8 New Principals Welcomed To Prince George’s County Public Schools For 2022-2023

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Prince George’s County Public Schools will welcome eight new principals for the 2022-2023 school year. The district noted that some principals will be first-time PGCPS administrators, but most were promoted through the school system’s “growing our own” initiative, which offers school leadership training and mentoring.

The board of education approved the following new principal appointments for the 2022-2023 school year:

• Portia Barnes, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
• Melissa Nankin, International High School at Largo
• Warren Tweedy, Andrew Jackson Academy
• Cecil Miller, Stephen Decatur Middle School
• Rebecca Turner, Kenmoor Middle School
• LaKeishia Strother, Kettering Middle School
• Ruben Chiza, Maya Angelou French Immersion School
• Debra Evans, Kenilworth Elementary School

Additional appointments will be announced in August, the school district noted.