President & CEO Guest Contributor In Forbes
Below is an excerpt from Adam Powell's recent Forbes feature: How Nonprofits Can Help with the Great Comeback of American Education
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"If there were any doubts that the pandemic wreaked havoc on the American educational system, they can now be laid to rest. The magnitude of Covid-related learning loss experienced by a cohort of 9-year-olds, the first group for which national data are available, presents a sobering reality, to say the least..."
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Your Mental Health Matters Too: Caring For Yourself As A Parent, Caregiver, or Educator
Co-Authored By Stephanie McGary and Dr. Summer Rose
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"Being 'All In For Kids' can come at a heavy price…if you let it. At CIS Dallas, we focus a lot on student mental health, but what about the mental health of those supporting students? When you care for children, no matter your role (parent, teacher, coach, site coordinator, social worker, family member), you inevitably experience stress because it is a tough job."
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C3 Partnership Feature: North Texas Food Bank |
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Beyond academic, attendance and behavior support, our site coordinators also provide basic needs services directly to students and families through our C3 partnership. This month, we feature one of our largest partners, the North Texas Food Bank. NTFB serves CIS schools across the region, allowing for daily snacks, take-home meals and backpacks, so that no child goes without food after the school day ends. |
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Thank You To Our 4S Advisory Council! |
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Last week, the Safer Students, Stronger Schools (4S) Advisory Council hosted a special fundraising event to continue raising awareness of the important mental health initiatives CIS Dallas has put into place over the past 3 years. Since 2019, this council has guided and championed CIS through funding our expanded clinical team and advocating for additional services on school campuses.
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CIS Dallas Goes To The Nation's Capital |
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Members of the CIS Dallas Executive Team were joined in Washington D.C by Communities In Schools Leadership from across the country for a 3-day Town Hall full of networking, learning, and collaboration. This was the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that the CIS National family was able to meet in-person, and the event was ripe with strategy sharing and mission alignment. |
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The town hall ended with a closing keynote speech by none other than First Lady of the United States and lifelong educator, Dr. Jill Biden! Dr. Biden stated that, “educators tell us when CIS services are in their schools, they are better able to improve student achievement...”
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The Dallas team was excited to chat with CIS Founder, Bill Milliken. Bill announced the release of a revised edition of his book, "The Last Dropout." In it, he offers nine key principles that CIS has tested over four decades in the movement for educational equity and student success.
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Stay Connected with Communities In Schools! |
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The mission of Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. |
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