Our Principal - Dawn Feltman

Welcome Message

Welcome to the Patrick Henry school community!

Our staff is enthusiastic to begin the new school year. We will be embarking on a great journey together to ensure that Patrick Henry is a top school within ACPS. We are committed to helping all of Patrick Henry's students reach their full potential. Educating children is a team effort; each and every person involved with Patrick Henry Elementary School plays a part in strengthening the learning of all students. There is no greater challenge and sense of accomplishment than preparing children to be the future of our community and beyond.

We offer an educational setting in which our students learn life lessons in an environment that will help them become compassionate, caring, and understanding in a world that is full of uniqueness and diversity. Parents and volunteers are a vital and welcome asset at our school. We believe in the importance of developing and fostering relationships with individuals in our school and community. Patrick Henry's teachers welcome parents to be involved in a variety of ways in their child's education.

Your children will be receiving the best education from an outstanding team of teachers. Please feel free to visit Patrick Henry and make time to volunteer and experience the rich environment in which your child learns.

Yours in Education,
Dawn Feltman, Principal

Biography

Dawn Feltman began her career with Alexandria City Public Schools in 1999 teaching third grade in a first, second, third grade multiage class at Cora Kelly. While working there, Ms. Feltman earned her Master's Degree in Education Leadership from George Mason University. She provided city-wide staff development for teachers on differentiated instruction and served as the school district's teacher representative on the Talented and Gifted (TAG) Advisory Committee. In addition to being a teacher, Ms. Feltman has served as summer school principal, worked as a Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) Specialist, was the assistant principal at Mount Vernon Community School, and most recently, the principal of George Mason Elementary School. At the present time, Ms. Feltman is working on a Special Education Leadership certificate from George Mason University.

Ms. Feltman is originally from Sunbury, PA, a small town in central Pennsylvania. She began her teaching career in Pennsylvania after earning her Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Bloomsburg University of PA. She then taught sixth grade in Roma Independent School District in Roma, Texas and Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland.