
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
(PWCS)
has
appointed
Carol
E.
Flenard,
Ed.D.,
as
Deputy
Superintendent.
Dr.
Flenard
joins
PWCS
from
Spotsylvania
County
Public
Schools,
where
she
most
recently
served
as
interim
superintendent
since
January
2022.
Prior
to
that
role,
she
served
as
deputy
superintendent/chief
academic
officer
for
Spotsylvania
County
Public
Schools
since
2012.
During
that
tenure,
among
her
accomplishments,
she
oversaw
an
increase
of
the
on-time
graduation
rate
from
86%
to
more
than
93%
and
developed
intervention
plans
for
schools
in
accreditation
warning
status
with
a
100%
success
rate.
The
position
of
deputy
superintendent
reports
to
the
Superintendent,
serves
on
the
executive
cabinet,
and
is
responsible
for
the
oversight
and
strategic
leadership
of
PWCS
instruction.
This
position
has
critical
oversight
responsibilities
in
the
second
largest
school
division
in
Virginia.
The
role
has
supervisory
responsibility
of
the
associate
superintendents
for
Teaching
and
Learning,
Special
Education
and
Student
Services,
Central
Elementary
Schools,
Eastern
Elementary
Schools,
Western
Elementary
Schools,
Middle
Schools,
and
High
Schools.
Vital
to
the
success
of
this
position
is
the
ability
to
anticipate
considerations
for
the
instructional
program,
implement
strong
cycles
of
continuous
improvement
to
ensure
academic
progress,
and
oversee
effective
fiscal
and
personnel
management
necessary
to
support
a
growing
population
of
more
than
90,000
students
and
100
schools.
Flenard
began
her
26-year
education
career
as
an
elementary
school
teacher
at
Lee
Hill
Elementary
in
Spotsylvania.
Following
that
role,
she
held
numerous
educational
positions
including
assistant
principal,
principal,
director
of
elementary
education,
and
executive
director
of
instruction.
Flenard
holds
a
doctorate
and
a
master's
degree
in
education
leadership
from
Virginia
Commonwealth
University.
She
holds
a
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
from
Pennsylvania
State
University.
Flenard
will
begin
her
appointment
effective
July
1.