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.