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Cumberland County Schools asks residents, businesses to volunteer and donate
Summary
Cumberland County Schools officials and a local business partner urged residents to sign up to volunteer, mentor or donate to support student programs across the district’s 86 schools and said sign-ups and school-specific needs are listed at ccs.k12.nc.us.
Cumberland County Schools officials and a business partner used the school system’s “Let’s Talk Education” radio program to urge residents and local companies to volunteer, mentor and donate to fill needs across the district’s 86 schools and to sign up at ccs.k12.nc.us.
The request matters because district leaders said volunteers and community partners plug gaps that affect classroom instruction, student achievement and educator morale. “When we think about Cumberland County Schools, we’re here for student success,” said Dr. Lindsey Whitley, associate superintendent for communications and community engagement. “We have phenomenal educators, we have staff members, we have parents and families, and they’re all doing their role. But guess what? We need our committed community as well.”
Whitley and Rusty Hinton, general manager of Lafayette…
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