Angie and Anahi are fourth grade students at Peters Colony Elementary in The Colony, TX, who also participate in the Communities In Schools of North Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program. They came to CISNT program because they wanted to participate in the soccer club. They love to play the sport but come from […]
Read moreRaising Your Algebra Grade from a 3 to an 86
This month I would like to brag on Gavino, a 9th grader at Lewisville High School—Killough Campus in Lewisville, TX. Gavino was recommended to Communities In Schools of North Texas in February by our Response to Intervention (RTI) Coordinator Lindsay Farra for academic readiness needs. He was struggling to pass several of his classes, and […]
Read moreOvercoming Barriers to Attending a University
Demetrius is a 12th grade student in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program at Lewisville High School in Lewisville, TX. He has also received individual student support through Communities In Schools of North Texas since his 9th grade year at Lewisville High School-Harmon Campus. Demetrius was referred to CISNT after moving from California and […]
Read moreDeveloping Empathy
Mailyn is a first grade student at Lee Elementary in Denton, TX who began attending the Communities In Schools of North Texas Afterschool Center on Education (CISNT ACE) program in September. During the first few months, she pretended to not be able to speak English so that she didn’t have to share with her peers. […]
Read morePeeling Back the Layers
My name is Zulejha Osmani, and I am a senior at Texas Woman’s University. Currently, I am interning with Communities in Schools at Tomas Rivera Elementary in Denton, TX. One of the students that was assigned to my caseload is a second grader named RC. I met RC in mid-February during a lunch group session […]
Read moreLeading in School and in Life
I just wanted to take the time to recognize a four of my 8th grade girls at Calhoun Middle School that are also in the GOAL (Girls Operating As Leaders) program: Saira, Tiffany, Cindy, and Miriam. These young women basically started the GOAL soccer program for girls in the Denton Independent School District as 6th […]
Read moreTaking Care of Each Other
In February, I got a call from one of our counselors asking me to meet a new student to Lewisville High School – Killough Campus. I walked in to her office and met a shy student named Flor, a sophomore, who had just moved to Lewisville from Austin. Flor moved here to live with her […]
Read moreHow to Spell “A Great Mentor Match!”
A teacher came to talk to me concerned about her student Jose, a second grader at Seven Hills Elementary in Newark, Texas. He is a bright kid but was beginning to fail his spelling tests. Jose’s mom works a lot, and her work schedule changes frequently, which makes it difficult for her to spend time […]
Read moreAdapting Your Teaching Style
The majority of student we case manage at Lake Dallas Middle School are targeted for Academics. At times it might seem impossible for one Site Coordinator to break themselves into 100 pieces and be able to serve all of the students on our caseload. Thankfully we do not have to do it alone. We have […]
Read moreFrom Basic Needs to a Career Path
Chloe is an 8th grader at Chisholm Trail Middle School in Rhome, TX who came to me earlier in the year for basic needs assistance. We spent some time talking about her needs and after explaining to her about a few of the other programs I run on campus she was very excited to get […]
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