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Retired Tacoma superintendent urges stronger mentorship, empowerment for women in schools
Summary
Carla Santorno, retired superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools, said limited opportunities shaped her path and urged school leaders to mentor and advance women into leadership roles, highlighting support among Black women principals.
Carla Santorno, retired superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools, said she recognized her aptitude for teaching as a child and urged school leaders to do more to mentor and promote women into leadership roles.
"My mom told me that I was a quintessential teacher from the beginning," Santorno said in remarks recorded in the meeting transcript. She described teaching neighborhood children in her basement and recalled neighbors asking, "when's Carla gonna go do school?"
Santorno said opportunities were limited when she was growing…
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