Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
has
named
Lisamarie
Kane
as
principal
of
Osbourn
Park
High
School,
effective
July
1,
2020.
Kane
replaces
Neil
Beech,
who
was
previously
named
the
principal
of
the
"13th"
High
School,
planned
for
opening
in
Gainesville
for
the
2021-22
school
year.With more than 20 years of experience in education, Kane most recently served the past five years as an assistant principal at Gar-Field High School, where she supervised special education, science, and mathematics. She previously taught science at Forest Park and Potomac High Schools.
"I am both honored and humbled to join this outstanding team to continue the tradition of excellence," she said. "You can expect that I will work diligently to support our teachers to ensure our students continue to receive an outstanding education in whatever format the future holds for us."
Kane earned a bachelor's and master's degree in food science from the University of Florida, and a certificate in advance graduate studies in the area of education leadership from the University of New England. Prior to entering the education field, Kane worked as a food scientist in Florida.
She said her greatest honor has been "being a mom to my three children," and she loves to travel and read science fiction.