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Diversity, transparency tops wishlist for new Prince William schools leader

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Walts.

More than 20 people have already applied to replace Dr. Steven L. Walts, one of the longest-serving public school superintendents in Virginia.

Walts has led the Prince William County Public Schools for the past 15 years and will retire on July 1, 2021. The Prince William County School Board on December 17 voted unanimously to approve a candidate profile, which is intended to has made it clear to applicants what qualities it’s looking for in Walts’ replacement.

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1 month to end 3 years of pain

By Uriah Kiser
Janiela Montalvo-Linares and Dr. Kenneth May.

On July 4, 2017, Janiela Montalvo-Linares and her husband were demolishing the flooring inside of their Woodbridge home, taking it all the way down to the joints in their son’s second-floor bedroom.

While it looked a mess, they were making progress, until Janiela made a horrible misstep.

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Prince William School Board Chairman gets coronavirus shot: “It feels great”

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William County School Superintendent Dr. Babur Lateef (right) receives his coronavirus vaccination at Novant Health / UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center in Manassas.

Dr. Babur Lateef was the patient today.

Lateef, who was working as an on-call ophthalmologist in Prince William County on Tuesday, and is also the elected county At-large School Board Chairman, received his vaccination for the coronavirus at Novant Health / UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center in Manassas.

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