Dear Friends,
What a wonderful journey it is to grow our Communities In Schools initiative. What a thrill it is to have achieved implementing our CIS program in all 55 counties in West Virginia. We are operating in over 250 schools, serving over 110,000 students.
I’d like to thank all the teachers, CIS site coordinators, county contacts and regional specialists who are truly the “boots on the ground” staff that keep this program running. I am grateful for each and every one of you. And I thank all the school Principals and County Superintendents who have chosen to join the CIS statewide program. Almost every time I see one of them, they tell me how thankful they are to have the program. They see firsthand the benefits from it and most especially, how it frees teachers up to teach, because now the site coordinator can help see to it that the basic needs of a child are met.
And thank you to all who recognize the importance of having that pivotal point person……that one caring adult in our schools who could change a child’s life. And that is exactly what CIS does, it changes kids’ lives.
-First Lady Cathy Justice