My name is Caroline Williams, and it is my pleasure and honor to introduce myself as the principal of Garden City Elementary. I am excited to work with the school community and support you, our students, faculty, and staff.

This is the start of my 17th year in education. My career began in Bedford County as an elementary teacher. During my ten years in Bedford County, I taught first, second, and fourth grades. I joined Roanoke City in 2016 as a fourth-grade teacher and then as an instructional coach at Hurt Park Elementary. For the past three years, I have been the assistant principal at Round Hill Elementary.

As the principal of Garden City, it is my vision to create an environment where every child has meaningful access to an education system that fully understands and is willing to address their cultural, physical, social, emotional, and academic needs. I will support our students in achieving academic success by building positive relationships and holding them to high academic and behavioral expectations.

I am truly honored to be given this opportunity and look forward to immersing myself entirely in our school and our community. Please feel free to contact me at 540-853-2971. This is going to be a great 2023-2024 school year!

Mrs. Henderson is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and Radford University. Mrs. Henderson has a Bachelor’s in Mathematics, Masters in Teaching Mathematics and a Masters in Educational Leadership. She began her educational career as a high school mathematics teacher and coach in Waco, Texas in 1995. For the next 13 years, Mrs. Henderson taught and coached at Patrick Henry High School and Christiansburg High School. In 2009, she returned to Roanoke City Public Schools as an assistant principal at Woodrow Wilson Middle School and later became the principal for seven years. Mrs. Henderson joins Garden City as an assistant principal with enthusiasm. Mrs. Henderson enjoys spending time with her family and friends.