MCS hires new director of diversity
(06/10/20 12:00am)
Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees named Rhonda Ward as the district’s new director of Diversity, according to an MCS press release.
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Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees named Rhonda Ward as the district’s new director of Diversity, according to an MCS press release.
Editor's Note: This story is part of The Partnership Project, a series of content written in an effort by The Daily News to follow the formal collaboration of Ball State University and Muncie Community Schools. Read more in this series here.
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Editor's Note: This story is part of The Partnership Project, a series of content written in an effort by The Daily News to follow the formal collaboration of Ball State University and Muncie Community Schools. Read more in this series here.
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