Our 13,000 students are gaining quality, academic instruction - tuition free - in our public schools. Today, we’ll visit with Dr. Kerri Anne Breeden, and students from JCM-Middle School. Dr. Breeden has implemented several initiatives to impact the climate and culture at JCM - to restore the roar.

This week we are visiting with a number of students and district leaders to get you up to date on a number of activities taking place this month. We’ll discuss the district - family fun/ movie night, visit with student interns working with our communications team, plus - we have information on the Taste of Liberty Holiday orders. Yes, that’s right - the culinary students at Liberty Tech can prepare your holiday meals for you.

This week, we’ll visit with newly retired South Side High School principal Anita Tucker to reflect on her time in the district as a student-athlete, teacher, and administrator. We’ll also find out what the future holds for South Side as Dr. Shari Baldwin takes over after serving as assistant principal for several years. Mrs. Tucker has been associated with the school for 41 years: as a student at the junior high and the high school; as a teacher at the junior high and later as a teacher and coach at the high school. For the past 13 years, however, Anita has been the head principal. She succeeded Jimmy Arnold, who led in that position from 1993-2011.