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What is Communities In Schools?
Communities In Schools (CIS) is a private, nonprofit organization that connects much needed community resources from public and private sectors with at-risk students. We utilize the power of partnerships to serve students, schools and communities.
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CIS of Leon In Our Community
CIS of Leon County dedicates itself to those children in danger of "falling through the cracks" without community support.
For these young people, succeeding in school, graduating and preparing for life can seem impossible.
We identify and help a specific group of students needing assistance in academic areas such as attendance, discipline, achievement, promotion and more.
The results achieved by CIS programs are remarkable. Students participating in CIS projects have increased promotion and graduation rates, improved attendance, fewer discipline referrals and improved FCAT scores.
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Stuff the Bus 2009
Communities in Schools of Leon County recently hosted its annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive for local at-risk students. Tallahassee downtown businesses and residents brought donations of school supplies to stuff a yellow school bus parked in front of the Doubletree Hotel at the corner of Adams Street and Park Avenue.
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Governor Crist Proclaims November Communities In Schools Awareness Month as CIS Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Governor Charlie Crist has issued a Proclamation Declaring November as Communities In Schools Awareness Month. "Whereas reducing the trend of school dropouts requires increased awareness... and Whereas Communities In Schools is committed to providing every child with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, a healthy start and a healthy future, a marketable skill to use upon graduation, and an opportunity to contribute to their peers and community..."
(Click here to view full Proclamation).
Thank you, Governor Crist for your support of the work Communities In Schools has done for Florida's children for the past 25 years.
In 1984, Communities In Schools (CIS) began in Florida in Palm Beach County with one program serving 75 students at Twin Lakes High School. In 1989, the state office was started with a grant from the Bell South Foundation. With that humble beginning–one school in one county–CIS grew to serve hundreds of thousands of students over the course of the past 25 years.
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