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Jim Anderson, former Director of Marketing and Public Affairs at CoxHealth, says a former superintendent of schools in Jefferson City made a significant impact as a mentor. Anderson learned leadership skills from the way his mentor treated people and his humble demeanor. He says the mentor’s role is, “absolutely critical,” though he prefers the term “sherpa.”
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A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.