Patricia Hempstead serves as the full-time assistant principal at Gulledge Elementary.  She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma where she received a Bachelor of Musical Arts.  She also attended Texas Woman’s University and holds a Master of Education in Educational Administration.

Ms. Hempstead has served in the education field for over 18 years.  She began her teaching career in Dallas ISD where she taught 4th grade. She then worked in Carrollton- Farmers Branch ISD for 5 years where she taught 4th and 5th grade English as a Second Language and Gifted and Talented.