Walking Their Talk
Today we highlight Stryker® Employees. This CIS business partner was one of eight organizations and individuals honored at the annual Champ Celebration. CIS Board Member Steve Powell, along with...
View ArticleDesigning a College Going Culture
Today’s guest blogger is Carly Denny. She serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. During the school year, Carly served at both Spring Valley Center for Exploration and...
View ArticleBringing Japanese Culture to Kalamazoo Students
Today we highlight Western Michigan University Soga Japan Center. This CIS higher education partner was one of eight organizations and individuals honored at the annual Champ Celebration. CIS Board...
View ArticleA Sweeping Success
Desmond Morgan embraces his work as a custodian, going above and beyond to assure that the learning environment at Lincoln International Studies School is ready every day for children. The CIS staff at...
View ArticleLeroy: A Living Legacy of Love
Today we highlight Leroy Green, one of eight individuals and organizations honored at the annual Champ Celebration. CIS Board Member Susan Einspahr, along with Artrella Cohn, CIS Director of...
View ArticleMother and Daughter Make a Great Team
Today we highlight Jiselle and Janelle Anderson, one of eight individuals and organizations honored at the annual Champ Celebration. CIS Board Member Tony McDonnell, along with Laura Keiser, CIS Site...
View ArticleSeven Sweaty Statements on a Staple that Never Goes out of Season
Today’s guest blogger is Laura Keiser. As the CIS Site Coordinator for King Westwood Elementary School, Laura knows all about sweating the big and small stuff to make sure kids are connected with the...
View ArticleMother and Daughter Make a Great Team, Part Two
A few weeks back we highlighted Jiselle and Janelle Anderson, one of eight individuals and organizations honored at the annual Champ Celebration. Since they make a great team we thought we’d share the...
View ArticleMr. Stan is the Man
Today we highlight Stan Lepird, one of eight individuals and organizations honored at the annual Champ Celebration. CIS Board Member Carol McGlinn, along with Phillip Hegwood, CIS After School...
View ArticleFour Clues That School is About to Start
Summer is almost over. While Kalamazoo Public Schools reminds us that the first day of school is Tuesday, September 8th, there are a few other clues at CIS that school is just around the corner. Clue...
View ArticleBack to School Means…
It’s back to school today and back by popular demand is a post about what back to school means here at Communities In School… Believing that the future of our community rests in our children who...
View ArticleRemember to Breathe
Today’s guest blogger is Jessica Smith. A Western Michigan University MSW student, Jessica interned with Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo last school year. As part of her internship, she wrote...
View ArticleSeeing The World Through Mindful Eyes
How do students learn how to pay attention? How did you learn to notice things? Jessica Smith is back this week as our guest blogger and she tells us about one technique some students are practicing to...
View ArticleLeroy: A Living Legacy of Love
Today we highlight Leroy Green, one of eight individuals and organizations honored at the annual Champ Celebration. CIS Board Member Susan Einspahr, along with Artrella Cohn, CIS Director of...
View ArticleDear Ms. Rosenbaum
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 was middle or high...
View ArticlePop Quiz: The CIS Interns of 2015!
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 what they are learning,...
View ArticleKeeping Our Promise: Dr. Janice Brown
We met up with Dr. Janice Brown on the heels of the 10th Anniversary Promise Community Celebration in Bronson Park. A Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo Board Member since 2000, you can read our...
View ArticleLighting Up Learning After The School Day Ends
This afternoon, when bells ring across America announcing the school day’s end, more than 15 million of the students who pour out the doors will end up home alone. That’s a lot of unsupervised youth....
View ArticleIt’s A Scary Time To Be A Kid
Boo! Did we scare you? No? Well then, here are a few facts that are plenty scary. In America… Currently, 61,423 children are housed in the criminal justice system. Most of these kids don’t have a...
View ArticleWhat Do You Treasure?
Ahoy, mateys! This past Friday, Pam Kingery, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo welcomed CIS staff leaders from across the 20 CIS sites throughout Kalamazoo Public Schools....
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