Superintendent Adkins comments, “Cinda Francis is the new Chief of special Education for our district. She comes to us with experience at the classroom and district level and we are excited for her to assume this crucial leadership role.”
Cinda Francis has been in education for 20 years. While still in college, she began tutoring students at the James Still Learning Center. After college, she was a special education teacher at DACE for the first half of her career. For the second half of her career, Cinda has been a Special Education Consultant for the district where she served students and teachers at all our schools. She is also involved at the regional level with the Autism Cadre for the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative. Cinda is a very nurturing person who loves spending time and fishing with her family on the lake, planting and caring for summer flowers and baking homemade treats.
When asked about her new role, Francis says, “It may sound simple, but it’s because I care. I care about the students, their families and the staff. I want to work with everyone, I want to make sure that students’ individual needs are met, and I want to ensure our staff has all the training and resources needed to provide services for our children. When we work together and have a heart full of love and a willingness to help each other, we can accomplish amazing things for our students.”
Cinda and her husband Kevin live in Leburn. Cinda is mom to Raiden Richardson, high school student age 15, and step mom to Molly Francis, UPIKE student and instructor at Dance Etc.
Adkins concludes, “We are glad to be able to be able to fill this vacancy with someone having such vast experience and knowledge. We look forward to working with Cinda and expect her to continue to strengthen the special education department and instruction in Floyd County Schools.”