Washington-Lee High School received the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) Quality Program Award at its annual conference in Nashville earlier this month. The award was first presented in 2009. Since then, 29 schools have received the Exemplary distinction. Washington-Lee is the first Virginia school to receive the honor.
The NIAAA award recognizes excellence in implementation and administration of a high school athletics program. The award also recognizes the continuing research and implementation of professional benchmarks and best practices.
The primary goal of the NIAAA Quality Program Award is to encourage measurement, planning and goal setting aimed at continuous improvement of local school athletic programs.