District
8 School Board Position Filled By Madeline LaSalle
Madeline LaSalle will fill the vacant District 8 school
board position for the remainder of its term, which is December 2024.
By Kristin Danley-Greiner, Patch Staff, Feb 4, 2022
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Madeline LaSalle has been
appointed to fill the vacant Prince George's County District 8 school board
position. LaSalle replaces former board of education member Edward Burroughs
and will serve the remainder of his term, which runs until December 2024.
LaSalle currently works for Arlington Public Schools in
Virginia as the coordinator of the Academic Academy, an alternative program
serving students within a trauma-sensitive framework. As a first-generation
college graduate, LaSalle's passion includes social justice work,
trauma-informed care and restorative practices. A licensed clinical social
worker, LaSalle also is a 2011 fellow of the National Hispana Leadership
Institute, the Center for Creative Leadership and the Harvard JFK School of
Government Leadership Consortium. She holds a bachelor of arts degree and
master of social work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter
College in New York City, as well as an education specialist degree and
education leadership and administration certificate from George Washington
University's School of Education in Washington, D.C.
LaSalle is the founder and current chair of the board for
Latinas Leading Tomorrow, a non-profit that serves young Latinas in middle and
high school.
"We are so proud to welcome Ms. LaSalle to the Prince George's County Board of Education," County Executive Alsobrooks said. "We remain heavily invested in the education of our children, and we are excited to have Ms. LaSalle join us in our efforts to continue to move our school system forward. Our goal is to ensure that our children can grow and thrive for years to come, and we believe that her experience in both education and social work, along with her passion for children, will make her a great addition to our board."