Asheville City schools Superintendent Dr. Denise Patterson says she’s learned a lot during her first six months on the job – not just about the school system but the city itself. Dr. Patterson said she’d spend her first months in the job studying and listening. What’s she found she says is this – students in the school system have just as many social and emotional needs as they have academic needs. "There's the piece where they are being taken care of with their behavior. Are there plans in