Superintendent Latanya McDade used her superintendent's time at the Nov. 18 board meeting to summarize outcomes from the division’s four-year strategic plan, Vision 2025, and preview the next chapter, Elevate 2030.

McDade said the division met or exceeded many of its targets. She reported chronic absenteeism fell from 23.1% in 2021–22 to 16.4% at the close of the strategic plan, a 6.7 percentage-point improvement; English-learner dropout rates decreased by roughly 10 percentage points over the plan period; and graduation for all students reached 94.8%, an all‑time high though narrowly short of the 95% goal.

Academic outcomes also improved in targeted areas: writing, math and science pass rates increased (writing up 6.5 points, math up 7 points and science up 6.4 points), and participation in advanced courses rose from 47.9% to 55.7% of eligible students. McDade highlighted investments in CTE and reported that graduates have earned more credentials year over year; total scholarship dollars reported to the division across the strategic-plan period amounted to approximately $492 million.

McDade credited a combination of investments — teacher compensation increases, new curriculum adoptions, targeted attendance strategies, business partnerships for CTE and outreach to multilingual families via translated communications — for the gains. She also described sustainability efforts, the security center and safety program Evolve, which she said has contributed to a 100% decrease in firearms and tasers reported into schools since its implementation.

"We met 94.8, which is an all time high for Prince William County Schools, but just shy of the 95 percent," McDade said. She said the district will carry lessons from Vision 2025 forward into Vision 2030 with an emphasis on global competency, adaptive learning and teacher empowerment, and she invited public feedback during the upcoming public-comment period for the new plan.