New principals assigned at Ashley Elementary, Wiley Middle schools

By: JournalNow Staff | JOURNAL STAFF REPORT
Published: September 10, 2009

New principals have been named at Wiley Middle and Ashley Elementary schools.

Both principals -- Sean Gaillard at Wiley and Robert Ash at Ashley -- have worked for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for several years.

Gaillard was the assistant principal at Kernersville Middle School for two years; before that, he taught English at Reynolds High for three years. For two of those years, he served as chairman of the English Department.

Before moving to North Carolina, Gaillard taught English at several high schools in Massachusetts and Maryland. He has also taught at elementary and middle schools in Maryland and Washington.

Gaillard received a bachelor's degree from The Catholic University of America, a master's degree in teaching from Trinity College, and a master's degree in school administration from N.C. A&T State University. He is replacing Ed Weiss, who became the principal at Mount Tabor High School over the summer.

Ash has been assistant principal at Ashley for five years. He also was assistant principal at Page High in Greensboro for a year.

Ash taught at several schools in North Carolina and Maryland before becoming an assistant principal. He started out as a special-education teacher at Paint Branch High in Montgomery County, Maryland, before coming to Winston-Salem and teaching eighth grade at Kennedy Learning Center. After two years at Kennedy, he taught for two years at Western High in Guilford County; he left that post for Page.

Ash received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in social-science education from Florida State University. He also earned a certificate in educational leadership from the University of New England. He is replacing Brenda Butler, who retired on Sept. 1.