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.