Prince William County Public Schools#School Board

{{Infobox school district

| name = Prince William County Public Schools

| logo = File:PWCS LOGO.png

| motto = Launching Thriving Futures

{{cite web

| url = https://www.pwcs.edu/news/2022/09/a_message_from_dr_mcdade_9-30-2022

| title = A message from Dr. McDade

| last = McDade

| first = LaTanya D.

| date = September 28, 2022

| website = Prince William County Public Schools

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| access-date = May 17, 2023

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| streetaddress = 14715 Bristow Road

| city = Manassas

| state = Virginia

| zipcode = 20112

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| url = https://www.pwcs.edu/about_us/contact_us

| title = Contact Us/Telephone Directory

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| type = Public

| founded =

| superintendent = LaTanya D. McDade

| deputy_superintendent = Carol E. Flenard

| deputy_superintendents =

| teachers = 5,696.94 {{FTE}}{{cite web |title=PRINCE WILLIAM CO PBLC SCHS |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=prince+william&State=51&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchoolsRange=more&ID2=5103130 |website=District Directory Information |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=29 October 2021}}

| staff = 10,740.34 {{FTE}}

| grades = Pre-K–12

| chair_of_the_board = Babur B. Lateef

| budget = $1.64 billion (FY 2024)

{{cite web

| url = https://www.pwcs.edu/userfiles/servers/server_340140/file/finance/budget-updates/2024/fy-2024-budget-presentation-board-of-county-supervisors.pdf

| title = FY 2024 School Board Advertised Budget Presentation to the Board of County Supervisors

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| publisher = Prince William County Public Schools

| access-date = May 18, 2023

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| url = https://www.pwcs.edu/news/2023/04/prince_william_county_public_schools_2024_budget_finalized_through_board_of_county_supervisor_approval

| title = Board of County Supervisors approves PWCS FY24 budget

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| date = April 26, 2023

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| access-date = May 18, 2023

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| students = 91,180 (2022–23)

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| title = Prince William County Public Schools Quality Profile

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| website = Virginia Department of Education

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Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) is a school division in Virginia with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center located in the unincorporated community of Independent Hill in Prince William County, Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 486,943.

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Prince William County Public Schools is the second largest school division in Virginia with 91,180 students. Prince William County Public Schools is the fourth largest school system in the Washington Metropolitan Area after the Fairfax County, Virginia; Montgomery County, Maryland; and Prince George's County, Maryland school systems, and the 33rd largest school system in the United States.

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| publisher = Fairfax County Public Schools

| access-date = May 17, 2023

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| url = https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d21/tables/dt21_215.30.asp

| title = Table 215.30. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2019: 2018-19 and fiscal year 2021

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| website = National Center for Education Statistics

| publisher = United States Department of Education

| access-date = May 18, 2023

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The county system serves all parts of the county except for Marine Corps Base Quantico, which is served by the Department of Defense Education Activity.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st51_va/schooldistrict_maps/c51153_prince_william/DC20SD_C51153.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Prince William County, VA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-07-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st51_va/schooldistrict_maps/c51153_prince_william/DC20SD_C51153_SD2MS.txt Text list] - "Quantico Marine Corps Center School District" is a reference to the Department of Defense Education Activity as that agency operates the base schools.

Administration

= Superintendent =

The Superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools is Dr. LaTanya D. McDade, replacing Dr. Steven Walts.{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Jill Palermo Times Staff |date=March 24, 2021 |title=UPDATED: Chicago's chief education officer picked to be Prince William's next superintendent |url=https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/updated-chicagos-chief-education-officer-picked-to-be-prince-williams-next-superintendent/article_99bde1a6-8cf6-11eb-940f-b7af06c7da8e.html |access-date=2021-04-14 |website=Prince William Times |language=en}} She is the first woman and the first African-American superintendent in the district's history. Prior to her appointment in 2021, she was the Chief Education Officer for Chicago Public Schools.{{Cite web |title=CPS Chief Education Officer LaTanya McDade Named Superintendent of Virginia School District |url=https://news.wttw.com/2021/03/24/cps-chief-education-officer-latanya-mcdade-named-superintendent-virginia-school-district |access-date=2021-04-14 |website=WTTW News |language=en}} In 2024, she was selected as Virginia Region IV Superintendent of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Seymour |first=Emily |date=2024-01-25 |title=Prince William schools Superintendent LaTanya McDade named regional Superintendent of the year |url=https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/prince-william-schools-superintendent-latanya-mcdade-named-regional-superintendent-of-the-year/article_bec5f3be-bb9a-11ee-9c7c-77c6b82bcca4.html |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=INSIDENOVA.COM |language=en}}

= School Board =

Prince William County Public Schools is governed by the Prince William County School Board.

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| url = https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pwcs/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BJL5PA112CFD

| title = POLICY - Authority and Purpose

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| date = September 19, 2019

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The school board is composed of eight elected members. One member is elected by the citizens of each of the seven magisterial districts also used to elect the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, while the Chairmen At-Large is elected by all citizens in the county.

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| title = POLICY - Election, Number, Qualifications, and Term of Office of School Board Members

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| date = September 19, 2019

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A Vice Chair is elected by the school board members each January.

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| url = http://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pwcs/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BJR4B20AB200

| title = POLICY - Annual Organizational Meeting

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| date = October 17, 2019

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School board members serve four-year terms, with the next election being held in November 2023.

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|+Board Members{{Cite web|title=School Board|url=http://www.pwcs.edu/leadership/school_board|access-date=2023-01-06|website=www.pwcs.edu|language=en-US}}

|Babur B. Lateef

|Chairman At-Large

Lisa A. Zargarpur

|Vice Chairwoman

Coles District

Erica C. Tredinnick

|Brentsville District

Jennifer T. Wall

|Gainesville District

Tracy L. Blake

|Neabsco District

Richard M. Jessie

|Ocooquan District

Justin David Wilk

|Potomac District

Loree Y. Williams

|Woodbridge District

Two non voting student representatives are selected each school year to serve and provide input from a students perspective on decisions made by the school board.

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| title = POLICY - Student Representative(s) to the School Board

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| date = November 6, 2019

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A Student Senate is made up of one student from each high school who applied for the student representative position.

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They work together with the student representatives to advise the school board.

Schools

=High schools=

=Middle schools=

Louise A. Benton Middle School
Stuart M. Beville Middle School
Bull Run Middle School
Fred M. Lynn Middle School
Gainesville Middle School
Graham Park Middle School
George M. Hampton Middle School (Formerly Mills E. Godwin Middle School)
Lake Ridge Middle School
Emlyn H. Marsteller Middle School
Parkside Middle School
Potomac Middle School
Potomac Shores Middle School
Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School
Rippon Middle School
Herbert J. Saunders Middle School
Unity Braxton Middle School (formerly Stonewall Middle School; renamed during the George Floyd protests{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Prince William County votes to rename schools honoring Stonewall Jackson|url=https://wtop.com/prince-william-county/2020/06/prince-william-county-votes-to-rename-schools-honoring-stonewall-jackson/|access-date=2020-07-03|website=WTOP|language=en}})
Woodbridge Middle School
Countyside Middle School

=Traditional Schools (K-8) =

The Nokesville School
Pennington Traditional School
Mary G. Porter Traditional School

= Elementary schools =

James W. Alvey Elementary School
Antietam Elementary School
Ashland Elementary School
Bel Air Elementary School
Belmont Elementary School
Maitland C. Bennett Elementary School
Bristow Run Elementary School
Buckland Mills Elementary School
Cedar Point Elementary School
Chris Yung Elementary School
Coles Elementary School
Covington-Harper Elementary School
Dale City Elementary School
Dumfries Elementary School
Suella Gilbert Ellis Elementary School
Enterprise Elementary School
Featherstone Elementary School
Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary School
Glenkirk Elementary School
Samuel L. Gravely Elementary School
Haymarket Elementary School
Alexander Henderson Elementary School
Innovation Elementary School
John D. Jenkins Elementary School
Kerrydale Elementary School
R. Dean Kilby Elementary School
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Lake Ridge Elementary School
Leesylvania Elementary School
Loch Lomond Elementary School
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Marumsco Hills Elementary School
Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary School
Minnieville Elementary School
Montclair Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School
Mullen Elementary School
Neabsco Elementary School
Occoquan Elementary School
Old Bridge Elementary School
John F. Pattie Sr. Elementary School
Sonnie P. Penn Elementary School
Piney Branch Elementary School
Potomac View Elementary School
River Oaks Elementary School
Rockledge Elementary School
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Signal Hill Elementary School
Charles A. Sinclair Elementary School
Springwoods Elementary School
Sudley Elementary School
Swans Creek Elementary School
T. Clay Wood Elementary School
Triangle Elementary School
George Grayson Tyler Elementary School
Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary School
Victory Elementary School
Washington-Reid Elementary School
West Gate Elementary School
Westridge Elementary School
Mary Williams Elementary School
Kyle R. Wilson Elementary School
Yorkshire Elementary School

=Other=

Prince William County provides an "alternative" school service for what they deem as "troubled teens". Students who become pregnant, sell or use drugs, write graffiti, have general behavioral issues or are prone to violence are usually sent to learn together in the same facility, regardless of their base school. The PACE program targets students with more extreme cases of psychological issues.

Independent Hill School/PACE East, special education school for middle & high school students
New Directions Alternative School, special school for students who are not successful in their base school
New Dominion Alternative School, special school for middle school students
PACE West, a special education school providing services to students with serious emotional and behavior problems
Pennington Traditional School, a school for first through eighth graders [Formerly a high school, grades 9-12]
Porter Traditional School, specialty school for first through eighth graders
Woodbine Preschool Center, a center for preschool-aged children with developmental disabilities
East End Alternative, now defunct. Previously located at a Woodbridge Boys and Girls Club. The student body was migrated to Pennington Alternative School in the mid-1990s.

= Future Schools =

"Woodbridge Area" Elementary School is set to open for the 2025-26 school year{{Cite web |last=Seymour |first=Emily |date=2024-04-12 |title=Prince William officials break ground on first new Woodbridge-area elementary in decades |url=https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/prince-william-officials-break-ground-on-first-new-woodbridge-area-elementary-in-decades/article_b1e3ab12-f828-11ee-87ad-af5d684502c7.html |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=INSIDENOVA.COM |language=en}}

Schools of excellence

Prince William County Public Schools honors schools as Schools of Excellence based on a variety of criteria, including: performance targets; Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind Act; Virginia Wellness Tests; school attendance rates; and parent, student, and teacher satisfaction. The Virginia state Standards of Learning (SOL) tests for both students on grade level and students below grade level are also considered.{{cite web |url=http://www.pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/ |title=Prince William County Public Schools |access-date=2010-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090816052519/http://www.pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/ |archive-date=2009-08-16 }} In 2006, the criteria were adjusted to reflect the continuous improvement of the system's schools.{{cite web |url=http://pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/Excellence05/Excellence.html |title=Prince William County Public Schools |website=pwcs.edu |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302214244/http://pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/Excellence05/Excellence.html |archive-date=2 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}

School administration and staff are presented with a commemorative flag, a plaque, and a check to be used at the school's discretion. Schools receive $1,000 for each year the School of Excellence designation is obtained.{{cite web |url=http://pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/Excellence06/Excellence.html |title=Prince William County Public Schools |website=pwcs.edu |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302214320/http://pwcs.edu/admin/recognition/Excellence06/Excellence.html |archive-date=2 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}

! 2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015
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Elementary \| 13	10	28	40	32	23	22	27	35 \|36 \|16 \|32 \|37 \|38 \|30
Middle \| 0	2	7	12	9	0	0	0	2 \|3 \|0 \|6 \|5 \|5 \|0
High \| 2	2	7	5	4	4	1	1	2 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|2
Other \| 0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	2 \|2 \|2 \|2 \|2 \|2 \|2
Total ! 15 \|\| 15 \|\| 42 \|\| 58 \|\| 46 \|\| 28 \|\| 25 \|\| 29 \|\| 41 !42 !18 !40 !44 !46 !34