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Peter Medlin (PM): I want to start you off with just a few broad questions that are more open-ended. What are just one or two of the bigger issues that you re looking forward to tackling once you re officially in your role [on July 1]?
Minerva Garcia-Sanchez (MGS): Are you familiar with I m sure you are with the diversity plan?
PM: I am, yeah, I was gonna ask about that.
MGS: After reading it, there are definitely some areas I feel we need to make sure we take a look at. So one of those is around retention and attendance of adults that work with our students; making sure we re building an instructional culture where administrators and teachers feel connected to the district office and they see us as a support and resource.
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