After the Board unanimously approved the Superintendent's recommendation, Yvonne Sugimura was introduced as MUSD's new Coordinator II of English Learners, Literacy, and Intervention Services.
Sugimura spent more than a decade with Franklin McKinley School District, the last seven years as an elementary school administrator prioritizing closing the achievement gap with the English Learner population by setting up collaboration with grade level Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to outline specific goals for each of her students. Her focus will remain on "academic excellence for all students, building culture and community, and collaboration," she shared.
Sugimura will start in her new role with at MUSD next month.