| Seeking a Director of Projects
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| CIS of Kansas seeks a Director of Projects to manage Reality U - a financial literacy program for high school students - and strengthen our CIS network in Kansas. Read the full position description here. |
Back to School Fair... a HUGE Success!
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The CIS of KCK Back to School Fair served more than 1,300
families with more than 3,500 backpacks filled with supplies. The
event was open to all students in Wyandotte County, and families were able to
learn about a variety of services at the info booths. Read the Kansas
City Star article
about the fair here.
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| A Look at 21st Century Learning |
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Tune in to your PBS station on September 23 for a special
program on 21st century learning, brought to you by the Kansas
Learning First Alliance and KTWU. The program Reading, Writing and a
Worthwhile Education for Kansas Kids will be aired featuring voices of
students, community members and educators statewide. For more info, visit www.klfa.org.
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| CIS of Ottawa has a new website
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Stay up-to-date on events and programs, share your comments, and connect with what's happening on the Communities In Schools of Ottawa website. Designed by JBerraDesign.
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| Welcome to our new VISTAs
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Barbara, Becky, Breezie, Jamie, Megan, Misty, Rachelle, Rebekah, and Travonne have all joined Communities In Schools of Kansas for a year of VISTA service. VISTAs give a mega boost to our ability to serve kids in Kansas with quality programs. We are grateful to have them! And continuing thanks for the great work of VISTAs Lauren and Sandy!
We are still accepting applications for our Wichita and Rice County VISTA positions!
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| Thank YOU! |
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Thanks to all of you who took action on one of our Top
Ten easy ways to help from our last eNewsletter. If you missed it, you
can view it here.
We also want to thank our most recent donors: The Fagan Company; Consumer and
Mortgage Lending Division, Office of the State Bank Commissioner;
Communities In Schools National; Jim Briel; Mary Devin; Kansas State Department of Education; and Kansas
State Board of Education. Your support helps us empower students.
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