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Sweating the Small Stuff
October 22, 2019
Category: General Info
CIS Site Coordinators sweat the big and small stuff to make sure kids are connected to the resources and people they need to stay in school and succeed. Last week,...
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Introducing New Members of the Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo Board of Directors
September 17, 2019
Category: General InfoNewsletters
This past July, we welcomed five new members onto the Board of Directors. We want to welcome Josh Sledge, Jyllian Liggins, Sheri Welsh, Scott Nykaza, and TiAnna Harrison who share...
James Devers: The Conversation Continues
September 10, 2019
Category: General InfoPop 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...
Thank you, Dr. Rice!
September 3, 2019
Category: General InfoThe CIS Model
The 2019/2020 school year has officially begun. Gary Start is serving as Interim Superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools after Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice was named Michigan State Superintendent of...
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James Devers Selected to Lead Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo
June 18, 2019
Category: General Info
CIS of Kalamazoo Board of Directors have announced that they have selected James Devers to serve as the nonprofit organization’s second Executive Director. “After a very thorough search, the Board...
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Creating Courage
February 26, 2019
Category: General Info
Courage doesn’t just happen. It takes work. Just ask the seventh through twelfth graders throughout Kalamazoo Public Schools who have chosen to participate in MLK Courage to Create. For the...
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What Do You Love?
February 12, 2019
Category: General Info
We know you love seeing kids succeed. We do too! What else do you love? We polled a few CIS staff. Here is what they said: “I love my new...
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What We are Made Of
January 29, 2019
Category: General Info
Just last week, the national CIS office unveiled What We are Made Of. This collaboration between pop artist Jason Mecier and CIS students has resulted in 3-D mosaic portraits of students...
Creativity: An Ingredient in Every Child’s Cupboard, Pt. II
January 22, 2019
Category: General Info
As we discussed in last week’s post, experts who study creativity remind us that creativity is not a magical component bestowed to a lucky few children. By virtue of belonging...