This month marks the beginning of the new year and the end of an awesome holiday season here at Communities In Schools of North Texas! As we head into 2021, we want to celebrate the success of our CISNT Giving Tree event, taking place annually from late November to mid December. In North Texas, 1 […]
Read moreCISNT Services Provide Needed Support For Family of Three Virtual Learners
This year has brought many challenges with COVID-19, school starting later than usual, and with many families participating in virtual learning. One family at Bell Elementary in Denton ISD has three students who are all virtual learners in the same household. They were referred for the CISNT program due to lack of engagement in their […]
Read moreUNT Math Tutors Continue to Support CISNT Students Despite COVID-19 Restrictions
The 2020-2021 school year has presented numerous challenges for our students and school staff. One of the largest confines faced by us at CISNT has been our beloved volunteers, who are limited to virtual serving this year. Our partnership with the UNT Math and Education Departments has been successful in helping our students receive free […]
Read moreCISNT ACE Students at Lakeland Elementary are Engaged in their Education!
The DREAM Houses of 5th graders By: Ms. Andrea, ACE Teacher 5th grade worked on a project-based activity where they had to design a layout for their dream house while also practicing their multiplication skills. They each had grid paper and a blueprint worksheet where they had to record their dimensions for each room. They […]
Read moreVirtual Math Tutoring Proves Successful for Bawi
Bawi has been working hard in his classes at Southridge Elementary, making sure to ask questions even though he feels nervous about it at times. He is meeting virtually with one of our UNT Math Tutors and looks forward to doing flashcards and getting better at math every week. One week when his tutor could […]
Read moreCISNT Site Coordinator Helps Make Campus a Safe Place for All
Site Coordinators at Communities in Schools of North Texas go above and beyond every day to support their case managed students – but their support and services can extend to the rest of their campus in a variety of ways! At Bridgeport Middle School, Site Coordinator Jamey Carpenter makes her campus a better place for […]
Read moreNew Student Receives the Gift of a Warm Welcome at CISNT
For students, uprooting and moving to a completely different school can pose a challenge both socially and academically. At Rodriguez Middle School, CISNT Site Coordinator Silvia Saju was able to help a new student feel welcome and supported at his new campus. Leon started the school year with a major life change. He moved from […]
Read moreCISNT Students Learn the Importance of Self-Advocacy
There is no denying the school year has been full of new challenges, but these challenges have also brought opportunity for students’ resilience to shine through. Recently, Northwest High School Site Coordinator Cooper Spruill was impressed by one student’s ability to innovate and overcome a pandemic-related barrier. Mr. Spruill proudly writes: “It was a beautiful […]
Read moreCISNT Students and Mentors Find Success Connecting Virtually
We’ve reached November! The weather is getting cooler, trees are changing colors, and the Fall semester is coming to a close. This semester, the emphasis has been on social distancing, PPE, and virtual learning, and the CISNT volunteer program has gone largely virtual to ensure the health and safety of our tutors, mentors, and students. […]
Read moreCISNT Successfully Holds Socially Distanced Annual Golf Tournament
On Monday, October 19th, Communities In Schools of North Texas hosted its annual Skirt the Rules Scramble and All In Fore Kids Golf Tournament at Lantana Golf Club! From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., over 120 participants golfed to empower North Texas Students to stay in school and achieve in life. The Skirt the Rules […]
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