The Department of Education is pleased to announce that Virginia will participate in the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program. The PAEMST program was established in 1983 by the White House and is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House of Science and Technology. The program recognizes teachers of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science-kindergarten through grade 12-in each state and the four United States jurisdictions. Please refer to Superintendent’s Memo 319-18 for details.