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At its meeting on May 3, 2023, the Prince William County School Board unanimously approved the committee recommendation to name the division’s newest elementary school “Innovation Elementary School.” The new school, which will reduce overcrowding in the Sudley area of Prince William County, is scheduled to open in August 2023 and is located at 11000 Crestwood Drive in Manassas.
The chosen name earned overwhelming community support via survey submissions and phone calls during the naming process.
Brentsville Magisterial District Board member Adele Jackson, who served on the committee and represents the community in which the new school falls, explained her support of the name Innovation Elementary.
“This school design and usage of space for collaboration and learning, along with the playground design for all learners, regardless of ability to access, is innovative. This is space for innovative leaders, students, and staff,” she said at the Board meeting.
Kelle Stroud, principal of the new school, also shared her excitement for the new name. “We are excited that the School Board has approved our permanent school’s name, Innovation Elementary School. Our new school’s name embodies the traits of collaboration, creativity, vision, and problem solving. These are all 21st century skills that will be at the forefront of what we do each day to support all students at Innovation Elementary School.”
Innovation Elementary is the first three-story elementary school in PWCS. As a LEED-certified building, it provides the framework for a healthy, efficient, carbon and cost-saving green building. The school will be filled with natural light, a makerspace, and media center.
