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By Paula Fierros & Samantha Thurston<\/p>\n This past January, Ms. Rachael Sedgwick became TUSD\u2019s newest member after a very narrow victory in the November 2016 election. In early May 2017, Sedgwick spoke to journalism students about her first five months in office.<\/p>\n Sedgwick boasted about being an Arizona native. In fact, she was born in Nogales, AZ, although she completed her education in many different places. Sedgwick attended middle school in Pennsylvania, high school in Connecticut and attended four different colleges.<\/p>\n Sedgwick said she has always been passionate about education, and she knew early on that she wanted to make a difference in people’s lives, so she began teaching\u2014and did so for 12 years.<\/p>\n On one occasion, one of her professors asked her class, \u201cWhy do you want to be a teacher?\u201d<\/p>\n Sedgwick answered, \u201cFor the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n The professor replied, \u201cThen go home and have some.\u201d<\/p>\n It was at this time that Sedgwick said that she wanted to make a change in the educational system. Her first endeavor was to apply for law school; she was accepted.<\/p>\n She also ran to become a member of the TUSD School Board in order to help change the negative perception of the district; Sedgwick was the victor in a very close election against Betts Putnam-Hidalgo in last November\u2019s election.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m here [on the School Board] to try to change the negative perception of the district by making the district and people realize that investing their time and money in education is investing in everyone’s future,\u201d said Sedgwick.<\/p>\n Sedgwick admitted that it is difficult to keep one\u2019s political views out of the dialogue among her other four school board members.<\/p>\n \u201cSome people like to use these positions [being on school boards, etc.] to enhance their own career,\u201d Sedgwick said. \u201cWe [on the TUSD School Board] need to stay focused on the issues affecting this district. A lot of people view TUSD negatively, and with more work, I know that we can change this negative perception.\u201d<\/p>\n She added that Dr. Gabriel Trujillo, the interim TUSD Superintendent who superseded Dr. H. T. Sanchez after his resignation in March, is one of the candidates for the permanent superintendent position. Sedgwick and the other school board members have barely begun the process of evaluating candidates.<\/p>\n For now, Sedgwick said she wants to stay positive and hopeful\u2014and to pass the Bar Exam this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Paula Fierros & Samantha Thurston This past January, Ms. Rachael Sedgwick became TUSD\u2019s newest member after a very narrow victory in the November 2016 election. In early May 2017, Sedgwick spoke to journalism students about her first five months in office. Sedgwick boasted about being an Arizona native. 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