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Mr. Sindoni Responds!
December 20, 2016
Category: Caring AdultVolunteers
Remember the November post written by CIS volunteer Shirley Freeman? The one that began: Dear Mr. Sindoni, I often tell the story of my 7th grade year. How I was...
Blog Category: Caring Adult
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A Letter to Mr. Sindoni
November 29, 2016
Category: Caring AdultVolunteers
Today, we hear from CIS volunteer and Bookbug staff extraordinare, Shirley Freeman. As part of the Chapel Hill/Portage United Methodist Church initiative to help students attain the Kalamazoo Promise, Shirley...
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Finding His Voice
October 12, 2016
This article about Lenny was featured in the latest issue of our newsletter, CIS Connections: Graduation Beginning with the End in Mind. You can read the full issue here. Lenny...
Caring Adult: A Letter to Mrs. Benton
February 2, 2016
Category: Caring Adult
If you follow our blog, you know that CIS has been asking caring adults to think back to when they were young and in school and recall that caring adult they...
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Dearest Ms. Dodge
January 12, 2016
Category: Caring AdultGuest Bloggers
What better way to start the New Year than to reflect on that special person, that, even after all these years, you still carry within your heart? If you follow...
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Doing What It Takes To Get Her Promise Back
December 8, 2015
Category: Caring AdultSuccess Stories
When JacQuese Steele graduated from Loy Norrix High School in 2008, she headed off to Michigan State University, fully intending to use the gift of The Kalamazoo Promise® to obtain a degree. Bonnie Terrentine, CIS After...
Dear Ms. Rosenbaum
September 29, 2015
Category: Caring Adult
It’s time again to think back to when you were young and in school and recall that caring adult you felt especially connected to. Maybe it was in elementary school, or perhaps it...
To My Dear CIS Family
June 16, 2015
To My Dear CIS Family, One of the highlights at our recent Champs event: the closing remarks offered by Antasia Fareed. On behalf of students served by Communities In Schools...
Caring Adult: Olivia Gabor-pierce
March 31, 2015
Category: Caring AdultGuest Bloggers
It’s time again to think back to when you were young and in school and recall that caring adult you felt especially connected to. Maybe it was in elementary school, or perhaps it...
Caring Adult: A Letter To Ms. Diane Lang
February 10, 2015
Category: Caring AdultGuest Bloggers
It’s time again to think back to when you were young and in school and recall that caring adult you felt especially connected to. Maybe it was in elementary school, or perhaps it...