Refocusing the attention of the staff on the students is the main goal of the new interim superintendent for the Lamesa school district.“When you focus on the kids, everything else takes care of itself,” Dalia Benavides said Monday afternoon as she sat at a table in the superintendent’s office.It has been just over two weeks since Benavides stepped in at the request of the school board to lead the district after the resignation of Jim Knight from the position.The days, weeks and even months leading up to Knight’s resignation had seen growing conflict between the board and administration.That situation spilled ...