Stories

From the CIS Kalamazoo Blog

Failure is Never Fatal

November 5, 2013

Every 26 seconds, a child drops out of school. This alarming statistic disturbs me more than any other national statistic out there. Why? I think it’s because it is entirely...

One Man’s Charitable Odyssey

October 22, 2013

We recently welcomed a most amazing and interesting person into our midst. Imagine making it your personal mission to seek out and perform a charitable act in every state throughout...

Pop Quiz: Liz Youker

October 15, 2013

As Director of Education for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Liz Youker has been instrumental (no pun intended) in helping to establish Kids in Tune (KIT)—a partnership between Kalamazoo Public Schools,...

Trail Magic

October 8, 2013
Category: Guest Bloggers

Today’s moving post comes from James Hissong, a former teacher within the Kalamazoo Public Schools. James is our Quality & Evaluation Coordinator. He works within the downtown office and out...

Pop Quiz: Von Washington, Jr.

September 17, 2013

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...

Happy Birthday, Blog!

September 3, 2013
Category: General Info

One year ago we launched this blog: Ask Me About My 12,000 Kids. There were over 181 million blogs when we began and there are probably more than that now....