Nationwide — Candra Rogers, a 56-year-old African American assistant principal from Corsicana, Texas, who misplaced her left eye in a scholar assault final 12 months, is coming again with a brand new function centered on serving to college students and households get assist past faculty.
Rogers was lately named the Household and Group Engagement Coordinator for Wraparound Providers at Corsicana ISD. This program helps college students by offering issues like faculty uniforms, provides, and hygiene merchandise — fundamental wants that make studying simpler.
“We simply wish to look after our infants,” Rogers instructed KWTX. “It’s laborious to study if you happen to don’t have all the things you want.” The providers are primarily based on the Drane Studying Heart and can be found by appointment.
Households can request help by calling the Wraparound Providers workplace or by submitting a Scholar Help Type on-line. The district says the objective is to verify each scholar has entry to the sources they should succeed.
Superintendent Stephanie Howell welcomed Rogers into the function, praising her dedication to college students and the group. “Her ardour for constructing sturdy relationships with households and the group aligns completely with our district’s imaginative and prescient. I’m assured her management and dedication will assist us foster even better collaboration and assist for all Corsicana ISD college students and households,” Howell stated.
Rogers started instructing in Corsicana within the Nineteen Nineties and returned in 2024 together with her husband, Eugene Rogers, who now serves because the district’s Athletic Director and Head Soccer Coach.
Reflecting on her return, Rogers stated it looks like a calling. “God despatched us again right here. There was work for us to do right here, and we’re going to do the work,” she stated.
