Category Archives: Media
Kids Matter – Communities In Schools of Houston Newsletter
Winging its way to you via USPS is the most informative Kids Matter newsletter – – but if you are into all things smart phone-ish, wifi, shareable and networkable (like me) – you can read and start passing it on … Continue reading
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
Filed under Board News, Events, Media, News !
CIS Nursing Summer Externships: Where Future Nurses are Made
Take a peek at what happens for the high school students who are fortunate enough to participate in Communities In Schools of Houston’s Nursing Summer Externship Program. Former summer extern, Lisa Tocco’s, excellent video says it ALL!
Stay in School Gala Big Board Auction is Live
The annual Communities In Schools ‘Stay in School Gala’ is 10/20 at the Hilton Houston Post Oak. The Big Board auction items have gone live in our first ever online auction — 4 items featured right now – more to … Continue reading
Communities in Schools looks to expand services throughout SBISD
From today’s Memorial Examiner – an update on Communities In Schools expansion throughout Spring Branch ISD and an upcoming ‘learn more’ breakfast to be held 9/21 at The Racquet Club on Memorial drive — 8:30am – 9:30am – please RSVP … Continue reading
We’re hoping that CIS and other surroundings agencies are going to be able to help us
This article from Harvey Kronberg’s The Quorum Report sites Communities In Schools as a much needed support system in Houston area schools; specifically below is an excerpt of comments by Susan Kellner from Spring Branch ISD. HOUSTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS … Continue reading
High Unemployment While Jobs Go Unfilled
There was an interesting article in the Houston Chronicle today which said that Houston area workers do not have sufficient education to fill jobs that local industry has created. I hear this very same thing from business people regularly. Their … Continue reading
Filed under Events, Media, News !, Reflections
Continued Progress Toward September 21 Breakfast Event
We are moving closer to September 21 and the Breakfast event to feature mentoring in SBISD and to raise funds for adding Communities In Schools at Spring Branch Middle School. A group of parents got together last week and sent … Continue reading
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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The Importance Of Community For Pre-College Students
I sometimes reflect about the wonderful life I had through all my pre-college years. And the key factor was community. I knew my neighbors liked me and had confidence in me, and the same was true for my church, my … Continue reading
