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'''Meriwether Lewis Elementary School''' is an [[Albemarle County]] [[Albemarle County Public Schools|public elementary school]] providing pre-K through 5th grade. The school is part of the [[western feeder pattern]]. Students from Meriwether Lewis will move on to [[Henley Middle School]] and graduate from [[Western Albemarle High School]]. <ref name="factsheet">{{cite web|title=Merriwether Lewis Elementary School Fact Sheet|url=https://www.k12albemarle.org/school/mles/about/Pages/fact-sheet.aspx|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref>
At the beginning of the [[2019]] school year, Meriwether Lewis enrolled 447 students. <ref>{{cite web|title=Meriwether Lewis Elementary School|url=http://schoolquality.virginia.gov/schools/meriwether-lewis-elementary#fndtn-desktopTabs-enrollment|author=|work=School Quality Profile|publisher=Virginia Department of Education|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref>
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{{As of|2011}}, '''Meriwether Lewis Elementary''' is home to 429 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is part of the Western Feeder Pattern. Students continue to [[Henley Middle School]] and will graduate from [[Western Albemarle High School]]. The school mascot is the bluebird<ref>{{cite web|title=|url=|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=September 28, 2010}}</ref> {{As of|2011}}, the principal is [[Kim Cousins]].


==History==


==History==
Meriwether Lewis Elementary opened in 1922 and moved to its current location near [[Ivy]] in 1988. The school was named for Albemarle-born pioneer, [[Meriwether Lewis]].<ref name="factsheet" /> Lewis is perhaps best known for his exploration of the Louisiana Territory with William Clark and Sacajawea in 1803. The school originally featured a component for agricultural education for high school students. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Meriwether Lewis School is Opened|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2121097/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2121098/5241.5/2505.5/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=January 24, 1922|publishdate=January 24, 1922|accessdate=January 21, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>


The original school opened in 1922 and moved to its current{{when}} building, located in a rural area near Ivy in 1988. It is named after explorer [[Meriwether Lewis]].
==Description from 2019 State of the Division Annual Report==
"The core purpose of Meriwether Lewis Elementary School is to develop a community of learners where everyone is invested in each other’s learning. We exist to lift every student’s academic voice and have that voice appreciated by others." <ref>{{cite web|title=State of the Division: A Work In Progress|url=http://esb.k12albemarle.org/attachments/9007e908-74ac-4c8e-965a-d1c2249304a4.pdf|author=Office of Strategic Communications|work=Annual Report|publisher=Albemarle County Public Schools|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref>




==Awards==
==Awards==
The school won the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence in 2009.  
The school won the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence in 2009, 2010, 2011,<ref name="factsheet" /> and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Governor McDonnell & Board of Education Honor High-Performing Virginia Schools & School Divisions|url=http://www.doe.virginia.gov/news/news_releases/2012/jan05.shtml|author=|work=|publisher=|location=Virginia Department of Education|publishdate=January 5, 2012|accessdate=May 31, 2012}}</ref>


==Principals==
==Principals==
{| {{table}}
The current principal of Meriwether Lewis is [[Michael Irani]].
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''1922-1924'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Frank Taylor'''
The following is a list of people who have served as principal.<ref name="factsheet" />
{| class="wikitable"
!Term
!Principal
 
|-
||2014 - present
||[[Michael Irani]]<ref>{{cite web|title=County names new Meriwether Lewis principal|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/17697-new-meriwether-principal/|author=Tim Shea|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 31, 2014|accessdate=April 7, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1924-1925||George Eutsler
||2008 - 2014
||Kim Cousins
|-
|-
| 1927-1929||W. Barrett
||2003 - 2008
||Sylvia Henderson
|-
|-
| 1931-1932||E. Broadwater
|1998 - 2003
|Jo Vining
|-
|-
| 1932-1941||Guy Morris
|1987 - 1998
|Elizabeth Bailey
|-
|-
| 1941-1944||Robert Allen
|1983 - 1987
|Sylvia Henderson
|-
|-
| 1944-1946||Mortimer Sutherland
|1968 - 1983
|William Steigman
|-
|-
| 1946-1955||John Breeden
|1966 - 1968
|Juanita Chafin
|-
|-
| 1955-1956||William Bullock
|1956 - 1966
|Charles Simmons
|-
|-
| 1956-1966||Charles Simmons
|1955 - 1956
|William Bullock
|-
|-
| 1966-1968||Juanita Chafin
|1946 - 1955
|John Breeden
|-
|-
| 1968-1983||William Steigman
|1944 - 1946
|Mortimer Sutherland
|-
|-
| 1983-1998||Sylvia Henderson
|1941 - 1944
|Robert Allen
|-
|-
| 1987-1998||Elizabeth Bailey
|1932 - 1941
|Guy Morris
|-
|-
| 1998-2003||Jo Vining
|1931 - 1932
|E. Broadwater
|-
|-
| 2003-2008||Sylvia Henderson
|1927 - 1929
|W. Barrett
|-
|-
| 2008-present||Kim Cousins
|1924 - 1925
|George Eutsler
|-
|-
|  
|1922 - 1924
|Frank Taylor
|}
|}


==Location==
Meriwether Lewis Elementary is located at 1610 Owensville Road.
{{Map|lat=38.082014|lng=-78.596842|zoom=14}}
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
[http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=10 Meriwether Lewis Elementary School]
*[https://www.k12albemarle.org/school/mles School website]
*[http://schoolquality.virginia.gov/schools/meriwether-lewis-elementary Virginia School Quality Profile]
*[https://www.k12albemarle.org/acps/division/planning/improvement/plans201819/Meriwether-Lewis.pdf 2018-19 Strategic Improvement Plan]
*[https://www.k12albemarle.org/school/mles/Documents/MLES%2019-20_SIP.pdf 2019-20 Strategic Improvement Plan:
*[https://www.k12albemarle.org/acps/division/accountability/2019ESCS/Meriwether-Lewis.pdf 2019 Elementary School Climate Survey]
 
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[[Category:Albemarle County public schools]]
[[Category:1922 establishments]]
[[Category:School namesakes‎]]

Revision as of 15:42, 17 November 2019

Meriwether Lewis Elementary School is an Albemarle County public elementary school providing pre-K through 5th grade. The school is part of the western feeder pattern. Students from Meriwether Lewis will move on to Henley Middle School and graduate from Western Albemarle High School. [1]


At the beginning of the 2019 school year, Meriwether Lewis enrolled 447 students. [2]



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History

Meriwether Lewis Elementary opened in 1922 and moved to its current location near Ivy in 1988. The school was named for Albemarle-born pioneer, Meriwether Lewis.[1] Lewis is perhaps best known for his exploration of the Louisiana Territory with William Clark and Sacajawea in 1803. The school originally featured a component for agricultural education for high school students. [3]

Description from 2019 State of the Division Annual Report

"The core purpose of Meriwether Lewis Elementary School is to develop a community of learners where everyone is invested in each other’s learning. We exist to lift every student’s academic voice and have that voice appreciated by others." [4]


Awards

The school won the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence in 2009, 2010, 2011,[1] and 2012.[5]

Principals

The current principal of Meriwether Lewis is Michael Irani.

The following is a list of people who have served as principal.[1]

Term Principal
2014 - present Michael Irani[6]
2008 - 2014 Kim Cousins
2003 - 2008 Sylvia Henderson
1998 - 2003 Jo Vining
1987 - 1998 Elizabeth Bailey
1983 - 1987 Sylvia Henderson
1968 - 1983 William Steigman
1966 - 1968 Juanita Chafin
1956 - 1966 Charles Simmons
1955 - 1956 William Bullock
1946 - 1955 John Breeden
1944 - 1946 Mortimer Sutherland
1941 - 1944 Robert Allen
1932 - 1941 Guy Morris
1931 - 1932 E. Broadwater
1927 - 1929 W. Barrett
1924 - 1925 George Eutsler
1922 - 1924 Frank Taylor

Location

Meriwether Lewis Elementary is located at 1610 Owensville Road.


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Web. Merriwether Lewis Elementary School Fact Sheet, retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Web. Meriwether Lewis Elementary School, School Quality Profile, Virginia Department of Education, retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Web. Meriwether Lewis School is Opened, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, January 24, 1922, retrieved January 21, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. January 24, 1922 page 1.
  4. ↑ Web. State of the Division: A Work In Progress, Office of Strategic Communications, Annual Report, Albemarle County Public Schools, retrieved November 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ Web. Governor McDonnell & Board of Education Honor High-Performing Virginia Schools & School Divisions, Virginia Department of Education, January 5, 2012, retrieved May 31, 2012.
  6. ↑ Web. County names new Meriwether Lewis principal, Tim Shea, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 31, 2014, retrieved April 7, 2014.

External links

Albemarle County Public Schools
Elementary schools

Agnor-Hurt Elementary School • Baker-Butler Elementary School • Broadus Wood Elementary School • Brownsville Elementary School • Crozet Elementary School • Greer Elementary School • Hollymead Elementary School • Meriwether Lewis Elementary School • Mountain View Elementary School • Murray Elementary School • Red Hill Elementary School • Scottsville Elementary School • Stone-Robinson Elementary School • Stony Point Elementary School • Woodbrook Elementary School

Middle schools Burley Middle School • Henley Middle School • Jack Jouett Middle School • Lakeside Middle School • Walton Middle School • Community Lab School
High schools Albemarle High School • Albemarle High School Math, Engineering & Science Academy • Monticello High School • Murray High School • Western Albemarle High School • Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center
See also Albemarle County School Board • List of Albemarle County public schools
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