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Board approves three-year contract to begin July 1, 2021, for next superintendent Dr. Garcia
The School Board of Directors voted 4-0 on April 22 to approve a three-year contract with Dr. Josh Garcia that will have him start July 1, 2021, as the next superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools.
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