
Keith
Imon,
deputy
superintendent
for
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
(PWCS),
is
retiring
after
16
years
with
PWCS
and
a
total
of
45
years
in
public
education.
Prior
to
being
named
deputy
superintendent
in
2017,
Imon
served
as
the
Division's
associate
superintendent
for
communications
and
technology
services
for
12
years.
His
retirement
is
effective
June
30,
2021.
In
his
remarks
at
the
special
School
Board
meeting
on
January
12
announcing
Imon's
retirement,
Superintendent
of
Schools
Dr.
Steven
L.
Walts
said,
"He
has
served
in
a
great
capacity
as
the
third
deputy
superintendent
of
the
Prince
William
County
School
Division...I've
worked
with
Mr.
Imon
in
both
the
Greece
Central
School
District
as
an
assistant
superintendent
and
here
in
Prince
William,
for
a
total
of
23
years,
and
that
is
a
lot
of
service."
Walts
expressed
his
personal
appreciation
for
Imon's
support,
particularly
during
the
pandemic,
and
thanked
him
for
doing
a
"super
job"
on
keeping
his
part
of
their
agreement
to
buoy
each
other
and
not
both
be
"down
on
the
same
day."
"Mr.
Imon
is
a
superior
educator
who
is
intelligent,
task
oriented,
innovative,
a
problem
solver,
and
a
wonderful
human
being
as
the
icing
on
the
cake!"
Walts
later
added.
As
associate
superintendent,
Imon
focused
on
enhancing
student
learning
and
community
engagement
through
the
power
of
communications
and
technology.
He
guided
the
integration
of
technology
into
classroom
instruction
and
crafted
the
Division's
technology
improvement
plan.
Imon
led
successful
legislative
lobbying
for
PWCS
on
a
host
of
educational
priorities.
His
outreach
efforts
helped
make
PWCS
and
its
SPARK
Education
Foundation
national
leaders
in
securing
Division
and
school
business
partnerships
and
support,
generating
approximately
$4
million
in
annual
revenue
and
extensive
in-kind
assistance
for
students
and
teachers.
In
turn,
Imon,
who
started
out
as
an
elementary
school
teacher,
thanked
Walts
in
the
retirement
letter
he
submitted
to
him
on
January
12,
for
always
remaining
focused
on
doing
what
is
in
the
best
interests
of
students,
despite
complicated
challenges.
And
he
shared
his
gratitude
for
Walts'
leadership,
mentorship,
and
friendship
during
their
time
together.
"We
set
out
to
create
and
implement
the
School
Division's
new
mission
of
Providing
A
World-Class
Education,"
said
Imon.
"And
while
such
a
mission
can
never
be
fully
realized,
as
it
is
an
ongoing
journey
and
ever-changing
undertaking,
I
truly
believe
that
you
assembled
a
leadership
team
that
has
successfully
worked
to
make
our
mission
a
reality.
Having
worked
in
three
states
and
five
school
divisions,
I
can
honestly
say
that
the
professionalism,
knowledge,
collegiality,
and
camaraderie
of
the
team
is
the
absolute
best."