
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
has
named
Laura
Gazda
as
principal
of
Ellis
Elementary
School.
Gazda
has
served
as
assistant
principal
at
Haymarket
Elementary
School
since
2018,
and
previously
served
as
an
administrative
intern
for
one
year
at
The
Nokesville
School.
"I'm
beyond
thrilled
to
be
leading
Ellis
Elementary,"
Gazda
said.
"Together,
we
will
all
continue
to
collaborate
to
cultivate
a
stellar
inquiry-based
IB
learning
environment,
where
every
Explorer
SOARS
to
success.
This
year
we
will
'explore
the
new'
together
to
reconnect
and
rediscover
our
best
academically,
socially
and
emotionally."
Gazda
has
been
an
educator
for
20
years,
beginning
her
career
as
a
pre-school
and
kindergarten
teacher.
She
has
also
taught
English
at
the
high
school
level,
and
taught
language
arts
at
Saunders
Middle
School.
Gazda
received
a
bachelor's
degree
in
philosophy
from
Virginia
Tech,
and
a
master's
degree
in
education
from
Marymount
University.
She
holds
an
endorsement
in
educational
leadership
from
James
Madison
University.