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Making Sure Kids Finish Strong

October 12, 2016
Category: Newsletters

This article was featured in the latest issue of our newsletter, CIS Connections. Read the full issue here.  CIS Senior Site Coordinator Montrell Baker and CIS Success Coach O’Neal Ollie sat...

Capitalizing on Your Investment

October 12, 2016

This article was featured in the latest issue of our newsletter, CIS Connections. Read the full issue here. Five graduating seniors, Quinntonia, Zion, Arrion, LaStarra, and Dorian participated in a panel...

CIS Connections: Graduation

October 12, 2016
Category: Newsletters

Graduation: Beginning with the End in Mind “1.2 million students drop out of school every year. These students will cost taxpayers roughly $292,000 each, as they’re more likely to need...

Pop Quiz: O’Neal Ollie  

October 4, 2016
Category: Pop Quiz

Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...

Ten Sparks

September 27, 2016

Let’s give a warm welcome to ten fresh, new faces who are beginning their internship with Communities In Schools, working within the Kalamazoo Public Schools. Fernando Davis, Dominique Jackson, Keelei...

Pop Quiz: Montrell Baker  

September 13, 2016
Category: Programs

Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...