Pamela K. Gauch / Wayne K. Mallard / Kris Pedersen/
Interim Associate Superintendents for Student Learning and Accountability
703.791.8710
Cyndi Halsey, Executive Secretary 703.791.8710
Ms. Pam Gauch has served as Associate Superintendent of Student Learning and Accountability (previously Instruction) since 1997. She began her career in Prince William County Public Schools in 1984 as a French and English teacher at Woodbridge Middle School. From 1988 to 1991 she served as an administrative coordinator for staff development and trained both teachers and administrators in Effective Schools Research, Total Quality Management, School-Based Management, and the Enhanced Instructional Process. She served as assistant principal and principal of Saunders Middle School from 1991 to 1997. Ms. Gauch has presented nationally and internationally on School-Based Management, Curriculum Mapping, and Strategic Planning. Ms. Gauch graduated with a bachelor’s degree in both English and French from Brigham Young University and earned a Master’s Degree in Administration and Supervision from George Mason University. She is currently completing work on her Doctorate Degree in Education Policy and Leadership at Virginia Tech.
Mr. Wayne Mallard is currently acting in the capacity of Interim Associate Superintendent for Student Learning and Accountability. Prior to his 2006 retirement, Mr. Mallard served as Deputy Superintendent, Associate Superintendent for Management, and Area II Associate Superintendent. From 1990 through 1999, he was Principal at Hylton Senior High School. Mr. Mallard has served many roles within Prince William County Public Schools during his career. He was an Assistant Principal for both Potomac Senior High School and Woodbridge Senior High School, a guidance counselor for Woodbridge Senior High School, and he began his career as a Marketing teacher at Gar-Field High School in 1969. Mr. Mallard holds a Master of Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and a major in Marketing from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Mr. Kris Pedersen was appointed Area III Associate Superintendent in July 1995 and served in that capacity until his retirement in June 2004. Since retirement, he has worked on a temporary basis directing planning, organization, administration and management of the elementary, middle, and high schools assigned to the Area II and Area IV division of Prince William County Schools as the “Acting Associate Superintendent." Most recently, Mr. Pedersen was the "Acting Principal" of Gar-Field Senior High School in the fall of 2007 during the current principal's temporary absence. Since joining the school division in 1971, Mr. Pedersen has been a science teacher, assistant principal, principal, science supervisor, math supervisor, and member of the superintendent’s executive staff. His notable experiences include being the Project Director of the Virginia Department of Education’s initial effort to develop the Standards of Learning for Science and Director of the Virginia Focus Group for the National Science Education Standards. He has also served on the state textbook adoption committee for science, establishing evaluation criteria for the selection of texts. He was Executive Director of the Prince William County Public Schools Education Foundation and has served on the boards of a number of organizations including Treasurer of the Virginia Science Supervisors Association; Associate Director for the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Board of Directors for the Wildlife Center of Virginia. Mr. Pedersen graduated in 1968 from Virginia Tech with a degree in Biology. He later attained a Master's degree in Science Education with endorsements in school administration.
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