Dr. Renard M. Adams, Deputy Chief Accountability Officer

About Dr. Renard M. Adams

Dr. Renard M. Adams serves as the Deputy Chief Accountability Officer for Prince George’s County Public Schools where he brings over 30 years of PreK to 12 educational experience in special education, accountability, data and reporting, performance management, and curriculum and instruction. 

Dr. Adams began his career as a special education aide at Kennedy Krieger School before going on to become a middle grades special education teacher and assistant principal within their schools programs. After 10 years of service to students with disabilities there, he became the first project manager for the Maryland Online IEP system before joining the special education office in Baltimore County Public Schools.

In Baltimore County Public Schools, Dr. Adams served as the special education instructional support and compliance coordinator and as coordinator of research and program evaluation before serving at the executive level as the Executive Director of Performance Management and Assessment and as Senior Executive Director for Curriculum Operations over a 14 year span. Dr. Adams recently returned to Maryland after nearly five years serving in Portland Public Schools as their Chief of Research, Assessment, and Accountability and Chief Accountability and Equity Officer.

Dr. Adams holds a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College and a Master of Science in Special Education, a Graduate Certificate in Administration and Supervision of Schools, and a Doctorate in Teacher Development and Leadership from Johns Hopkins University.

Contact Information

Dr. Renard M. Adams
Deputy Chief Accountability Officer
renard.adams@pgcps.org