in community involvement, instructional practices, student growth and achievement, leadership, and more.
Achieving the A+ School of Excellence designation is affirmation of the incredible collaboration among our educators, parents, and community.
All of Vail’s high schools are currently A rated and all have now earned the A+ School of Excellence Award.
Both Andrada and Mica Mountain will celebrate with a ceremony later this spring.