PGCPS Selects Mrs. Carey Newbold as 2022 Division Support Employee of the Year

PRINCE GEORGE, Va. (April 26, 2022) - Mrs. Carey Newbold, RN, clinic nurse at David A. Harrison Elementary School has been selected as PGCPS' 2022 Support Employee of the Year. The Support Employee of the Year honor recognizes those men and women whose diligent efforts help support the high-quality operation of the division's campuses and support facilities.

 

 

Serving as the campus’ clinic nurse, Mrs. Newbold played a pivotal role protecting the health and safety of students and staff at Harrison Elementary. As our campuses continued their transition to a new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic with students returning to in-person learning and activities resuming, Mrs. Newbold's dedicated efforts helped support the school division's goals of providing safe learning environments for our school community.

 

“Mrs. Newbold always walked side-by-side with our staff and our families to ensure everyone understood the current health guidance and, helping to keep everyone safe at school,” David A. Harrison Elementary Principal Chris Scruggs said. “She spent countless hours before, during, and after school, along with weekends, to ensure all health mitigation plans were followed in a timely manner. Mrs. Newbold was able to do all of this while also supervising the daily operation of our school clinic. She has gone above and beyond to support our Harrison family and we could not have done it all without her.”

 

“First of all, thank you very much for this recognition. There were a lot of long nights, but it wasn’t just myself because everyone put in countless hours and extended efforts, so everyone deserves this honor as well,” Newbold said during the April 25, 2022 Prince George School Board meeting and recognition celebration.

 

"We are proud to honor Mrs. Newbold as our Division Support Employee of the Year," Superintendent Dr. Lisa Pennycuff said. "This school year saw the return of thousands of students back to the classroom, some for the first time since March 2020. This return to a sense of normalcy for our community was possible due to the incredible support of staff like Mrs. Newbold and all those who have been recognized by their schools and departments as Support Employees of the Year. Mrs. Newbold along with the Health Services team invested significant time and energy into ensuring the health and safety of our children and schools.  We are grateful to Mrs. Newbold and to all those recognized for this honor for their commitment to support our school community."

 

"On behalf of the Prince George School Board, I congratulate Mrs. Newbold on her selection as the PGCPS' Support Employee of the Year, and all of our honorees across the division," Prince George School Board Chairman Chris Johnson said. "Support employees play an essential role in our schools' safe and efficient operations, ranging from bringing students to and from school safely, providing nutritious meals, and ensuring campuses are clean and maintained, among other important tasks every day. As we welcomed many students back this school year, they could return to in-person learning safely thanks to the preparation and hard work carried out by these incredible men and women. Our board appreciates the dedication of our support staff and commends Mrs. Newbold and all of our Support Employee of the Year recipients."

 

Annually, PGCPS' schools and support facilities select their Support Employee and Teacher of the Year following a nomination and selection process in late winter. These men and women are then entered for potential selection as the division's Support Employee or Teacher of the Year later in the spring. During the Monday, April 25th, Prince George School Board meeting, the following Support Services employees were recognized as Support Employee of the Year at their respective locations: