Cecil is a 2nd grader at Bridgeport Elementary who joined Communities In Schools last October because of some struggles with reading. After working with Cecil alongside his teachers, we have been able to see notable progress in his reading. He has been moving through the ranks getting closer and closer to being able to confidently […]

Ruth is a second grade student at Lakeland Elementary who has participated in the Communities In Schools program for three years. Ruth is also a Chin refugee student, who had to adjust to school in the U.S. In her first year at Lakeland Elementary, Ruth was a very shy student and unsure of her new environment. Over the […]

I would like to brag on one of my mentors David Vierling. David has mentored for Communities In Schools at Central Elementary for several years, and he is very dedicated to the program. This year David agreed to mentor not one, but two of our 4th grade boys! When David learned that his mentees needed […]

Nayeli, a sixth grade student at Chisholm Trail Middle School, learned about Communities In Schools from a friend who excitedly brought her into my office and said she was interested in participating in lunch groups. After speaking with her for a while, I learned she would be an excellent fit for both the girl’s self-esteem […]

When I first met Par, a student at Lewisville High School-Harmon Campus in 2013, her English was not strong enough to complete a sentence or to even start a conversation. Just two years later, Par and I have meaningful conversations and communicate much better in English. We even laugh at the funny things we say. […]

The Girls Supportive Guidance Group at Little Elm High School has been a major success so far. With near perfect attendance, consistent group participation, and mutual respect between all the girls, this group has really taken off. Each student in the group struggle with self-esteem, healthy relationships, family conflict, or other personal issues. Linzy Evans, […]

I work with an eighth grade student at Hedrick Middle School who was failing math and was very downbeat about her grades. Giselle was very frustrated with school because of her struggles in math. David, a UNT math student, was deployed to my campus in October. I called Giselle to my office to let her know that […]

This month I want to brag on one of my University of North Texas service learning volunteers at Central Elementary. Through a partnership with the UNT Department of Mathematics, college students who are enrolled in the “Mathematics for Elementary Education Majors” courses volunteer with Communities In Schools of North Texas to help tutor elementary students […]

In the two months I have been at Rivera Elementary, I have gotten to know some of the students fairly well. There are some students who are always very excited to see you, and there are others who may not express their emotions quite as much. Ashton is a part of the second group. Ashton […]

The Mobile Site Coordinator brag for the month is about our new partners at North Central Texas College: Roxanne Del Rio-Associate Dean, Denton County Campuses and Jessica De Roche-Campus Director, Flower Mound Campus. Roxanne and Jessica hit the ground running with the Lewisville High School Communities In Schools program this fall. They were eager to […]