Category Archives: Board News
425 coats and still more coming in SBMS / CIS Coat Drive
The Communities In Schools of Houston office at Spring Branch Middle School has been converted to a coat store — as more than 425 coats have been collected for the joint PTA / CIS / SBMS coat drive. Communities In … Continue reading
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Over 270 coats and still collecting at Spring Branch Middle
The Spring Branch Middle School PTA and Communities In Schools counselor, Emilio Herrera have achieved great success with a new & gently used coat drive collection effort. Yesterday at a lunch sponsored by Communities in Schools at the school, … Continue reading
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Education aid program saves money for Texas
[This Opinion piece was written by Linda Gale White, Former Texas First Lady and board member of the national and Houston Communities In Schools organizations, and originally published in the Houston Chronicle May 15, 2011.] Picture a fourth grader named … Continue reading
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How to Tell Our Story: A CIS Board Member Dilemma Solved!
One of the challenging tasks of CIS board members is describing exactly what Communities In Schools Houston does. It’s not that we don’t know. It’s that CIS does so much for the students we serve, it’s often difficult to give … Continue reading
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