Share appreciation and gratitude for a fellow CIS employee. Giving a shout out is a great way to recognize an individual or group for their extra effort and talent, and to contribute to a culture of appreciation, community, and kindness. | |
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Employee Excellence Nominee Spotlight: Elvira Gutierrez
“Elvira has really stepped up in helping everyone on the SmartKids team, but she has especially stepped up in helping me at Zavala Elementary in the absence of our PM. She took on meeting deliverables that were missing and devoted her time to picking up at a school in the middle of the year when students were really needing support. SHE IS AMAZING AND SO KIND.”
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Employee Excellence Nominee Spotlight: Claudia Garate
“Claudia has always shown great love and care for her students. She is incredibly creative in working collaboratively with students and their families to find what works best for them and how to support their growth. Claudia consistently seeks to broaden her understanding of DEI practices and the students and families she works with to best serve them and advocate for everyone. Claudia is supportive of everyone she works with including staff. Claudia goes above and beyond every day at her job. She consistently shows up for her students and school staff to find new ways to be supportive. Especially now during closeout time, she has gone above and beyond finding meaningful ways to create mindful closeouts with students while also tackling all of our requirements. It is a joy to work with Claudia and get consultation and encouragement from her! If there ever is a day where the work is hard or feels impossible, she is the self-care and encouragement queen!”
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Employee Excellence Nominee Spotlight: Letsvia Reyes Lerma
“For Letsvia, connecting with, meeting the needs of, and empowering families comes naturally. Parents and staff are drawn to her kindness and positive attitude and benefit from her knowledge and resourcefulness. Though it was their first year for CIS on our campus, so much was accomplished! Letsvia supervised and mentored some amazing interns, brought a wide variety of partnerships to work with a students across the grade levels and collaborated with staff to expand pre-existing school traditions and cultural events at our school. Although she prefers to be behind the scenes, her work stands out! We are so thankful for Letsvia and her dedication to our students, families and staff!”
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CIS Workplace Essentials Pathways (Auzmor) | |
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Again? Yes. All employees are required to complete both CIS Workplace Essentials pathways in Auzmor annually. All employees hired before Sept. 1, 2022 have been assigned 2023 CIS Workplace Essentials and have recently received an email letting them know the pathways have been assigned. Campus- and community-based employees must complete both pathways before leaving for summer vacation/break. All other employees must complete the pathways no later than July 31, 2023.
Employees who started with CIS after Aug. 1, 2022, and have successfully completed these pathways as part of their employee onboarding, are not required to complete them again at this time.
These pathways provide information about CIS policies, procedures, processes and individual/supervisor/organization roles and responsibilities in several important areas. Reviewing them once a year is required so everyone shares understanding of agency policy and is reminded about procedures and processes. Path 1 contains essential courses about equal employment, discrimination, harassment, accommodations, and ADA. Path 2 contains essential courses about workplace safety, worker’s comp, and our employee assistance program.
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Join us for Austin Opera’s upcoming Concert at the Consulate Saturday, June 3, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, Todos Juntos Learning Center, and Armstrong Community Music School. Teaching artists Lily Guerrero and Monica Salas and pianist Gloria Kim will share opera and music during this bilingual one-hour interactive presentation and performance. Program content is ideal for children in grades K-3, however, kids of all ages and their caregivers will enjoy hearing Ms. Guerrero and Ms. Salas perform traditional opera arias and songs by Latinx composers. Light refreshments will be provided.
Doors at 1:30. Program begins at 2:00.
Consulate General of Mexico
5202 E. Ben White Blvd. #150
Austin, TX 78741
Saturday, June 3rd @ 2:00 PM
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2023 Voluntary Resignation Notice Incentive Program | |
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Communities In Schools is in the business of serving kids. To ensure CIS of Central Texas has sufficient time to properly hire, train and place professionals on sites to provide continuity of services to kids at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, CIS is offering a one-time incentive to eligible campus and community-based employees who submit notice of their voluntary resignation during the period of May 22 through June 2, 2023.
Click here for a brief overview of the program. And here is the full agreement with information about the voluntary program including eligibility requirements and timelines. Dian scheduled two Zoom Info/Q&A sessions to answer questions about the program including why CIS is offering this program and everything you’d want to know about eligibility, timelines and implementation.
Tuesday, May 23, 8:30am – 9:15am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81845864919?pwd=VnBkYXZXdTQrOGtjdTJ1aWdZRlVHZz09
Friday, May 26, 8:30am – 9:15am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85252186606?pwd=dkxqaXRTeW9lOVBWelZ1VU0ya2Ewdz09
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Internal Job fair
Kick off June 9 and throughout the month of June!
Who can participate: Current staff, recent Interns and recent AmeriCorps Members wrapping up their service. For the month of June, these candidates will be given preference over external candidates when possible.
How: Complete an application on our job board; Yreen will be working closely with you and Hiring Teams to coordinate interviews.
Where: In person at Campus, Central or virtual
What to expect: Qualified Candidates will experience a more streamlined interview process. Interviews will be coordinated with hiring teams in June and may include campus administrators. Interviews do not guarantee hire.
Current Vacancies: (This list will continue to be updated weekly)
Austin ISD
Role requirements (if applicable will be listed here):
Interview Dates
TBD
*Bilingual Spanish preferred
*Supervisory experience
TBD
6/9/2023, more dates will be added as needed
TBD
*Supervisory Experience
TBD
*Bilingual Spanish
6/9/23, more dates will be added as needed
Central based job openings
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Sign Up for a Checkout Meeting
Sign-ups are open for Checkout Meetings in June and July; if you are a direct service staff on the Campus Based Services team, please sign up for this required touchpoint about student data before you depart for summer break.
PMD Support & Resources
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AMC Site Supervisors, for any items that you would typically ask Ali about (mileage, timesheets, hours, requirements, etc.), please email [email protected] and the team will respond.
All AmeriCorps members must sign up for a Checkout Meeting with PMD by this Friday.
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College and Career Success Department | |
Click here to find a list of scholarships that are currently available to Seniors! This link will be updated throughout the school year as more scholarships become available. If you and your Senior would like some support completing any scholarship application, please reach out to Jami Herrera with the College and Career Success Department at [email protected] | |
Changing Lives Youth Theater Ensemble Program Auditions | |
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Calling all Visual Artists, Filmmakers, and Performers! This is your chance to Make Art, Take Action, and Get Paid! Our ensembles are brave spaces for you to share your thoughts and beliefs and to make powerful art that speaks to important issues in our Austin community and world.
Changing Lives Youth Theater Ensemble program with SAFE is looking for next year's (paid) youth crew. The next auditions will be in person August 1st and August 22nd, 7 PM at Creative Action (1023 Springdale Rd., Building 3, Austin, Texas, 78721).
The application link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzTZaQcM9orD6GXzCJLz9i9TJxRi5tv9W_GTzPdzoBVA5h-w/viewform.
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PODER presently has a few slots open for youth to participate in our Summer Young Scholars for Justice Leadership Development Program. The Program runs from June 1st - June 29th, Monday thru Thursday from 8 am - 12 Noon. Youth receive a weekly stipend of $160.00 weekly. See attached application and cover letter. | |
The winner of the Apple drawing for a Subway gift card is
Raisa Reyes!
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Cereal Bar celebration for WKRR announcements and mindfulness leaders at Rodriguez Elementary! | |
Goodnight MS 8th graders pictured with PM, Teresa Rivas and
Principal, Marcus Alvarez.
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MBK Advisor Vanessa Montoya at the Crockett ECHS Graduation! | |
MBK Advisors Dhiraj Adhikari and Vanessa Montoya at the Hendrickson HS Graduation! | |
Communities In Schools of Central Texas surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. | | | | |
