VDOE Announces $12 Million
in School Security Equipment Grants
RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Education today announced $12 million in state School Security Equipment Grants to protect students, faculty and visitors in 583 schools in 93 school divisions. The grants will pay for video monitoring systems, voice and video internal communications systems, school bus interior cameras, mass notification systems, visitor-identification systems, access control systems, two-way radios, security vestibules and other security upgrades.
“The health and safety of students and school staff is paramount,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane. “These grants are an important part of equipping schools with the systems necessary to mitigate security risks, detect threats and connect schools with first responders. The commonwealth continues to lead the nation in proactively addressing school safety as VDOE works in partnership with other state agencies and local school divisions to keep students, faculty and visitors safe in our schools.”
The criteria for making the awards — developed by VDOE and the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services — give priority to schools most in need of modern security equipment, schools with relatively high numbers of offenses, schools with equipment needs identified by a school security audit, and schools in divisions least able to afford security upgrades. The divisions awarded grants are as follows:
- Albemarle County — $150,931 for Agnor-Hurt Elementary, Broadus Wood Elementary, Community Lab School, Jack Jouett Middle, Jackson P. Burley Middle. Joseph T. Henley Middle, Lakeside Middle, Leslie H. Walton Middle, Mary Carr Greer Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Red Hill Elementary, Scottsville Elementary, Stony Point Elementary and Woodbrook Elementary.
- Alleghany County — $91,999 for Alleghany High, Callaghan Elementary, Clifton Middle, Mountain View Elementary and Sharon Elementary.
- Amelia County — $28,800 for Amelia County High and Amelia County Middle
- Amherst County — $213,395 for Amelon Elementary, Amherst County High, Amherst Middle, Central Elementary, Elon Elementary, Madison Heights Elementary, Monelison Middle and Temperance Elementary.
- Appomattox County — $105,600 for Appomattox County High, Appomattox Elementary, Appomattox Middle and Appomattox Primary.
- Augusta County — $59,043 for Buffalo Gap High, Riverheads Elementary and S. Gordon Stewart Middle.
- Bath County — $139,154 for Bath County High, Millboro Elementary and Valley Elementary.
- Bedford County — $166,410 for Bedford Elementary, Bedford Primary, Big Island Elementary, Boonsboro Elementary, Forest Elementary, Goodview Elementary, Huddleston Elementary, Jefferson Forest High, Liberty High, Moneta Elementary, New London Academy Elementary, Otter River Elementary, Staunton River High, Staunton River Middle and Stewartsville Elementary.
- Buchanan County — $71,200 for Council Elementary/Middle, Hurley Elementary/Middle, Riverview Elementary/Middle and Twin Valley Elementary/Middle.
- Buena Vista — $27,298 for Parry McCluer High.
- Caroline County — $199,945 for Bowling Green Elementary, Caroline High, Caroline Middle, Lewis and Clark Elementary and Madison Elementary.
- Carroll County — $62,240 for Carroll County High, Carroll County Middle, Fancy Gap Elementary, Gladesboro Elementary, Gladeville Elementary, Hillsville Elementary and St. Paul School.
- Charlotte County — $133,440 for Bacon District Elementary, Central Middle, Eureka Elementary, Phenix Elementary and Randolph-Henry High.
- Charlottesville — $250,000 for Buford Middle, Burnley-Moran Elementary, Charlottesville High, Johnson Elementary and Walker Upper Elementary.
- Chesapeake — $179,734 for Great Bridge High and Oscar F. Smith High.
- Colonial Beach — $12,560 for Colonial Beach Elementary and Colonial Beach High.
- Colonial Heights — $32,436 for Colonial Heights Middle, Lakeview Elementary, North Elementary and Tussing Elementary.
- Covington — $80,000 for Covington High.
- Cumberland County — $132,124 for Cumberland Elementary, Cumberland High and Cumberland Middle.
- Danville — $94,330 for Edwin A. Gibson Elementary, Forest Hills Elementary, G.L.H. Johnson Elementary, Galileo Magnet High, George Washington High, Grove Park Preschool, O. Trent Bonner Middle, Park Avenue Elementary, Schoolfield Elementary, The Northside Preschool, Westwood Middle and Woodberry Hills Elementary.
- Dickenson County — $43,920 for Ridgeview High and Ridgeview Middle.
- Dinwiddie County — $198,920 for Dinwiddie County High, Dinwiddie County Middle, Dinwiddie Elementary, Midway Elementary, Southside Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary and Sutherland Elementary.
- Fairfax County — $250,000 for Cardinal Forest Elementary, Herndon Elementary, Virginia Run Elementary, Woodburn Elementary and Woodlawn Elementary.
- Fauquier County — $235,059 for C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary, C.M. Bradley Elementary, Grace Miller Elementary, Greenville Elementary and P.B. Smith Elementary.
- Fluvanna County — $161,367 for Carysbrook Elementary, Central Elementary, Fluvanna County High and Fluvanna Middle.
- Franklin — $192,000 for Franklin High, Joseph P. King Jr. Middle and S.P. Morton Elementary.
- Franklin County — $28,720 for Benjamin Franklin Middle, Boones Mill Elementary, Burnt Chimney Elementary, Callaway Elementary, Dudley Elementary, Ferrum Elementary, Franklin County High, Henry Elementary and Rocky Mount Elementary.
- Frederick County — $148,583 for Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle, Apple Pie Ridge Elementary, Armel Elementary, Bass-Hoover Elementary, Dowell J. Howard School, Evendale Elementary, Frederick County Middle, Gainesboro Elementary, Greenwood Mill Elementary, Indian Hollow Elementary, James Wood High, James Wood Middle, Middletown Elementary, Millbrook High, Orchard View Elementary, Redbud Run Elementary and Stonewall Elementary.
- Fredericksburg — $250,000 for Hugh Mercer Elementary, James Monroe High, Lafayette Elementary, Walker-Grant Early Childhood Center and Walker-Grant Middle.
- Galax — $200,000 for Galax Elementary, Galax High and Galax Middle.
- Giles County — $71,311 for Eastern Elementary/Middle, Giles High, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle, Narrows Elementary/Middle and Narrows High.
- Gloucester County — $223,855 for Abingdon Elementary, Achilles Elementary, Botetourt Elementary, Gloucester High, Page Middle, Peasley Middle and Petsworth Elementary.
- Goochland County — $3,691 for Goochland Middle.
- Grayson County — $83,553 for Fairview Elementary, Fries Elementary, Independence Elementary and Independence Middle.
- Greene County — $147,907 for Nathanael Greene Elementary, Nathanael Greene Primary, Ruckersville Elementary, William Monroe High and William Monroe Middle.
- Greensville County — $93,908 for Belfield Elementary, Edward W. Wyatt Middle, Greensville County High and Greensville Elementary.
- Hampton — $249,370 for W.E. Bassette Elementary, Aberdeen Elementary, Albert W. Patrick III Elementary, Alfred S. Forrest Elementary, Armstrong Elementary, Barron Elementary, Benjamin Syms Middle, Bethel High, C. Alton Lindsay Middle, Captain John Smith Elementary, Cesar Tarrant Middle, Christopher C. Kraft Elementary, Francis Asbury Elementary, Francis W. Jones Magnet Middle, George P. Phenix Elementary, Hampton High, Hunter B. Andrews School, Jane H. Bryan Elementary, Kecoughtan High, Luther W. Machen Elementary, Mary S. Peake Elementary, Mary T. Christian Elementary, Mary W. Jackson Elementary, Paul Burbank Elementary, Phillips Elementary, Phoebus High, Samuel P. Langley Elementary, Thomas Eaton Middle and William Mason Cooper Elementary.
- Hanover County — $38,425 for Battlefield Park Elementary and Cool Spring Elementary.
- Henrico County — $119,976 for Douglas S. Freeman High, Glen Allen High and Holman Middle.
- Henry County — $52,000 for Axton Elementary, Bassett High, Fieldale-Collinsville Middle, G.W. Carver Elementary, Laurel Park Middle, Magna Vista High, Mount Olivet Elementary, Rich Acres Elementary, Sanville Elementary and Stanleytown Elementary.
- Hopewell — $202,622 for Carter G. Woodson Middle, Dupont Elementary, Harry E. James Elementary, Hopewell High, Patrick Copeland Elementary and Woodlawn Pre-School Learning Center.
- Isle of Wight County — $231,200 for Smithfield High, Smithfield Middle, Windsor Elementary and Windsor High.
- King William County — $98,728 for Acquinton Elementary, Cool Spring Primary, Hamilton Holmes Middle and King William High.
- King and Queen County — $86,800 for Central High and Lawson-Marriott Elementary.
- Lancaster County — $66,680 for Lancaster High, Lancaster Middle and Lancaster Primary.
- Lee County — $250,000 for Dryden Elementary, Elk Knob Elementary, Elydale Middle, Flatwoods Elementary, Jonesville Middle, Lee High, Pennington Middle, Rose Hill Elementary, St. Charles Elementary and Thomas Walker High.
- Loudoun County — $25,600 for Dominion High and Park View High.
- Louisa County — $16,128 for Jouett Elementary, Louisa County High, Louisa County Middle, Thomas Jefferson Elementary and Trevilians Elementary.
- Lunenburg County — $51,580 for Central High, Kenbridge Elementary, Lunenburg Middle and Victoria Elementary.
- Lynchburg — $239,040 for Bedford Hills Elementary, Dearington Elementary/Innovation, E.C. Glass High, Heritage Elementary, Heritage High, Linkhorne Elementary, Linkhorne Middle, Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation, Paul Munro Elementary, Perrymont Elementary, Robert S. Payne Elementary, Sandusky Elementary, Sandusky Middle, Sheffield Elementary and T.C. Miller Elementary for Innovation.
- Madison County — $65,120 for Madison County High, Madison Primary, Waverly Yowell Elementary and William H. Wetsel Middle.
- Martinsville — $32,533 for Albert Harris Elementary, Clearview Early Learning Center, Martinsville High, Martinsville Middle, and Patrick Henry Elementary.
- Mathews County — $8,466 for Mathews Elementary. Mathews High and Thomas Hunter Middle.
- Mecklenburg County — $192,000 for Alternative Education Center, Chase City Elementary, Clarksville Elementary, LaCrosse Elementary and South Hill Elementary.
- Middlesex County — $216,420 for Middlesex Elementary, Middlesex High and St. Clare Walker Middle.
- Nelson County — $250,000 for Nelson County High, Nelson Middle, Rockfish River Elementary and Tye River Elementary.
- New Kent County — $110,764 for New Kent High.
- Newport News — $249,999 for Discovery STEM Academy, General Stanford Elementary, Heritage High, Katherine Johnson Elementary, Kiln Creek Elementary and Woodside High.
- Norfolk — $221,061 for Academy for Discovery at Lakewood, Azalea Gardens Middle, Bay View Elementary, Berkley/Campostella Early Childhood Education Center, Blair Middle, Booker T Washington High, Camp Allen Elementary, Chesterfield Academy Elementary, Coleman Place Elementary, Crossroads Elementary, Easton Preschool, Ghent K-8, Granby Elementary, Granby High, Ingleside Elementary, Jacox Elementary, James Monroe Elementary, Lake Taylor High, Lake Taylor School, Larchmont Elementary, Larrymore Elementary, Lindenwood Elementary, Little Creek Elementary Annex, Little Creek Elementary, Madison Alternative Center, Mary Calcott Elementary, Matthew Fontaine Maury High, Norfolk Technical Center, Northside Middle, Norview Elementary, Norview High, Norview Middle, Ocean View Elementary, Oceanair Elementary, P.B. Young Sr. Elementary, Richard Bowling Elementary, Sewells Point Elementary, Sherwood Forest Elementary, Southside STEM Academy at Campostella, St. Helena Elementary, Suburban Park Elementary, Tanners Creek Elementary, Tarrallton Elementary, The Academy of International Studies at Rosemont, Tidewater Park Elementary, Walter Herron Taylor Elementary, Willard Model Elementary, William H. Ruffner Middle and Willoughby Early Childhood Center.
- Norton — $97,043 for Norton Elementary.
- Page County — $143,698 for Luray Elementary, Luray Middle, Page County High, Page County Middle, Shenandoah Elementary, Springfield Elementary and Stanley Elementary.
- Patrick County — $143,922 for Meadows of Dan Elementary, Stuart Elementary and Woolwine Elementary.
- Petersburg — $68,052 for Blandford Alternative Center, Cool Spring Elementary, Lakemont Elementary, Petersburg High, Pleasants Lane Elementary, Vernon Johns Middle, Walnut Hill Elementary and Westview Early Childhood Education Center.
- Pittsylvania County — $250,000 for Brosville Elementary, Chatham Middle, John L. Hurt Elementary and Mount Airy Elementary.
- Portsmouth — $114,249 for Churchland High, Cradock Middle, Manor High, Mount Hermon Preschool Center, New Directions Center and Olive Branch Preschool Center.
- Prince Edward County — $93,626 for Prince Edward County High.
- Prince George County — $154,524 for David A. Harrison Elementary, J.E.J. Moore Middle, L.L. Beazley Elementary, N.B. Clements Annex, North Elementary, Prince George Education Center, Prince George High, South Elementary and William A. Walton Elementary.
- Prince William County — $131,014 for George G. Tyler Elementary, J.W. Alvey Elementary, Kerrydale Elementary and Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary.
- Radford — $82,915 for Belle Heth Elementary, John N. Dalton Intermediate and Radford High.
- Rappahannock County — $25,332 for Rappahannock County High.
- Richmond — $185,627 for Binford Middle, Maymont Pre-K Center, Summer Hill Preschool Center and Thomas Jefferson High.
- Roanoke — $221,678 for Addison Aerospace Magnet Middle, Crystal Spring Elementary, Fishburn Park Elementary, Grandin Court Elementary, Highland Park Elementary, James Madison Middle, John P. Fishwick Middle, Monterey Elementary, Patrick Henry High, Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary, Round Hill Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Middle.
- Roanoke County — $248,000 for Burlington Elementary, Cave Spring Middle, Glenvar Middle and Green Valley Elementary.
- Rockbridge County — $164,000 for Central Elementary, Fairfield Elementary, Mountain View Elementary and Natural Bridge Elementary.
- Rockingham County — $34,164 for Broadway High, Cub Run Elementary, John C. Myers Elementary, John W. Wayland Elementary, Lacey Spring Elementary, Peak View Elementary, South River Elementary and Spotswood High.
- Russell County — $75,758 for Castlewood High, Honaker Elementary, Lebanon High and Lebanon Primary.
- Salem — $175,219 for Andrew Lewis Middle, East Salem Elementary, G.W. Carver Elementary, Salem High and West Salem Elementary.
- Scott County — $58,082 for Gate City High, Gate City Middle, Hilton Elementary, Rye Cove High, Twin Springs High and Weber City Elementary.
- Shenandoah County — $120,146 for North Fork Middle, Peter Muhlenberg Middle and Signal Knob Middle.
- Spotsylvania County — $12,900 for Battlefield Elementary, Cedar Forest Elementary and Smith Station Elementary.
- Stafford County — $250,000 for Andrew G. Wright Middle, Anne E. Moncure Elementary, Anthony Burns Elementary, Conway Elementary, Falmouth Elementary, Ferry Farm Elementary, Grafton Village Elementary, Hampton Oaks Elementary, Hartwood Elementary, Kate Waller Barrett Elementary, Margaret Brent Elementary, Park Ridge Elementary, Rockhill Elementary, Rocky Run Elementary, Shirley C. Heim Middle, Stafford Elementary, Stafford Middle, Widewater Elementary and Winding Creek Elementary.
- Staunton — $238,440 for Arthur R. Ware Elementary, Shelburne Middle, Staunton City School PreSchool Programs, Staunton High and Thomas C. McSwain Elementary.
- Suffolk — $118,400 for John Yeates Middle and Nansemond Parkway Elementary.
- Surry County — $104,649 for Luther P. Jackson Middle, Surry County High and Surry Elementary.
- Sussex County — $102,749 for Sussex Central Elementary, Sussex Central High and Sussex Central Middle.
- Tazewell County — $200,571 for Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary, Cedar Bluff Elementary, Dudley Primary, Graham High, Graham Intermediate, Graham Middle, Richlands Elementary, Richlands High, Richlands Middle, Tazewell High, Tazewell Intermediate, Tazewell Middle and Tazewell Primary.
- Virginia Beach — $156,187 for Bayside Elementary, Bayside High, Centerville Elementary, First Colonial High, Green Run High, Holland Elementary, Kempsville High, Kingston Elementary, Landstown High, Larkspur Middle, Linkhorn Park Elementary, North Landing Elementary, Princess Anne High, Salem High, Shelton Park Elementary, Strawbridge Elementary, Tallwood High, Thalia Elementary, Three Oaks Elementary, Virginia Beach Middle, White Oaks Elementary and Williams Elementary..
- Warren County — $56,127 for E. Wilson Morrison Elementary, Hilda J. Barbour Elementary, Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary, Ressie Jeffries Elementary and Warren County Middle.
- Washington County — $46,416 for Abingdon Elementary, Damascus Middle, E.B. Stanley Middle, Glade Spring Middle, Greendale Elementary, John S. Battle High, Rhea Valley Elementary, Valley Institute Elementary and Wallace Middle.
- Waynesboro — $160,000 for Berkeley Glenn Elementary, Wayne Hills Center, Wenonah Elementary, Westwood Hills Elementary and William Perry Elementary.
- Westmoreland County — $132,468 for Cople Elementary, Montross Middle and Washington District Elementary.
- Williamsburg-James City County — $81,383 for Berkeley Middle, Clara Byrd Baker Elementary, D.J. Montague Elementary, J. Blaine Blayton Elementary, James River Elementary, Lafayette High, Laurel Lane Elementary, Lois Hornsby Middle, Matthew Whaley Elementary, Norge Elementary, Toano Middle and Warhill High.
- Wise County — $114,716 for Central High, Coeburn Middle, Coeburn Primary, Eastside High, J.W. Adams Combined, L.F. Addington Middle, St. Paul Elementary, Union High, Union Middle, Union Primary, Wise Co. Alternative Ed. Ctr. and Wise Primary.
A local match of 25 percent is required of most divisions. Three school divisions with composite indices of local-ability-to-pay of less than 0.2 — Buena Vista, Lee County and Scott County — are exempt from the local-match requirement.
The 2019 Appropriation Act doubled the total annual appropriation for the grant program — effective in 2020 — from $6 million, to $12 million. The 2019 General Assembly also approved Governor Ralph Northam’s proposal to increase the maximum award per school division — also effective in 2020 — from $100,000, to $250,000.
The School Security Equipment Grants program was established by the 2013 General Assembly in the aftermath of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.
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