Our Mission: Communities In Schools of Central Texas surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
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- Important email announcement - action required by 8/31
- Email migration pro tip
- Dual Language Stipend
- Employee Excellence Awards * New this year *
- 2018/19 Timesheet Schedule
- Photos from the week
- And more!
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- Shout out to Mari Gamez and Javier Sanchez for supporting Strawn ES at the last minute for crisis response when I had to be away from campus. I appreciate their time during a busy time of year and driving all the way out to Lockhart
- Shout out to Eleanor for all the help in moving furniture!!!!
- Shout out to Kathryn Wilie for all the help organizing school supplies at Central!
- S/O to all the staff who worked ferociously over the summer to get the 2018-19 school year started off right! Thank you!
- Shout out to Crystal Jones for helping me move to my new CIS room! She is so strong and a reliable friend!
- Shout out to the fantastic and wonderful AmeriCorps team, Donna, Nikki, Steve, and Amy for working so hard this summer! We appreciate you!
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Use the easy online form to recognize a CISter & say thank you for a job well done!
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- Tommy Edwards recently joined Communities in Schools of Central Texas as the new XY-Zone Coordinator at LBJ High School. Tommy graduated from Texas State University, and plans to bring a strong sense of passion and connection to the students he will be working with.
- Shane Tanner will start on Monday 8/13 as the new XY-Zone Coordinator at Del Valle. Shane has his Master of Arts in Counseling, and has done a lot of great work with students in career counseling and supporting them through major life decisions. He’s excited to bring this focus on post-secondary plans to his work with the XY-Zone brotherhood!
- Hilary Handy will be starting on Monday 8/13 as the new PM at Lockhart High School. For the past year Hilary was a site coordinator at an elementary school with CIS South Central Texas, and also has great experience as a Teen Advocacy Specialist with CASA of Travis County. She loves the Lockhart community and is excited to bring her experience with CIS and passion for teens together in this new role!
- Aldo Gardea has transitioned from XY-Zone Coordinator in Manor to the PM of the new Manor Senior High School – he obviously brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position! We’re thrilled that he’ll be able to continue relationships with some of his XY-Zone students in this new role, and also help bring the CIS passion and philosophy to a new campus!
- Ali Mills has transitioned from PM of IDEA Allan to Garza High School – and is already proving to be such a great fit for that campus! She brings a wealth of knowledge to the position, and her passion for ensuring students have access to high quality therapeutic services in an educational setting are the perfect match for Garza.
- Marianna Martinez is the new PM at Andrews Elementary. Marianna brings 20 years of experience as a district social worker in Manor ISD with her to CIS. Please welcome Marianna to the Elementary team!
- Cassandra Jackson is the new PM at Hemphill Elementary. Cassandra is a three-year CIS AmeriCorps alumna who served at Hemphill throughout her AmeriCorps career. Please welcome Cassandra to the Elementary team!
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Rackspace E-mail Accounts Will be Disabled August 31
If you are currently missing e-mails from the move to Office 365 please submit an IT help ticket as soon as possible. August 31
st
will be the cutoff date for accessing old mail boxes at Rackspace.
This will have no effect on staff mailboxes that are now with Microsoft.
If you currently have an outstanding IT ticket about retrieving e-mails from your old mailbox, please follow up on it by Wednesday August 22
nd
. This will provide our IT service enough time to address outstanding issues.
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"Pro Tip” Preventing email bounce backs since the email migration over the summer
Bounce backs seem to only happen if you use an auto-filled email address. It doesn’t happen if you type the email out completely or use the “to” box to pick from the address book.
You only have to do it once, but the fix is outlined:
Click
New mail
(in Outlook) or
New Email
(in Outlook on the web).
· In the
To
box, start typing the recipient's name or email address until the recipient's name appears in the drop-down list.
· Use the
Down Arrow
and
Up Arrow
keys to select the recipient, and then press the
Delete
key to delete the Auto-Complete List entry.
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Revised
Personnel Policies can also be found in
Members Only Documents
in the
Human Resources
folder,
Policies and Procedures
sub-folder. Everyone, please read them and sign the acknowledgment form.
Signed forms should be in to Tonnyna by Sept 28.
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Sign up for a CIS Committee!
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How to request CIS Client Immediate Needs Funds
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JOB OPENINGS AT CIS OF CENTRAL TEXAS
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Dual Language Assessments
(English/Spanish)
Scheduled for Friday morning, Sept. 21st at the Central Office.
The oral assessments are 20 minutes long and appointments are being scheduled now.
Click here
to access the
DualLangStipend_Fall2018
information sheet.
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New email signature instructions
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Nominate a CIS employee for an Employee Excellence Award!
* NEW this year *
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Wellness Challenge
Wellness Committee encourages you to focus on your personal wellness goals to keep your mind, body and soul healthy and happy for the new school year! You may use
this form
to digitally track your self-care activities, which can be anything from reading a book to hitting the gym. Submit your completed form by the end of the month to
[email protected]
to be entered for a chance to win a $20 gift card! The winning entry will be drawn on the 5
th
of each month. Participants throughout the year will be eligible for a grand prize drawing of $100 in June.
Wellness Kits
The Wellness Committee is excited to provide wellness kits for your campus, which this year includes a squishy stress ball, a stress band and a fidget item. If you didn’t get a chance to pick up your campus wellness kit at All Staff, your kit has been placed in your mail box. All central staff also should have a received a stress squishy ball in your mailbox. The Wellness Committee encourages you to destress and take moment to care for yourself. We hope that the wellness kits encourage positive energy for you and your students!
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Food For Thought Volunteer Sign Up
Food For Thought is scheduled for September 20th at ACL Live. The event is Communities In Schools’ largest fundraiser. Last year we raised over $670,000, thanks in large to our fabulous volunteers who make the annual event possible. The event is a fun, elegant tasting benefit featuring Austin’s hottest restaurants, live music and an exciting live auction. To thank you for your volunteer service, we would like to invite volunteers attend the event for free (a $250 value)!
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Are you on Instagram, Facebook, and/or Twitter?
Remember to tag CIS when you post photos from events on campus - @ciscentraltx on Twitter & Instagram.
Questions about photos & media releases & appropriate social media posts for work? Consult with Debra Joiner, Director of Communications.
Make sure to connect with Communities In Schools of Central Texas on your social channels to stay connected to all the great things happening on CIS campuses and in the community!
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The photo directory is located on
Members Only
in the Human Resources section.
To add or change a photo any time, or to update your information, please
request by email
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Resources | In the News | Events | Community
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MENTOR
Articles/Research
The Power of Relationships: How and Why American Adults Step Up to Mentor the Nation’s Youth is the most comprehensive picture of what adults think about mentoring kids who are not their own.
Click here to read more.
A NEW LENS FOR MENTORING: TRAUMA INFORMED CARE
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Reducing the 'Toxic Stress' of Starting High School
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New TX Teen Suicide Data Show School Support is Needed
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KUT STORY: Fear Rises Among Undocumented Community, AISD Reminds that School is a Safe Place
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Supporting Students With Chronic Trauma
De-escalation strategies can help prevent students’ emotional outbursts, and aid them and their peers in finding calm after one.
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Mendez Middle School Program Manager Tony Aguilar at the Mendez community meeting on August 9th.
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CPO Cori Caridine, CIS Board Member Leti Mendoza and Monica Mercado from the UTeach Institute at Mendez Middle School
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Nikki Lewis, Julie Adams, Paul Lopez, Ky Haven, Kathryn Wilie, Max Casero and Sharon Vigil (left to right) tie dye shirts for PRIDE Parade.
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Awesome GLG volunteers who helped with a beautification project for CIS at Lanier
😊
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CIS participated in last Saturday's PRIDE Parade!
Click here
for a video from the event. The CIS part starts around the 34 minute mark. You see our truck, but keep watching for a few minutes. Eventually they show us again and say a few words about CIS. Thanks Nikki Lewis for sharing!
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Albino Quinones and Paul Lopez celebrate their same CIS start date anniversary with
Ashika Raval and Erik Volper.
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Congratulations to everyone celebrating a 3 year service anniversary!
(left to right) Kayla King, Alicia Jones, Brittini Ruiz, Gabbie Vargas, Enrique Legarreta, Kirsten Lee, Alexa Johnson, Suki Steinhauser, Tonnyna Henderson, Gabby Nanney
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Submit a photo to share, by text to 512-296-7661 or
Find more photos of all the great things happening at CIS on
Facebook
and
Instagram
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Communities In Schools Employee Assistance Program
Benefits include law access, HelpNet, Safe Ride, Work Life, Well Coach, and 1-6 Counseling Sessions. Benefits can be accessed by phone: 800-343-3822 or 512-328-1144, or TDD 800-448-1823.
Click here
to access and select Access Your Benefits. Registration Code: AWP-CISA- 198
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