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Welcome To Communities In Schools
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Coordinators Participate in Family Involvement Training
Communities In Schools of Wayne County Site Coordinators completed a “Training of Trainers” workshop for “Family Involvement in Schools” conducted by Parent Leadership Academy facilitators Mary Lee Ewald and Joanne Handley from the Anderson Community Alliance to Promote Education (CAPE) Project the week of Aug 4-8 held in the Richmond High School Library. Linda Wallace from the Indiana Partnership Center conducted workshops on the 5 components of literacy called “Books on Board” with the elementary coordinators. David Murray, Murray and Associates and Liz Ferris, Regional Twenty-first Century Scholar Coordinator, presented information on college access resources with the secondary coordinators. Jane Lamb, RCS Literacy Coordinator participated in the “Books on Board” session. Twenty-first Scholars Parent Liaisons Kim Parsons-Hagerstown, and Valerie Healton-Centerville also attended the college access sessions.
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Who are we?
Communities In Schools of Wayne County is part of a National program that is the nation's leading community-based organization helping young people stay in school and prepare for life.
For more than 25 years, Communities In Schools has helped students choose success by ensuring their access to the "Five Basics":
A one-on-one relationship 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
A chance to give back to peers and community
Each year, more than 2 million young people in 28 states have access to services through Communities In Schools. Join us in helping our area youth stay in school and prepare for life. Contact us today.
Our office is located in the Wayne County Chamber/Foundation Building
Lower Level at 33 South 7th St, Richmond,Indiana
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Dynamic New Book On Sale Now
The Last Dropout: Stop the Epidemic! is a provocative book written by lifelong youth advocate, Bill Milliken. With the perfect balance of humor, introspection, and practical insight, Bill grapples with one of the greatest social epidemics of our time: the American dropout
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Communities In Schools of Wayne County
P.O. Box 1784
Richmond, Indiana 47375
765-983-2263
FAX: 765-939-0508
viviana@parallax.ws
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