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Merced City School District reports hundreds of staff trained at July 2026 MiniVarsity
Summary
District director Audrey Garza said the July 2026 MiniVarsity drew broad staff participation with dozens of sessions—from CPR to the math framework—and that many teachers are pursuing math‑framework instructor certification.
Audrey Garza, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Staff Development for the Merced City School District, summarized the district’s July 2026 MiniVarsity as it wrapped up, saying the multi‑day event included hundreds of staff and scores of trainings. "We're wrapping up the July 2026 MiniVarsity," Garza said, noting the program offered multiple three‑hour and six‑hour sessions across a range of topics from CPR certification to the adopted math framework.
Garza said the district supported the professional learning opportunity for both classified and certificated staff and listed the mix of attendees—including teachers, BCBAs, speech and language pathologists, noon‑duty supervisors, instructional assistants and campus supervisors—from all school sites. She added that many teachers are enthusiastic about becoming certified as math framework instructors and are attending multiple days of trainings and buyback sessions to complete that pathway. The district did not provide a separate breakdown of attendees by job classification in the remarks.
