"Penn embraces every student and believes that each will
achieve academic success"
Dr. Elliot Bolles, Principal
Margo Simpson, Assistant Principal
Christy Parthenakis, Assistant Principal
SCHOOL PROFILE
Penn Elementary School
12980 Queen Chapel Rd.
Woodbridge, VA 22193
Phone: 703-590-0344
Fax: 703-590-1528
Date Opened: September 1998
Number of Students: 720
Number of teachers: 50
School Colors: Navy and White
School Mascot: Panther
ABOUT PENN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
The school was named after Sonnie P. Penn, former Assistant Principal at Enterprise Elementary, and community youth leader and mentor.
COMMUNITIES SERVED:
Woodbridge, Dale City, Ridgefield Village, and Prince William County Center.
Specialty Programs:
Parent/Student/Teacher Goal-setting Conferences in the fall and Celebration of Progress Conferences in the spring - After baseline assessments in reading, writing & math are completed in early fall; teachers, parents, and students (when appropriate) meet to set goals for the year including a home-school connection goal. They meet again at the end of school to celebrate progress.
Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) - Penn is an PBIS school that has been trained by VADOE to use a discipline plan that addresses schoolwide; classroom; and individual behavioral needs.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENT & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
PTO meets monthly and supports many school activities; such as, Family Nights, Read-A-Thon, Bingo Night, Movie Night, and Ice Cream Social. Sonnie Penn Elementary PTO Webpage
More Opportunities for Parents:
PAWS - Parent Volunteer Program
Revised: August 9, 2023