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CIS Durham’s mission is to help Durham Public Schools reduce the annual dropout rate by 50 % in five years.

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411 W. Chapel Hill St.
Suite 604
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 682-9000

CIS Durham Opens New, Non-Traditional High School

In August, CIS Durham gave up to 100 Durham students a new route to succeeding in school – and to avoid dropping out – when it opened the Performance Learning Center at Northgate Mall.

PLC Students kick off the year by tackling a ropes course to build teamwork

Student success stories abound. Among them:

- Rashaud Trice has been accepted into the Governor's Page Program, and also represents the PLC before the Durham School Board

- Kiea "Kiki" Taylor took the initiative to create a buddy system in which existing PLC students orient and befriend new ones

- The students have created a business plan to buy Subway sandwiches at a discount for lunch, then use the proceeds for a school event later in the year

The PLC is actively seeking mentors for all students, professionals to speak to the students on careers, and incentives such as tickets to movies and cultural events, free or discounted meals, and more.

To donate or volunteer, contact Rah Bickley at rah@cisdurham.org


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Bayer CropScience Backpack Program Helps Kids Learn

"Children can't learn well when they're hungry. We can tell when they come to school and they haven't eaten. They're not motivated, their energy level is low, they might even be angry. When they have eaten, they're happy, motivated - they almost skip on their way to class. So we say: Thank you, on behalf of the students at Eastway Elementary School, for providing food so our kids can keep on learning."

- Eastway Elementary School Principal Star Sampson, September 2007

CIS of Durham in the News

Triangle’s First Performance Learning Center Has Successful First Day of School

Check out what's new in 2007

Durham’s Performance Learning Center — an innovative, nontraditional high school at Northgate Mall designed to help students graduate on time
Incredible Years Program — a research-based program helping children learn prosocial skills