Working for the Betterment of Our Children

Working for the Betterment of Our Children

Legislator Harriet Cornell and East Ramapo School Superintendent Deborah Wertham attended the 2016 New York State Community Schools Network convening on Aug. 2 at the University of Albany.
Joining them from Rockland were Judith Johnson, NY State Board of Regents; Debra Thomas, Director of Rockland’s Teachers Center Institute; Rebecca Christner, Administrator of Rockland 21C and one of the conference convenors; and 21 C Family Resource Center Coordinators from Rockland BOCES and Nanuet School District.

The Community School Network focuses on the education and development of the whole child, the importance of family involvement, and the necessity of schools, families and community working together to benefit the child.

Legislator Cornell has been at the forefront of educational initiatives for 25 years and is one of the founders of Rockland 21C, which initiated Family Resource Centers in schools throughout Rockland and runs a literacy-based home visiting program for 2- and 3-year olds in many Rockland school districts and enables children to enter school truly “ready to learn.”