In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Santana Ruiz. Mr. Ruiz is the Deputy Director at the Center for Educational Partnerships at the University of California, Irvine. He is responsible for overseeing all k-12 academic preparation programs which includes; EAOP, GEAR UP, Upward Bound and American Indian programs. He is also responsible for overseeing the Community College academic preparation programs out of the Center.