Vann named new principal of Centerville Elementary

At its July 14, 2025, meeting, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Lauren Vann as the new principal of Centerville Elementary School.

With more than a decade of experience in elementary education and instructional leadership, Vann currently serves as an assistant principal at Saxe Gotha Elementary. She also served as an assistant principal at Red Bank Elementary. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a strong commitment to student achievement, teacher development and creating a positive, supportive school culture.

Before entering school administration, Vann taught second, fourth and fifth grades. She served as a team leader, mentor and facilitator of professional learning for early-career educators during her time as a classroom teacher. She also worked as a math interventionist and instructional coach, using student data to implement targeted Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies and drive academic growth.

Vann’s leadership and dedication to education have earned her several honors, including the Michelin Better Way Forward Award and Red Bank Elementary’s Teacher of the Year for the 2015–16 school year. She has shared her expertise at national and state conferences such as iNACOL and the SCASA Innovative Ideas Institute, and her work has been featured in The Palmetto Administrator journal.