Producer Stella Shenkman and co-host JK Smith sit down with interim principal Brandi Hosack and discuss the challenges and changes that she and the campus face as Mac starts the 2019-2020 school year. Hosack talks about the daunting task of filling Mike Garrison’s shoes as principal and distinguishes between her policy initiatives and those mandated by the district as well as those requested by the faculty upon her arrival. Hosack says that keeping students safe is her No. 1 job, and that building relationships is the most important thing she can do to build a healthy campus climate. The focus on interaction, she said, is the real reason behind a new cell phone policy that encourages students not to let their electronic devices become a barrier to meaningful conversation and collaboration in the classroom. Relationship-building, Hosack said, is also the prime reason she wants flexible instruction time to work.