Letter in Support of MYCP:

As Superintendent of Monroe County School District, I am proud to partner with Monroe Youth Challenge Program.  This collaboration gives us a wealth of resources and opportunities for our students.  I am committed to the school district’s mission:  Student Success – Whatever It Takes.  MYCP has proven it supports our mission. 

 Monroe County has some of the highest numbers of risk factors working against student success because of our location, logistics, and demographics. When I saw the difference MYCP made on the overall spirit of our students and the increased likelihood of safer campuses I wanted to see more being done to support this community-based effort.

We have partnered with MYCP to provide programs in each of our middle and high schools in the county.  Interestingly, it has a trickle-down effect even in the elementary and preschool programs through student-created projects in which they teach their younger peers.  I believe these programs help to establish positive relationships within the entire school community; relationships which are necessary to achieve true success. 

 The school district recognizes what a powerful package MYCP has created and has embraced it with the hopes this partnership will become a model program for other counties to adopt.