With the new school year underway, Community Impact interviewed Julie Hrebicek, the transportation director for Magnolia ISD, about what the state of transportation looks like at the district this year.

Hrebicek, who stepped into the role in 2022, spoke about the district’s new start times, the amount of open positions for the transportation department and why she loves the job so much. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.

How did you first get into education?

I am the mother of five children. All five of those children grew up in Magnolia, graduated from MISD, and six out of nine of my grandchildren are now students in Magnolia, so it was a job that I kind of took on. I wanted to go back to school, continue my education, so my neighborhood told me about b

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