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TRUST IS EARNED NOT GIVEN

By Jessica Schuler

Trust Leadership Academy Helps

School Districts in Touchy Situations

In 2019, the Trust will be releasing a series of stories to remind
our members of the Trust’s mission, how we help Arizona school
districts, and what sets us apart from typical insurers.

In this second installment, we talk with Dr. John Baracy, “The Trust/NAU Leadership Academy exists to
retired superintendent of Scottsdale Unified School District share and teach real-life experiences so that
(SUSD), about the Trust/NAU leadership Academy. (More
information on the Academy appears at the end of this article.) its members can more effectively lead and
Dr. Baracy worked in education for 38 years, capping his
career with a four-year stint as superintendent of SUSD. During manage their districts in times of legal crisis.”
his first year in that position, he attended the Trust/NAU — Matthew Wright, Trust Chief Legal Counsel
Leadership Academy in Flagstaff: “Because of the Academy, I

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THERE’S POWER IN THE
Partnership

National IPA and U.S. Communities are now OMNIA Partners, Public Sector – the nation’s
largest cooperative purchasing organization.

Together we connect thousands of educational institutions and public agencies for combined
purchasing power. All contracts available through OMNIA Partners are competitively solicited
and awarded by a lead public agency.
VIEW OUR EXPANDED CONTRACT PORTFOLIO AT omniapartners.com/publicsector

POWER. ACCESS. TRUST.

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