The Virginia Department of Education released the latest results in its School Performance and Support Framework assessments, and officials in Gloucester and Mathews schools are pleased with the ratings. In Gloucester County Public Schools, six of the district’s eight schools earned the state’s highest rating of Distinguished, which increased by four from last year. The remaining two schools, Botetourt Elementary School and Gloucester High School, earned the “Meets Expectations” ratings. No Gloucester school is below expectations. Meanwhile, Mathews High School also earned the Distinguished rating, while Mathews Elementary received “Meets Expectations.” SPSF is now in year two, serving as Virginia’s school accountability metric. SPSF is intended to provide a broader picture of school performance by looking at multiple measures of student success, including mastery and growth on SOL tests, readiness and graduation (depending on the school level). Schools earning 90 or more points are ra...