Dr. Monica Mesa, Assistant Superintendent, Mesa Public Schools

How do you create a small community feel in the largest school district in Arizona? In this episode, Dr. Monica Mesa Ed.D. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-turner-a7b74522/overlay/create-post/#), Assistant Superintendent - soon to be Chief of Schools - at Mesa Public Schools (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-turner-a7b74522/overlay/create-post/#), with over 60,000 students and more than 80 campuses, has thoughts on that very topic. Growing up in a small rural town in New Mexico, Dr. Mesa appreciates the safety and security she enjoyed as a student, both in and out of the classroom. And as a leader today, she considers how to celebrate the collective strength and exciting diversity of such a large school system, while ensuring every student is seen and their learning journey feels personal.