Meet the Team: Brittany Gregory, Success Coach
Brittany Gregory joined CIS of Durham in October 2014 and now works as a Success Coach at Y.E. Smith Elementary. What brought you to...
Hats Off to the CIS Class of 2015: A Graduation Recap
Graduation is different for all student, but between the laughter, tears and bittersweet farewells, outgoing high schoolers almost always...
Literacy at CIS of Durham: Defining READS and Looking Forward
This is first in a series of articles highlighting the experiences, and success of READS for Summer Learning in its last year at...
We know we're going to make it in life: 2015 Graduation and Awards Celebration
"If it wasn't for you guys, we wouldn't be where we're at. We'd just be kids on the street... but no, we get the chance to sit here...
Mentoring Works at CIS
For Maya*, Tamika*, and Shanea*, meeting with their mentor, Cortney, each week is a special treat. The three girls talk about their days,...
Meet the Team: LeJuan Walker, Graduation Coach
LeJuan Walker joined Communities In Schools of Durham in October 2014 as the Graduation Coach at Northern High School. A former teacher...
New Year, New Programs
It's a chilly Monday afternoon at Eno Valley Elementary School in Durham. As an announcement over the loudspeaker releases the students...
Meet the Team: Crystal Avent, Success Coach
Crystal Avent joined CIS Durham in December 2014 as the Success Coach at Eno Valley Elementary School, one of the newest Durham Public...
Donor Spotlight: Elmo's Diner of Durham
When Elmo's Diner opened in Durham in 1997, co-owner Cammie Brantley knew the local business had immense opportunity to give back to its...
Meet the Team: Zellua Sistrunk-Moore, Graduation Coach
Zellua Sistrunk-Moore joined Communities In Schools of Durham in August 2013 as the Graduation Coach at Durham Performance Learning...
