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CIS Connections: Why Boys?
April 6, 2016
Category: Newsletters
These days, the road to becoming a man is fraught with peril. Throughout our nation: Boys are suspended at roughly twice the rate of girls. Two-thirds of the D’s and...
Stories
From the CIS Kalamazoo Blog
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A Safe Place to Learn and Grow
April 5, 2016
Category: General InfoGuest Bloggers
A safe place to learn and grow. This is one of five CIS basics that we believe every child needs and deserves. Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo Site Coordinator and...
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What Are CIS Volunteers Reading?
March 29, 2016
Category: Volunteers
National Reading Month has us wondering, what are Communities In Schools (CIS) volunteers reading? To appease our curiosity, Kaitlin Martin, CIS Volunteer Services Coordinator asked them. Here’s what 26 of...
Moses Walker
March 22, 2016
Category: General Info
Moses Walker is a truth-teller, justice seeker, and numbers guy. He’s also a Communities In Schools board member. Featured in our upcoming CIS Connections newsletter—which is all about boys—Moses shares some...
What the CIS Board is Reading
March 15, 2016
Category: General Info
It’s National Reading Month. And just like the other eleven months of the year, Communities In Schools board members are reading. Here’s a peek into what some of them are reading:...
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Pop Quiz: Nicholas Keen
March 8, 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...
We are an open book
March 1, 2016
Category: General Info
Today begins National Reading Month. In anticipation of all the fabulous literacy activities kicking off throughout the Kalamazoo Public Schools, Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo (CIS) staff once again prepare by...
Pop Quiz: Katherine Williamson
February 23, 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...
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Tell us what you love!
February 16, 2016
Category: General Info
We know you love seeing kids succeed. We do too! What else do you love? We polled a few folks and here is what they said: Coffee. -Keely Novotny,...
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Pop Quiz: Principal McKissack
February 9, 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...