PLANO, Texas — As students across Plano ISD returned to classrooms, Superintendent Dr. Theresa Williams made her traditional first-day rounds — this time with a few new challenges and a continued sense of purpose.

The district gave WFAA an opportunity to the join the superintendent and school board President Dr. Lauren Tyra on a ride-along to several schools, especially those schools who have new principals at the helm.

“Happy First Day,” Williams exclaimed to a group of educators at the first stop at Aldridge Elementary in Richardson.

Williams, who has been in education three decades, said the excitement of the first day never gets old.

The next stop was to the parents, students, and staff at Haggard Middle School, one of the oldest schools in the district. It's a school that will be

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