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Teacher Tayah Turnbull praises Redondo Beach Unified, recalls coming 'full circle' to teach
Summary
Tayah Turnbull, a fifth-grade teacher at Burl Heights Elementary and a former district student, told a public meeting she has worked in the Redondo Beach Unified School District since 2000, called the district 'a very strong, supportive place to work' and said teaching remains her passion.
Tayah Turnbull, a fifth-grade teacher at Burl Heights Elementary, spoke during public comment, saying she has worked in the Redondo Beach Unified School District since 2000 and that returning to teach where she was once a student felt "full circle."
"My name is Tayah Turnbull and I'm a fifth grade teacher at Burl Heights Elementary," she said, adding, "I have worked in RUSD since 2000." Turnbull said she loves the students and that "that is the highlight of my day."
Turnbull described enjoying helping students who struggle and emphasized her long-term ties to the community: "I went from kindergarten to eighth grade at Lincoln Elementary, and so it was really full circle for me to come back to Redondo as a teacher." She added that she has taught children whose parents were once her students.
She characterized the district as "a very strong, supportive place to work," said she has considered moving into administration but plans to remain a teacher for the foreseeable future, and closed with brief personal remarks about traveling and leisure activities.
No formal actions or votes related to her remarks were recorded in the transcript.
