Category Archives: News !
Successful Breakfast Event on September 21
CIS had a very successful Breakfast event on Sept. 21 where the goal was to raise funding to allow expansion into Spring Branch Middle School. There was a great crowd, more than 150 people, and all but one of the … Continue reading
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Can Communities In Schools Help Provide A Sustainable Public Education System
Our country has gone in many directions relative to public education, and many people think that public education is failing and can not be redeemed. There have been hundreds of alternatives proposed, and probably many of them will work to … Continue reading
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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
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CIS Back-to-School Gala News: Awesome Auction Items, Touching Tribute and CIS’ Best
Watch for the yellow school buses soon rolling your way! We are gathering last minute auction items for this year’s Back-to-School Gala being held on Thursday, October 20th at 7pm at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel. Yellow school bus … Continue reading
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
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
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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Nearly 4 million kids will begin ninth grade for the first time this year but a fourth of them won’t graduate
Dropping out is a life-changing decision. Each year, nearly 1 million teenagers stop going to school, a decision that can hound them for decades. The unemployment rate for people without a high school diploma is nearly twice that of the … Continue reading
