Administration

Sandra Taylor, Principal

On June 12, 2007, the Board of Education appointed Mrs. Taylor (formerly Ms. McDuffie) as principal of William A. Diggs Elementary. Mrs. Taylor began her teaching career in 1993 as an elementary teacher in Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida. She moved to Maryland in 1994, where she taught sixth grade for several years at Ft. Washington Forest Science and Math Technology School in Prince George's County Public Schools. Mrs. Taylor was hired as the Challenge Grant Coordinator from 2000-2001 at Rose Valley Elementary School in the Prince George's County Public Schools system. Mrs. Taylor came to Charles County Public Schools in 2001, serving first as vice principal at Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School and then as vice principal at William A. Diggs.

David Hoogerheide, Vice-Principal

Mr. Hoogerheide began his teaching career in 1995 at Barnaby Manor Elementary school in Prince George’s County Public Schools after receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a science certification for Middle School from Taylor University. In 1998, Mr. Hoogerheide came to CCPS to teach science (Grades 2 – 5) at Dr. James Craik Elementary until 2002. During that time, Mr. Hoogerheide earned his Master’s degree in Administration from Bowie State University.

In 2002 – 04, he served as an Instructional Resource teacher for Matula, Middleton, and Malcolm Elementary schools, and he eventually became an Instructional Specialist for Malcolm and Berry Elementary (04 – 07).

In 2007, Mr. Hoogerheide became Vice Principal at Mt. Hope Nanjemoy Elementary School, where he served until this school year.

Jacqueline Couvillon, Vice Principal

In 1989, Mrs. Couvillon was hired by Charles County Public Schools as a dually certified teacher in Generic Special Education and Natural Science in Secondary Education.She has served as a teacher at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Westlake High School and Maurice J. McDonough High School.Mrs. Couvillon has taught a wide range of science courses. Mrs. Couvillon served the past two years at William A. Diggs Elementary School as an Administrative Assistant and recently promoted to Vice Principal.

Mrs. Couvillon earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston Clearlake in Houston, Texas.She received her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Maryland (McDaniel’s College).She has an Advanced Study Certification in Education Administration and Supervision from College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Maryland.Mrs. Couvillon is an advanced candidate for a Ph.D. in Supervision and Leadership in Schools for Changing Populations at the College of Notre Dame.