Dr. Annette Wallace is a finalist to be next Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent

WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. – Worcester County Public Schools is looking for a new superintendent, and held a question-and-answer event for candidate Dr. Annette Wallace.

This is part of ‘Day of the District’, where finalists have round-table meetings with officials and stakeholders.

Dr. Annette Wallace looks to provide the leadership the county needs. “I’m just a normal girl from Snow Hill,” said Wallace. This was the second day of one-on-one discussions, after her counterpart, Dr. Monique Wheatley-Phillip, did the same.

Dr. Annette Wallace, who currently serves as the county’s Chief Safety Officer for grades 9-12, has a plethora of education experience. She spent time as the principal of Pocomoke High School from 2012 to 2018. She told WMDT this experience allowed her to carry an open mind ahead of trying for the top admin spot.

“I believe intrinsically that every child has value, and every child has a potential to succeed. Meeting them where they are, figuring out where they want to go, and sometimes inspiring them more. Those are things I learned as a principal and will bring to this role as superintendent.”

During her tenure at Pocomoke High School, she doubled AP enrollment and improved student pass rates. Eventually launching Project 100, the school’s initiative, to make confident students receive a post-secondary education.

“Project 100 and the ideas behind it, and having a plan for our students after high school, was a plan written into Maryland’s Blueprint for the future, 10 years after we did Project 100. That kind of work that we did speaks for itself.”