BACK TO SCHOOL

I am excited to announce that Melissa is returning to the classroom!

For most of the last two years - since our return from Haiti - Melissa has been working as the director of the education team at Clarity. It was important work - overseeing the sexual risk avoidance curriculum in local schools and the team of educators teaching it. 

It was also stressful work. A large government grant brought opportunities to sharpen the program, but it also brought its share of tensions and demands. 

So, when an opportunity to reenter the kindergarten classroom came up a few weeks ago, under a principal Melissa knows, respects, and trusts, she was ready to get back in with the kids.

She is sad to resign from Clarity, but the classroom is where her heart is happiest and where her gifts shine. 

Those kindergartners are going to have a great year. 

So allow me to introduce Taylorsville Elementary School's newest kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Gross:

Melissa has been smiling this smile for two weeks now.

(Bonus: We will have health insurance again! 😎 )