Cumberland County Public Schools

Cumberland County Public Schools announces the appointment of Mrs. Wendy Tillett as principal of Cumberland County Elementary School, effective July 1, 2024.  

Mrs. Tillett’s  vision  revolves around creating a supportive and inclusive learning community where every student feels valued, inspired, and empowered to reach their full potential. She plans to build upon the school's existing strengths and implement strategies to enhance academic achievement.

Mrs. Tillett has served as a teacher, an assistant principal, and a coordinator of special education.  

Mrs. Tillett is actively involved in both the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Association of Elementary School Principals. Presently, she holds positions on the Region 8 VLA committee, VTSS committee, and the School Success team. Additionally, she contributes as a member of the VaLin committee and the Bridging the Gap committee.

She recently presented at the Women Education Leaders in Virginia (WELV) conference on relationships and family engagement, and she has also been a guest co-host for the NAESP Assistant Principal Community of Practice Conversations and Connections program where she discussed successful student discipline strategies.  

Mrs. Tillett is a graduate of Longwood University (1993) and attended Old Dominion University where she obtained her teaching certification in Special Education (2011).  She earned her master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Longwood University (2013).

"Ms. Gills and Ms. Tillett are a great administrative team at CCES and complement each other well. They have built a strong rapport within in the school building as well as outside of the schools. As you know, there are many things happening in education right now such as the implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act, implementation of new math standards, the beginning of the integrated reading and writing test, continuing to reduce chronic absenteeism percentages, recruitment and retention of staff, understanding the proposed accreditation model, and more. With the appointment of Ms. Tillett as next leader of CCES, this will help minimize the question of "who will be our principal?" said Dr. Chip Jones, Superintendent.

Mrs. Tillett and her family reside in Cumberland, and her daughters are graduates of Cumberland County Public Schools.