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Board appoints Dr. Lisa Vankanich as supervisor for student services

Calvert County Board of Education · March 12, 2026
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The Calvert County Board of Education approved the appointment of Dr. Lisa Vankanich as supervisor for student services after a superintendent recommendation; she thanked the board and said she's served across the district.

The Calvert County Board of Education on a unanimous 5-0 vote approved the appointment of Dr. Lisa Vankanich to serve as supervisor for student services.

Superintendent Dr. Newsome opened the item by recommending Dr. Vankanich, citing her district experience since 2014 in elementary ELA, as a dean of students, middle-school assistant principal, literacy coach and district-level school improvement coach. After the board moved and seconded the nomination, the Chair recorded the vote as carried 5-0. "I've worked in Calvert County Public Schools in a variety of the schools as well as in the departments of instruction and special education," Dr. Vankanich said, thanking the board and saying she could not imagine a better way "to continue my tenure in Calvert County Public Schools in the service of students."

The recommendation materials presented by the superintendent said the district used model policy language and highlighted Dr. Vankanich's work in multi-tiered systems of support, Universal Design for Learning and data-informed instructional practices. The board did not discuss amendments to the appointment; the vote was recorded without roll-call detail in the public transcript.