After serving 33 years in public education and 23 years with Lynchburg City Schools (LCS), Principal Rose Flaugher of E. C. Glass High School has announced her decision to retire at the end of the 2022-23 school year.
Principal Flaugher came to E. C. Glass in 1999 where she has taken on numerous administrative roles such as athletic director, assistant principal, and associate principal before taking on the principal position in 2020. In a letter to E. C. Glass families, Principal Flaugher said, “I want to express my gratitude to the students, teachers, staff, and E. C. Glass community. You are my family… Over the coming months until Graduation in the spring, I will enjoy every last moment I have here at Glass. Though I will deeply miss my time here, I am excited to cheer on our students from the sidelines and look forward to the continued success of E. C. Glass.”
Superintendent Dr. Crystal Edwards said, “Rose is a Hilltopper through and through, and she is such a big part of the LCS family. She has done an outstanding job as principal and long-time administrator, and she will certainly be missed. We understand how important the principal position is to both the E. C. Glass and the Lynchburg communities, and we are fortunate to be able to begin searching for a successor before Rose leaves for her well-deserved retirement.”
The search process for the next principal of E. C. Glass will begin in January with a series of school community engagement sessions where LCS will solicit input from staff, students, parents, and the community. Input from those sessions will help develop a profile for the ideal candidate before LCS begins accepting applications. A new principal should be announced in the spring. Additional details about the search process will be announced Thursday, December 15.