Boonville R-1 School District Receives State Funding as the Initial Location for the Communities In Schools Missouri Small and Rural Schools Project Pilot
Boonville, MO – Communities In Schools of Mid-America (CIS of Mid-America) and Boonville R-1 School District are pleased to announce that two Boonville schools, Hannah Cole Primary School and Laura Speed Elliott Middle School, will be the first two schools to have Communities In Schools programs as part of a new Communities In Schools Missouri […]
Communities In Schools of Mid-America receives American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation Grant
Topeka, KS – Communities In Schools of Mid-America is pleased to announce they have received a grant from the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation in the amount of $10,000. [GS1] The funds will be used to support the CIS programs located in Topeka Public Schools. Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation’s largest and most effective […]
Communities In Schools of Mid-America receives Central Kansas Community Foundation Grant
El Dorado, KS – Communities In Schools of Mid-America is pleased to announce they have received a grant from the Central Kansas Community Foundation, through the L. Marie Haun Charitable Fund, in the amount of $3,000. The funds will be used to support the CIS program located at El Dorado Middle School. Communities In Schools […]
Communities In Schools of Mid-America receives QuikTrip Community Foundation Grant
Tulsa, OK – Communities In Schools of Mid-America is pleased to announce they have received a grant from QuikTrip Community Foundation. The funds will be used to support the CIS programs in Tulsa Public Schools. Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation’s largest and most effective organization dedicated to keeping kids in school and helping […]
Communities In Schools of Mid-America receives Hall Family Foundation Support
Kansas City, MO – Communities In Schools of Mid-America is pleased to announce they have received a grant from the Hall Family Foundation the amount of $45,000. The funds will be used to support CIS programming located in Kansas City Public Schools. Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation’s largest and most effective organization dedicated […]
Communities In Schools of Mid-America receives E.L. & Z. Irene Hopkins Foundation Grant
Emporia, KS – Communities In Schools of Mid-America is pleased to announce they have received a grant from E.L. & Z. Irene Hopkins Foundation in the amount of $15,000. The funds will be used to support the CIS programs located at Logan Avenue Elementary School, Walnut Elementary School, and Emporia High School. Communities In Schools […]
Communities In Schools of Mid-America to Host 2nd Annual Half-Marathon Fundraising Race in Emporia
Emporia, Kansas – Communities In Schools of Mid-America is hosting their annual fundraising race, The Big Chill, in Emporia, KS this winter and they expect the event to be bigger and better than ever. The Big Chill will take place Saturday, December 7; runners will have the opportunity to participate in one of three race […]
Communities In Schools of Mid-America Welcomes Students and Staff Back to School
Lawrence, KS – Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation’s largest and most effective dropout prevention organization. CIS of Mid-America, an affiliate of the national organization, provides support services to more than 35,000 students located in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Oklahoma. “We could not do all that we do without the support of schools and […]
Community Outreach Event to Inspire Crossroads Preparatory Students
Kansas City, MO – Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation’s largest and most effective dropout prevention organization. CIS of Mid-America, an affiliate of the national organization, provides support services to more than 35,000 students located in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Oklahoma. On March 25, CIS of Mid-America will host “Motivational Monday”, where various women […]
“People to Watch: Jania Wester works to keep kids in school” by Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World
You can take Jania Wester out of the schools, but apparently you can’t take the schools out of Jania Wester. Wester (whose first name is pronounced “Honya”), spent 18 years in Tulsa Public Schools as a teacher and administrator before leaving to help care for her ailing mother. Now, Wester works with Communities In Schools […]
National Indian Education Association Wins $2.7 Million Department of Education Grant
Washington, D.C. – The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) is pleased to announce a new four-year $2.7 million grant from the Department of Education’s Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) program. This is NIEA’s first grant from the Department of Education. The award will support NIEA’s efforts to provide college and career readiness for Native students […]
Communities In Schools of Mid-America Expands Supports Offered at Middle Schools
Lawrence, KS – Starting in August 2018, Communities In Schools of Mid-America began offering an enhanced mentoring program at several of its middle schools. This program, called the Developmental Relationships Project (DRP), will pilot the Search Institute’s Developmental Framework. This framework identifies five elements, expressed in 20 specific actions, which make relationships powerful in young […]