POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Powhatan County Public Schools' superintendent Beth Teigen is stepping down at the end of the school year. According to a Nov. 10 press release, Teigen will retire on June 30, 2027 to spend more time with her family, including her husband, her daughters and their fam ilies and her five-month-old grandson. She has led the school division since 2022 and has lived in the county with her husband for more than 14 years. "It has truly been a blessing to work in the community where I live," Teigen said in the release. "I only wish we had moved here sooner so our daughters could have experienced Powhatan schools." The superintendent joined the school district after serving in leadership roles in both Chesterfield and Henrico counties. Her 28-year career in education began in 1999. Teigen taught math as a teacher at an alternative high school in Chesterfield and helped develop the engineering program and courses before moving into school administration, the release reads. (Powhatan County Public Schools) She has helped expand career and workforce development readiness, strengthen literacy and math instruction and build trust with families during her time at Powhatan County Public Schools. The county's school board said it will lead the search for the next superintendent, the release said. Teigen plans to announce her retirement at the Powhatan School Board meeting Tuesday evening. ...read more read less