Welcome To Our Newest Principal At Silverbrook ES 12-7-20

Fairfax County Public Schools

December 07, 2020

FCPS announces the appointment of a new principal.

Pamela Simpkins, who currently serves as assistant principal at Halley Elementary, has been named the new principal of Silverbrook Elementary, effective December 14. Simpkins began her career with FCPS as a special education teacher at Rolling Valley Elementary. She served as assistant principal from 2007-13 at Hybla Valley Elementary where she implemented an afterschool program that helped close achievement gaps. Simpkins later served as principal at Mount Vernon Woods Elementary. She is an active member of the Minority Student Achievement Oversight Committee and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Simpkins holds three degrees from George Mason University: a bachelor of arts in psychology, a master of education degree in special education, and a doctor of philosophy in education.
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