Prince William County Public Schools<\/a> superintendent. \u201cWe grew up poor, but we didn\u2019t know. My parents immigrated to the United States from Belize City, Belize, looking for a better way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nMcDade\u2019s father worked collecting coins from vending machines, and her mother cleaned homes for affluent families. It wasn\u2019t until McDade tested into Chicago\u2019s elite Whitney M. Young Magnet High School that she discovered other kids grew up differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI got to Whitney Young and realized that the world was made up of two buckets of people, right? The haves \u2014 their houses, their cars, their whatever; 16-year-olds driving to school in BMWs \u2014 and I\u2019m barely scraping to get a bus pass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s when imposter syndrome kicked in, and the scholarly student began to question her ability to succeed. McDade started cutting biology class, but luckily for her, her high school principal, Powhatan Collins, stepped in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe would hang out by my locker, and he would just spark up a conversation, and we would walk,\u201d McDade says. \u201cBy the time we finished walking through the hallway, he\u2019d say, \u2018Aren\u2019t you supposed to be in biology right now?\u2019 I started going to class. He did that, just walking with me to biology class. And when he stopped, I didn\u2019t stop going, because I knew he cared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McDade\u2019s family couldn\u2019t afford to send her to college, and the onus to fill out the financial aid forms was on her when she was a high school senior. As a result, she received a letter informing her she would receive no financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat was the first time I saw my mother cry,\u201d McDade says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At school the next day, McDade told Collins about her situation. \u201cHe said, \u2018No, something\u2019s wrong. Absolutely not. You\u2019re going to college,\u2019\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Collins corrected her financial aid application errors and connected her with Southern Illinois University, where she received a full financial aid package. McDade later transferred to Chicago State University, where she earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in elementary education. She eventually earned a master\u2019s degree in leadership and administration from Loyola University Chicago and a doctorate in educational leadership and supervision from Lewis University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was because of Mr. Collins\u2019 access to opportunity, to knowledge, to resources, that ultimately I lived out not only my dream to go to college, but my parents\u2019 dream for me to go to college,\u201d she says. \u201cEducators like Mr. Collins remind me of the power that we have to really change the trajectory of somebody\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs the first Black superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools, McDade has become a role model for students. (Courtesy Prince William County Public Schools)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA Role Model to Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Little did she know, she would one day become the first woman and the first Black person to serve as superintendent of schools for the second largest school district in Virginia. Black women make up fewer than 1.5 percent of the nation\u2019s superintendents, according to Education Week<\/em>, and McDade\u2019s presence has served as an inspiration to students and staff in the community. PWCS Chief Information Officer Matt Guilfoyle has seen it firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe hope that I see in kids\u2019 faces when they see her \u2014 especially female students of color \u2014 but all students are like, \u2018Yeah, this is something I can really aspire to be,\u2019\u201d Guilfoyle says. \u201cStudents just flock to her. I\u2019ve seen it from kids who are as young as first grade all the way through high school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rania Lateef, a senior at Colgan High School in Manassas, says she has been motivated by McDade\u2019s example. \u201cWhat inspires me the most about her is that she\u2019s willing to listen to everyone\u2019s story and she\u2019s willing to give our dreams and our hopes a chance,\u201d says Lateef, 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourtesy Prince William County Public Schools<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSetting the Pace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n McDade has experienced both sides of the coin: She was once an underprivileged student looking for a robust education, and she\u2019s now a respected leader in Virginia\u2019s most diverse county, which is also the 10th most diverse county in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She started her career in the Chicago Public Schools system \u2014 then the third largest school district in the nation \u2014 as an English language arts teacher for middle schoolers. She worked for 23 years in Chicago Public Schools and moved her way up the ranks to the role of chief education officer, where she supported more than 352,000 students across 638 schools and managed a $3.4 billion budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI just learned so much along the way, implemented some tried and true practices, and saw marked success throughout my tenure in Chicago,\u201d McDade says. \u201cI still believe education is the great equalizer, and we had what I call the great American story in public education. Right before I left, we were able to show so much progress and growth in Chicago Public Schools to being a district that was being studied nationally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under McDade\u2019s leadership, Chicago schools increased academic achievement, graduation rates, and college enrollment, and reached record low dropout, suspension, and expulsion rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her personal life, McDade married, had two (now grown) sons, and became an avid marathon runner. She built a living and a life in the Windy City, and in 2021, she felt it might be time for a change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her next stop: Prince William County, with about 88,000 students in 100 district schools. Since joining the team in July 2021, she\u2019s set ambitious goals, including reaching a 95 percent graduation rate by 2025; PWCS is currently at 94.3 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s an all-time high for us. The highest graduation rate the school system has ever experienced,\u201d McDade says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PWCS\u2019 dropout rate for English learners was in the double digits when McDade came to town; now it\u2019s down 9.6 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMcDade takes part in the ribbon cutting at the River Oaks Elementary Think Big Space in 2023. (Courtesy Prince William County Public Schools)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe superintendent also led an effort to ensure that at least 60 percent of students earned an early college or career credential, which put a heavy focus on career and technical education. As a result, the district developed 326 formal business partnerships, and 763 high school seniors have received apprenticeships or internships upon graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe states these goals, but she\u2019s putting things in place to truly make steps toward reaching those goals. It isn\u2019t just lip service,\u201d says Vanessa Owens, a PWCS teacher and a mother of six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McDade notes that over the past three years, graduating seniors have earned $123 million in scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat is like 30 to 40 percent growth over where we were the first year that I came in,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parents notice McDade\u2019s keen ability to listen to the needs of students, staff, and families as one reason she gets the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cParents have a voice. They have a powerful voice,\u201d says Owens. \u201cIt is heard. It is valued.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Structuring Success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n McDade\u2019s contract has been renewed until 2028, so she\u2019s got a long runway to accomplish her mission. In the meantime, the Chicagoan\u2019s own story continues to give students permission to dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith her, you see that anything can happen; it doesn\u2019t matter where you come from,\u201d says Chevelli Smith, principal of Freedom High School in Woodbridge. \u201cYou work hard enough, you can actually be what you want to be. I think she helps kids not only to dream, but she helps to put things in place so that their dreams can become a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feature image of LaTanya McDade courtesy Prince William County Public Schools<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis story originally ran in our\u00a0February Issue<\/a>. For more stories like this,\u00a0 subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to Northern Virginia Magazine.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The state’s second largest school district has already reached an all-time high for its graduation rates. 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