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FROM CHRISTINE: Hello, Community Impact readers! I am excited to introduce myself as the new general manager of our Plano publications. I just started with CI in July and am so excited to help bring you the kind of stories you're not going to get anywhere else. If you have suggestions for future stories you'd like to see in the paper, tips on local restaurants I should try or anything else, please feel free to email me anytime at cortega@communityimpact.com. It's a great time to be a part of the vibrant city of Plano. Christine Ortega, GENERAL MANAGER
FROM MICHAEL: Teacher staffing has been a major issue across the region ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. Districts across Texas have had to turn to long-term substitutes or other solutions to fill teaching vacancies. To help alleviate staffing shortages, PISD partnered with online college Indiana Wesleyan University to help streamline the certification process for those involved with Plano ISD—as students or staff members. Make sure to check out our front-page story to see how the district is combating staffing issues, and how those issues are affecting students and parents. Michael Crouchley, EDITOR
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