Curriculum and Instruction

Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Michelle Wallace

434-315-2100

michelle.wallace@pecps.k12.va.us

2020-2021 Program of Studies

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction oversees the division’s pre-K -12 instructional program which includes the development of curriculum aligned to Virginia’s Standards of Learning and monitoring the division’s written, taught, and assessed curriculum. Also, the department is responsible for state and federal accountability and overseeing the division’s exceptional programs which include special education, gifted education, services for English Learners, and 504 plans. In addition, the department is responsible for the administration of all federal programs, grant writing, professional development, research, school improvement, the division’s STEM initiative, technology, and overseeing the state testing program. In addition to the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, the department includes the Coordinator of Exceptional Programs, Coordinator of Federal Programs, Coordinator of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and Coordinator of Technology and Assessments.

Coordinator of Exceptional Programs

Ruth Williamson

434-315-2119, ext. 3323

ruth.williamson@pecps.k12.va.us

Coordinator of Federal Programs

Dr. Tracy Stith-Johnson

434-315-2150, ext. 3534

tracy.stith-johnson@pecps.k12.va.us

Coordinator of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Sean Tate

434-315-2150, ext. 3223

sean.tate@pecps.k12.va.us