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Dr. Sieu's Letter to the Community as She Begins Journey as ABCUSD's New Superintendent

Dr. Mary Sieu begins her journey as the school district's new superintendent, filling the role left behind by the retired Dr. Gary Smuts.

Dear ABC Community,

It is with great honor and enthusiasm to serve as the new Superintendent of . This role marks my 23rd year career in the District. Prior to this position, I served as the District’s Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services and Director of Special Programs and Services. Although I am not a newcomer to the District, I plan on carefully and strategically reviewing where the District is now and where the staff and community would like to see it go in the future.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank for his leadership in moving the District forward during the past seven years. I’m confident that the District will continue to thrive as a result of building upon the work that has been done. I pledge to continue the legacy of excellence that is a hallmark of our District.

Our vision statement keeping “Student achievement—our main thing” will remain our priority. The core values that have been adopted by our Board are simple and powerful:

• We believe students in ABC should be as well educated as any in the world.

• We believe all students have the capacity to be high achievers.

• We believe people are the cornerstone of our District and students are the reason we are here.

I value continuous improvement and welcome input from our key stakeholders in the District and communities as we move forward. I wish to express my appreciation to all the individuals, staff, students, parents and community members who do their part on a daily basis to ensure that our students in ABC learn in a safe and nurturing environment. Thank you for your support as I begin my role as Superintendent. I look forward to meeting you in the community in the near future and to a new school year.

Dr. Mary Sieu

Superintendent


TELL US WHAT YOU THINK IN THE COMMENTS SECTION

As a community member, student or parent are there any issues to address or changes that you would like to see happen under Dr. Mary Sieu's leadership in the district?

Patch will conduct a sit-down interview with Dr. Sieu at the start of the school year, are there any questions you'd like us to ask? (We will try our best to present them to her.)

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