Letter from the Superintendent

Dear PWCS Families, Employees, and Community,

Our collective vision is to see every student graduate on time with the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind necessary to create a thriving future for themselves and their community. It is not enough for students to meet today’s standards; we must prepare them for the opportunities, challenges, and innovations of the future. Our success will be measured by our students’ readiness to lead meaningful lives and contribute as well-rounded global citizens.

Elevate 2030 builds upon the foundation set by Vision 2025. Our core values of Equity, Inclusivity, Innovation, Integrity, Resilience, and Well-Being—those tenets that brought stability to the previous plan—will remain constant throughout the next four years. We have deepened our commitment to learning and achievement for all, creating a positive climate and culture, family and community engagement, and organizational coherence. However, Elevate 2030 is all about cultivating a future-focused division aimed toward global competency, personalized and adaptive learning, and teacher empowerment.

We believe that access to high-quality education is every child’s fundamental right. Elevate 2030 inspires us to create the conditions for students to be explorers—visionary, courageous, and compelled to ask questions, seek new perspectives, and discover what is possible in a world defined by change. Our vision requires instructional excellence across every classroom—where teaching is innovative, inclusive, and responsive to the diverse needs and rich cultural assets of our students.

To achieve our strategic goals, every PWCS school must foster welcoming, safe, and nurturing learning environments where students feel supported mentally, emotionally, and physically. Our classrooms must be curated learning spaces that honor the full, three-dimensional brilliance of our students. They should see themselves clearly in the curriculum but not be defined or limited by it. High-quality instruction offers both a mirror that affirms and a window that widens their view of the world and their place within it.

Our students and schools will only be successful through authentic partnerships with families and our broader community. We must remain open, engaged, and transparent, strengthening trust by sharing timely information and valuing the voices of those we serve. PWCS is committed to acting with integrity, collaborating effectively, and pursuing continuous improvement.

Elevate 2030 is our roadmap for moving beyond—with clarity, with urgency, and with hope. By continuing to work together, we will unlock new possibilities for every learner and codify Prince William County Public Schools as a destination where students launch thriving futures and elevate to new horizons.

Sincerely,
LaTanya D. McDade, Ed.D.
Superintendent