March is Equity in Education Month
Learn more about PWCS’s efforts to ensure an equitable working and learning environment exists at all levels of the Division.
Learn more about SwimKids
This ad supports SPARK, the Education Foundation for PWCS.
Covington-Harper Elementary School students celebrate Music in Our Schools Month with a fun drum lesson
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Drumroll please! Covington-Harper Elementary School students are using their "noodles" to stay in beat with an innovative music lesson created by music teacher Jennifer Nichols. Read more. |
Henderson Elementary School joins Anti-Defamation League’s No Place for Hate® movement
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Henderson Elementary School joins 31 other PWCS schools in pursuing No Place for Hate® designation this school year. Read more. |
PWCS recognized with Meritorious Budget Award
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The Association of School Business Officials International has awarded Prince William County Public Schools with the Meritorious Budget Award for the 2020-21 budget year. Read more. |
Woodbridge Middle School provides community connections with school library podcast
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The "In It to Learn" podcast, produced weekly by Woodbridge Middle School library staff, focuses on a variety of the school community's interests with the goal of keeping everyone connected. Read more.
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Amazon Web Services generous donation to PWCS supports WiFi parking lots, grocery kit program
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Amazon Web Services has donated $68,800 to SPARK, the education foundation for Prince William County Public Schools, to support School Division needs and efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more. |
 Children who will be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2021, are eligible to enroll in kindergarten in Prince William County Public Schools for the 2021-22 school year. Online registration for the 2021-22 school year will open on March 22 and run through April 23, 2021.
Learn more about the Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative during community information sessions
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The Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative (VMPI) is a joint initiative between the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, and the Virginia Community College System. VMPI seeks to redefine mathematics course options for students in the Commonwealth to ensure that the mathematics in which students are engaging is relevant to their postsecondary aspirations. |
You are invited to attend upcoming information sessions to learn more about VMPI. Participation in these sessions will help the VDOE, and ultimately PWCS, redefine math course options.
Tune in to the VDOE YouTube channel at 6:30 p.m. on the dates below to participate:
- Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - Why Change Mathematics Instruction?
- Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - How does VMPI affect VA children’s futures?
- Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - Essential Concepts in grades 8 - 10
- Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - Advanced Pathways in grades 11 - 12
Registration is open for virtual supplemental courses high school students can choose to take this summer
School Board to hold public meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17
PWCS shares new sign-up process for citizen comment time at School Board meetings
Virtual event introduces students to STEAM career opportunities
Prince William County Public Schools Advisory Councils hold meetings in March 2021
Interview for summer jobs with the Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Meet the Principal - Xanthe McFadden
 Xanthe McFadden is the new principal of John D. Jenkins Elementary School and is focused on bringing out the leadership in others.
“It is up to us as educators to help students see the potential in themselves,” explains McFadden. “We need to make sure that we have the same idea of ensuring that our students are achieving success and realizing that they’re leaders.”
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