Dr. Monica Goldson, the interim CEO of the Prince George’s County Public Schools, will take the job permanently, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Tuesday.
Alsobrooks made the announcement at a news conference shortly after noon. She called Goldson “a clear-cut choice and a very easy decision.”
Alsobrooks called Goldson “a daughter of Prince George’s County” who has been in the school system for 40 years, since she was a student at Barnaby Manor Elementary School. She also went to John Hanson Junior High School and Potomac High School.
She has also been a teacher at Suitland High School and principal at Frederick Douglass and Henry Wise high schools, Alsobrooks said. Her children are also students in the system. This broad experience gives Goldson “a 360-degree view of our system,” Alsobrooks said. “She has a complete and comprehensive understanding of our school system.”
Prince George’s County is Maryland’s second-largest school system. Goldson will have oversight of PGCPS’ 208 schools and centers, more than 130,000 students and nearly 19,000 employees.
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