Carolyn Fernberg, Assistant Principal

Ms. Fernberg was born and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania, a small town north of Pittsburgh.  After graduating from high school she began her college years at Southern Illinois University and later transferred to Edinboro University in Pennsylvania.  After completing her Bachelor’s Degree she moved to Fort Myers and began teaching at the elementary level in Hendry County.  After completing her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership she was selected to be the principal for the LaBelle Adult Community School and later as Coordinator of Federal Programs.  During this time she continued with her post-graduate studies and completed all the course work and exams for the Ed.D. program except for the dissertation. When she began her family she took some time off to be a “stay-at-home” mom and work on her dissertation.

When it was time to return to the “work force” she joined the Lee County school system as a teacher at Sunshine Elementary where she taught second, third, and fourth grades.  During this time she was a finalist in the Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Program two consecutive years, 1995 and 1996.

She then moved to Lehigh Senior High and taught eighth grade Reading.  When Varsity Lakes Middle opened as a new school she accepted a position as a sixth grade Reading teacher.  She completed post-graduate classes to gain Reading endorsement and later gained Exceptional Student Education.  She then became the Behavior Specialist at VLMS.  During this time she served as the School Advisory chairperson, advisor to the National Junior Honor Society, and a member of the leadership team. 

She was selected as assistant principal in January, 2008 and is excited to begin her first full year as an assistant principal.  Having been at the school since it opened, she is familiar with the facility, staff, students, and many parents.  She is looking forward to being a member of the administrative team to serve the parents and students at VLMS.