As Head of School, one of the most important responsibilities I have is attracting, hiring, developing and retaining top-tier talent. Case in point: one year ago CAIS hired an outstanding early childhood educator, Elaine Chang. I had been trying to persuade Elaine to come to our school since spring 2020; I have lost count of how many Zoom calls Elaine and I had before she agreed to join the CAIS team. I was, like, hallelujah!