This is a story about shoes. But, like so much of what happens in the CIS office, it’s not just about the shoes. Recently a student was in the office to discuss a classroom behavior issue. They noticed a box of shoes on the shelf, sighed, and looked at their own shoes. I noticed them […]
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Excelling Despite the Challenges
It is no secret that middle school can be tough for many students. Students face different challenges, but many still excel! Moi moved away from his family over the summer to attend Lake Dallas Middle School. Moi was initially nervous to attend a school where teachers did not speak the same language he did. He […]
Read moreModeling Resiliency
Samantha Black is one of our Academic Coaches from Texas Woman’s University. Samantha would like to become a teacher one day! She has worked with some of our students at Lake Dallas Middle School and has helped them further their understanding of math. Samantha particularly connected with a struggling student who was very quiet and […]
Read moreLunch with a Leader at Peters Colony Elementary
Communities In Schools of North Texas facilitates the Lunch with a Leader (LWAL) group at Peters Colony Elementary in The Colony, Texas where women leaders in the community mentor a group of girls. The group meets with students once a month to have lunch together and engage in leadership activities. The group’s goal is to promote […]
Read moreMindfulness Activities Promote Healthy Mindsets
Every Monday through Thursday I have mindfulness activities prepared for students at Prairie View Elementary in Northwest ISD. Students who participate have the opportunity to start their day with a healthy mindset! I get these activities from a boxed card deck called Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities for Calm, Focus, and Peace. I dim the […]
Read moreHelping Hands for Little Hearts
Helping Hands for Little Hearts, a non-profit organization that has partnered up with Communities in Schools to help meet the needs of students in creative and useful ways, has been so helpful with kick starting the school year with healthy and nutritional snacks for our students across North Texas. Through their program called Power Snacks, […]
Read moreAn Amazing Tutor
This month, I would like to take some time to recognize one of our amazing tutors this semester at Rivera Elementary in Denton, TX. D. comes to us from the UNT Education program and is currently completing one of her final classes before beginning student teaching. D. comes in two times a week and sees […]
Read moreFinding Support Through Caring Relationships
*Names of clients and volunteers changed for privacy and protection Adjusting to a new school while facing tough family dynamics, Damien was struggling. Damien and his family had just moved from Mississippi and there was a lot of dysfunction at home. That is when Mirna, the CISNT Site Coordinator at Lewisville Harmon High School, first […]
Read moreA Great Attitude
My name is Leroy Brown, and I am an intern for Communities In Schools at Bettye Myers Middle School in Denton, TX. I have known Skylar, an eighth grader, for 4 months, and within that time he has made major improvements towards his personal growth. When I first met Skylar, he told me he was […]
Read moreMeet Makayla
Meet Makayla! She is a CIS Alumni that is ACHIEVING in life! Makayla graduated from Little Elm High School, where she received support from CIS, and is now attending Texas Woman’s University! She is the first woman in her family to graduate from high school, and she is the first personin her family to attend college. She reports that […]
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