by cisga | Mar 27, 2014 | Featured Articles
Connecting at-risk students to community resources can provide exposure to career opportunities, while gaining much-needed experience and a head start towards a successful future. One of CIS’ Five Basics is a marketable skill to use upon graduation. Communities In...
by cisga | Mar 25, 2014 | News
With the goal of improving graduation rates, AT&T has donated more than $150,000 to CIS of Georgia and local affiliates. CIS of Coweta is the latest recipient of $60,000 to support the work of a site coordinator at East Coweta High School starting in the 2014-15...
by cisga | Mar 17, 2014 | Featured Articles
The Student Achievement Month (SAM) regional winners were recently announced for the annual contest. Competing in the four categories of written expression, public speaking, creative expression and computer technology, students (grades 1-12) from local affiliates...
by cisga | Mar 12, 2014 | News
Child Trends, a national research nonprofit, released a new report affirming the effectiveness and cost efficiency of Communities In Schools and its Integrated Student Supports (ISS) programs aimed at improving graduation rates. CIS, which is the largest provider of...
by cisga | Feb 25, 2014 | Featured Articles
Communities In Schools (CIS) of Georgia is a College Access Challenge Grant partner and the program provides collaborative opportunities to increase the number of high school students who enter college, particularly teens
by cisga | Feb 25, 2014 | News
CIS Performance Learning Centers ® (PLCs) are small high schools that provide non-conventional learning options for students not succeeding in the traditional high school setting. PLCs require students to have an Individual Development Plan (IDP). Whether students...
by cisga | Jan 24, 2014 | Staff Blogging Corner
Although National Mentoring Month (January) is over it is never a bad time to volunteer! Mentoring scares some people. Maybe it was because you may have first heard the word in Greek mythology as a faithful friend to Odysseus. He was also the teacher of Telemachus....
by cisga | Jan 22, 2014 | News
Communities In Schools (CIS) of Milledgeville/Baldwin County partnered with the Georgia College GIVE Center to host a Day of Service clean-up project on January 20th in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The project focused on school beautification at three schools...
by cisga | Nov 7, 2013 | Featured Articles
Communities In Schools of Marietta/Cobb County hosts financial literacy events known as Reality U. The events help students understand the realities involved in preparing for adulthood and an employable future. The goal is to learn about the correlation between...
by cisga | Nov 6, 2013 | News
The 25th Annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference was held in Atlanta to provide an opportunity for more than 1,000 registered education professionals to gain knowledge and practical skills to enhance their skills and focus on the critical issue of school...
