The mission of Communities in Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
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Through a school-based coordinator, Communities in Schools connects students and their families to critical community resources tailored to local needs. By providing students with a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, a healthy start and future, a marketable skill upon graduation, and a chance to give back to peers and the community, Communities In Schools has become the nation's leading dropout prevention organization and the only one proven to both decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates. Every year 1.2 million students drop out of school. What that means is every nine seconds, a student in America loses his or her path to a better future. By empowering students to achieve in school and life, we are building a stronger America, where every person is capapble of reaching his or her greatest potential.
Mission: The mission of Communities in Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Operating as usual
Some of our kids joined in with Shelby Police Department today to see how they serve our community during the holiday season. It was good for them to experience the real meaning of service, which is being a helping hand in doing something to build others up. Our staff, on the other hand, was mostly there to get Christmas pictures with the police. Just kidding! 😂🤣 Elder Sherman Thompson
Hi, friends! We're looking for a job placement for one of our recent alums. He is a first-generation high-school graduate (yes, that's right--the first of his family to finish high school! 👏) and is interested in an entry-level construction position. He is currently employed but is looking to secure his future. If you know of a potential opportunity, please message us or comment below. ⬇️
Food for thought.
https://www.shelbystar.com/news/20201111/opinion-changing-lives-of-cleveland-county-children
Generational poverty is just that: generational. It tends to follow families mercilessly. And it is a demoralizing phenomenon, robbing those families of
Huge thanks to 4imprint for awarding us a #4onebyone grant to be used toward this tent! Our plans for the grant shifted due to COVID-19, but this is working wonderfully for staff meetings until we can welcome our kids and families back to events! Thank you, 4imprint, for your support of our work!
Special shoutout to the gentleman in Sam's Club - Gastonia today who saw us pushing hundreds of pounds of food and juice for families, asked what we were doing it for, and handed us a $100 bill on the spot. That kind of generosity just melted our hearts. We are more thankful for that kind of heart than for the money. ❤️
We're so grateful to be the recipient of a community grant from Walmart Giving, courtesy of Walmart Distribution Center 6070 here in Shelby! We can't wait to use this gift to do whatever it takes to help students persist to graduation in Cleveland County! #BetterTogether #WalmartGiving #Walmart #allinforkids
⏰ Don't forget to join us tomorrow evening at 6:30 via Facebook Live. We'll be linking it up here.
Our panelists for this event will include youth and adult community leaders. Adult panelists are as follows.
👮♂️ Chief Jeff Ledford: He has been a member of the Shelby Police Department for over 25 years. He was appointed as the Chief of Police in 2008.
⛪️ Charles Webber: He currently serves as the Pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, and is a member of the Shelby City Council. He is retired from his role as Public Human Resources Director.
📚 Rodney Borders: He is the Executive Director of Administrative Services for Cleveland County Schools. During his tenure with Cleveland County Schools, he has also served as principal at Turning Point Academy and assistant principal at Shelby High School.
👩🎓 Heather Bridges Moore: She is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Communities in Schools of Cleveland County.
📈 Bruce Mack: He is the Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development at Cleveland Community College.
📩 We have received some great questions so far. There is still time to submit questions. Please use this google form to submit questions for our panel: https://forms.gle/61XSzRcto3SxPiyj6
🍀 A very special thanks to Charlie Godfrey of the Cleveland County 4-H chapter for planning and executing this event.
The opinions expressed by individual panelists at the event are their own and do not reflect the opinions of the Cooperative Extension Service, 4-H, or other community organizations involved in organizing the event.
This will be a dialogue between a panel of leaders, both youth and adults, in Cleveland County gathering virtually to answer questions submitted by youth on the topic “responsible civic engagement and how to stand up against racial and other injustices.” Panelists will include adult leaders in C...
Cleveland Co. 4-H
Sorry for the technical difficulties and video quality!
Link to submit questions for panelist: https://forms.gle/PX4DLBAivfVvBB1i7
Cleveland County Schools Shelby Police Department Communities In Schools of Cleveland County Community Math Academy
Join us for this collaborative conversation.
Are young people in your life curious about social movements and how they are impacting us locally?
Cleveland County 4-H in collaboration with other community organizations and leaders has organized this Community Conversation event.
This event will be a space for youth to be curious and brave, as they process current events and the implications on their life and the lives of others. The target audience for this event is youth and families, but it is open to the general public.
This is an online-only event. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook Live. Details about how to join the event will be coming soon.
The opinions expressed by individual panelists at the event are their own and do not reflect the opinions of Cooperative Extension, 4-H, or other community organizations involved in organizing the event.
A list of the panelists participating will be provided closer to the event.
Cleveland County Schools Community Math Academy Shelby Police Department Communities In Schools of Cleveland County
We're hiring! Join our team and help us help kids!
http://www.cisofclevelandco.org/employment-opportunities/
All interested applicants need to complete and return an application, permission for a background check, current resume and letter of interest. If chosen for an interview, the applicant may be asked to provide a copy of transcript. Completed packets need to be returned to the main office, located at...
Come be part of our life-changing work: http://www.cisofclevelandco.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lead-support-coach-job-description.pdf.
Teachers, students and parents of @clevecoschools we have free notebooks! Like...LOTS AND LOTS of notebooks! Come visit us anytime Mon-Thursday 8a-5p and Fridays 8a-12p! #allinforkids #schoolsupplies
Teachers of @clevecoschools we have school supplies! Please call to schedule a time to visit our Teacher Store. 704-480-6659 #allinforkids #cisnc #clevelandcountyschools
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Communities In Schools® (CIS™) President & CEO Rey Saldaña shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities for those looking to help students recover from #COVID19 learning loss and reengage in school in the fall. #AllinforKids #ReopeningSchools
Calling all math teachers!!! If you (or your students) will need calculators in the upcoming school year, please let us know! We have lots to give away! #allinforkids
Today marked the end of an era. We enjoyed food and fellowship with our 21st Century Community Learning Centers colleagues for the last time. We will miss their friendship and camaraderie greatly, and we know our worlds won't be the same without them.
It's been said about teachers that good ones are like candles--they consume themselves to light the way for others. That's how we feel about our 21st Century staff who have tirelessly and selflessly served kids who desperately needed them--day in and day out--pouring out themselves to fill up others. We are immensely grateful--not only for their impact, but also for their example.
Communities in Schools make food deliveries in county
While Cleveland County Schools continue to feed children at various spots across the county, Communities in Schools is making home deliveries.Volunteers
Hi, friends! One of our seniors from KMHS has been homeless since February and has asked for our help finding a laptop for college this fall. If you can help, please message us!
ISO a landscape architect or avid gardener to help us concept a design for our office and select low-maintenance shrubs and perennial flowers. We have someone to do the laboring. DM us if interested!
**Update**
Thank you so much to the generous donor who dropped off some household essentials! Please let us know who you are!
We are still in need of food. Please let us know if you would like to help!
We need your help!!
We have a Kings Mountain family, who has been affected by the COVID-19 virus, in need of food, washing detergent, drinks/juice, milk, bath soap, and dish washing liquid.
To make a donation, please drop the items off at our office at 312 West Marion Street or let us know and we can arrange a pickup!
We're really bummed that our boxed-lunch fundraiser originally scheduled for March 24 has been postponed, but we hope you'll look forward to supporting us when it's back on!
Thank you to Mrs. Hord, Student Support Coach at Marion Elementary School, for organizing these readers!
https://www.shelbystar.com/news/20200306/marion-elementary-students-celebrate-dr-seuss
Elementary students are celebrating Dr. Seuss with Read Across America Week.Communities in Schools of Cleveland County invited local leaders to come to
Help us help keep kids in school! Order your lunch today! We're delivering in Shelby, Kings Mountain, Boiling Springs, Lawndale, and anywhere in between. :) tiny.cc/boxed-lunch
Yesterday afternoon, this year's Cleveland County Chamber Leadership Cleveland County cohort visited our 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school program at Shelby High School-Home of the Golden Lions. Thanks to our own CIS Leadership Cleveland County alumna, Stacey Spicer, for arranging the opportunity! Our students enjoyed meeting local professionals and sharing with them their ideas about leadership. Stay tuned to see what they were thinking.
Buy your lunch from us! We're delivering!
We’re in schools to help kids stay in school. Help us continue this important work by purchasing your lunch from us on Tuesday, March 24. The cost is $10, and all proceeds will go toward our work in local schools thanks to the generous support of Dressing on the Side Catering. Preorders due by Friday, March 20. Payment due upon delivery. Order today! http://tiny.cc/olx4jz
We’re in schools to help kids stay in school. Help us continue this important work by purchasing your lunch from us on Tuesday, March 24. The cost is $10, and all proceeds will go toward our work in local schools thanks to the generous support of Dressing on the Side Catering. Preorders due by Friday, March 20. Payment due upon delivery. Order today! http://tiny.cc/olx4jz
Teachers of Cleveland County Schools come by our office today to stock up on school supplies for your students and classrooms!!! The Supply Store is OPEN!
Needed: Male mentors for the following Cleveland County Schools:
Shelby High School
Crest High School
Kings Mountain High
Shelby Intermediate School
Be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Give back to our community in immeasurable ways.
Please call our office @ 704-480-5569 or
email Chip Beam - [email protected]
Wanted! Math tutors for Crest Middle School.
If you’re a math wiz and want to assist a student, contact us for more information. The need is for tutors during school hours, as well as during the after school program from 3-5pm.
📞 704-480-5569.
We are so thankful for our staff this season. Merry Christmas from all of us to all of you!
Our Family Engagement events are one of our favorite things to do here at CIS! Last night, families gathered at Marion Elementary to write Christmas cards and make holiday ornaments for the residents of White Oak Manor in Shelby. Thank you so much to everyone who gave their time to spread some Christmas cheer! Merry Christmas! #allinforkids #cisnc #holidayseason #spreadcheer @ Marion Elementary
Today, we are thankful for our lifesaver at Burns Middle School, Student Support Coach Maricara Montgomery. When we asked Maricara the best CIS-related thing that has happened to her recently, she shared that she finally had a breakthrough with one of the students in her class who had been virtually silent the entire year but finally spoke to her and even smiled. We are so grateful for her constant presence in kids' lives and for the safe space she creates in her program that makes them feel comfortable enough to open up.
Thank you, Mrs. Montgomery, for being a lifesaver for our kids.
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Burns Middle School students getting active by running routes with Carolina Panthers Panthers Play 60. Thanks to Maricara Montgomery, our BMS Student Support Coach, for applying for and coordinating the visit to benefit our kids! #allinforkids #communitiesinschools #shelbync https://www.shelbystar.com/news/20190405/carolina-panthers-bring-play-60-to-burns-middle-school
Prayers for the Brackeen family, Law Enforcement, and the entire community from Communities In Schools.
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