Monica Anso, superintendent of the Alisal Union School District, introduced herself to the district and said she will invite parents and community members to a series of meetings as part of an entry plan to gather input on district priorities and improvements. "I am your new superintendent, Monica Anso, and I'm honored to have been chosen to lead a district that has been my second home for the last 26 years," she said.

Anso said her background and family inform her leadership and that she intends to center tradition, stability, consistency and safety in decision-making. She described her parents as immigrants from Mexico and named their hometowns as Encarnación de Díaz in Jalisco and Irapuato in Guanajuato. She said she will rely on community collaboration: "As in a family, we'll be collaborative with staff, parents, and community when it comes to deciding together what's best for our students, learning and academic growth."

In the remarks, Anso emphasized the range of district staff she considers central to student success. "From our custodians, crossing guards, cafeteria staff, to our teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, and administrators, we spent many hours of the day together with the goal to keep our students safe, engaged, and ready to learn," she said. She described plans to convene meetings "in the next few weeks" to hear directly from parents and community members about what is working in the district and what needs improvement. Anso did not provide specific dates or locations for those meetings during the remarks.

Anso also spoke briefly about her family and cultural traditions — including bilingual celebrations and observances such as Día de los Muertos — as part of explaining how community roots shape her priorities. She said she and her husband have a blended family and noted her long tenure in the district. "I look forward to meeting all of you and planning our successful next chapter for our wonderful Alisal Union School District," Anso said.

The remarks were introductory; no formal board actions, votes, or policy changes were announced during the remarks. The superintendent framed the meetings as an information-gathering entry plan rather than as a decision or policy adoption.