Ms. Stone began her educational career as a teacher in a private school where she learned about the power of strong relationships. When she transitioned to Fairfax County Public Schools as a German teacher at Oakton High School, she built upon that experience to provide opportunities so that her students could demonstrate their knowledge in ways that worked best for them. Additionally, she began serving in leadership roles, ultimately spearheading the school’s intervention plan for struggling students. After 10 years at Oakton High School, Ms. Stone moved to Annandale High School to work as the Dean of Students. In that role, she worked closely with other administrators, teachers, counselors, and families to address that issues that were preventing students from being successful in school.

Prior to her current assistant principal role at Mountain View High School, Ms. Stone served as an assistant principal at Fairfax High School and Langley High School. While there, she worked to create programs for students who needed to recover credits and consistently worked to find alternative ways to help students.

At Mountain View High School, Ms. Stone has been successful in building positive and collaborative partnerships with staff, colleagues, students, and families. She has worked with stakeholders to build a strong MTSS framework, effective collaborative teams, and a welcoming environment. Ms. Stone has also been a leader among her peers, having served on the Region 5 School-Based Administrator planning committee. In that role, she collaborated with colleagues to create and deliver meaningful professional development to support division goals.

Over the last 21 years, Ms. Stone has worked with school communities using the motto of “Family, Love, Respect”. She excels at leading strengths-based practices to address student needs. Her varied experiences throughout her career have given her a unique lens, and an ability to work with students of all backgrounds.  Ms. Stone holds a Bachelor of Arts in German and Political Science from Rosemont College and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from George Mason University.