
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
has
hired
Monique
Bookstein
as
the
Division's
new
ombudsman.
Bookstein
joins
PWCS
with
extensive
conflict
resolution
skills
in
helping
individuals
address
personal
and
systemic
conflict
which
is
attributable
to
the
various
leadership
roles
held
with
the
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation
(FBI)
during
her
33-year
tenure.
She
most
recently
served
as
the
Chief
Ombudsman
for
the
FBI.
Bookstein
earned
her
master's
degree
in
organizational
leadership
from
Lewis
University
and
a
bachelor's
degree
in
legal
studies,
with
a
minor
in
criminal
justice,
from
the
University
of
Maryland.
She
is
a
member
of
the
International
Ombudsman
Association,
the
Coalition
for
Federal
Ombudsman,
and
the
Intelligence
Community
Ombudsman
Forum.
Bookstein
will
begin
in
her
role
with
PWCS
on
January
3,
2022.
The
PWCS
Office
of
the
Ombudsman
was
developed
with
the
School
Board's
adoption
of
Board
Policy
180.
The
purpose
of
the
Office
of
the
Ombudsman
is
to
provide
parents,
students,
and
members
of
the
school
community
with
access
to
an
independent,
impartial
individual
who
can
facilitate
informal
resolution
of
concerns,
conflicts,
and
problematic
issues
arising
within
PWCS,
and
who
is
authorized
to
bring
systemic
and
organizational
concerns
to
the
attention
of
the
School
Board
and
Division
Superintendent
(or
designee)
for
resolution.