Associate Superintendent for Middle Schools - Catherine Porter-Lucas

About Catherine Porter-Lucas

PWCS appointed Catherine Porter-Lucas as associate superintendent for middle schools in July 2021. Porter-Lucas previously served as the principal of Gainesville Middle School since 2014.

Porter-Lucas provides support and direction to PWCS middle schools, The Nokesville School, and Porter and Pennington traditional schools. Porter-Lucas has more than 20 years of experience in numerous instructional and leadership roles within PWCS. She began her career as a language arts teacher and world history teacher at Parkside Middle School. She subsequently worked as a teacher at Bull Run and Hampton Middle Schools.

She also worked as an administrative intern at Battlefield High School and as a summer school assistant principal at Gainesville and Parkside Middle Schools. Additionally, she held the role of assistant principal at Battlefield High from 2009 through 2014.

Porter-Lucas holds master's degrees in educational leadership from Mary Washington University and in middle education grades 4-8 from James Madison University. She also holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Virginia.

Office of Middle Schools

Daniela Alvarado
Executive Administrative Assistant II
703-791-8176

Joe Graczyk
Director of Middle Schools
571-402-3122

Schools

• Fred M. Lynn Middle School
• Graham Park Middle School
• Hampton Middle School
• Lake Ridge Middle School
• The Nokesville School
• Parkside Middle School
• Porter Traditional School
• Potomac Shores Middle School
• Reagan Middle School
• Unity Braxton Middle School