STEPMOJO - Key Persons
was leading a network of high-performing public schools for two decades when she heard an earful from her high school students in the spring of 2021: they wanted more - more choice, more agency and more opportunities to obtain meaningful credentials. Simultaneously, the disruption of the pandemic and the innovation it necessitated had also opened the door to a new sense of possibility. Dacia and many of other system leaders across the country strived to use this moment not just to recover but to reimagine and reinvent high school.