Needs Assessments Complete! THANK YOU!
Thank you for completing the needs assessments by the deadline (September 9, 2016)!! You ROCK! We will now use the needs assessment to inform partnership and program development. You will also use the Needs Assessments to complete your Site Plans.
YOUR NEXT STEPS! Be sure to share your Needs Assessment with your principals as your monthly data report! Provide a hard copy and an emailed copy by Monday, Sept. 19th. Explain to your principals that you will build a Site Plan based on the Needs Assessment and you welcome his or her feedback.
Building On Feedback
Your feedback is important! Thank you for letting us know how you are adjusting to the work and how the work needs to be adjusted. We've made some changes by extending due dates and deadlines based on your feedback. Please be sure to review both the September and October dates and make note of the changes on your work plan. It is our goal to provide you with the tools and time you need to be successful! Together we hold each other up and together we will Change the Picture! We welcome your feedback!
September 16th Caseload List Due
ALL Site Coordinators and Student Support Coaches will send their program managers an updated list of caseload students via email.
September 22 Site Plan Drafts
ALL Dekalb, Fulton, and Target 2021 Staff will submit drafts of their Site Plans to their program managers. The program managers will provide feedback. Staff members will take the feedback, make adjustments, and review with the principals. The Final Site Plan with principal signatures is due October 6th. (Tip: Get on your principal's calendar now at least 3-5 days before October 6th for a 20-30 minute meeting.)
September 30 Site Plan Drafts - Turnaround
ALL Site Coordinators serving APS Turnaround schools will submit their Site Plan drafts to their program manager. The program manager will provide feedback. Staff Members will take the feedback, make adjustments, and review with principals. The Final Site Plan with principal signatures is due on October 6th. (Tip: Get on your principal's calendar now at least 3-5 days before October 6th for a 20-30 minute meeting.)
October 4 - Data Management System
Save the Date!! This training is for all staff members. We will host small group sessions throughout the day. More details to come.
October 6 - Site Plans
ALL final Site Plans are due for all staff members! These site plans must be signed by your principals. Your program manager will provide you with more details.
October 7, 10, (11th) Training
ALL Staff will be required to attend professional learning sessions on October 7 and 10th. The sessions will be interactive and require full participation. If you would like to be a facilitator of a best practice, please submit your session title and a brief description of your training to your program manager.
APS & Fulton School Based Staff will job shadow and undergo data base training on October 11. ALL other staff will report to work as usual.
Video Chat with Russell Simmons
The Communities In Schools Alumni Leadership Network is excited to host a 30-minute unscripted video chat with Russell Simmons for CIS students, alumni and CIS network to hear how this hip hop legend achieved his dreams, and share advice and life lessons he's learned throughout his career. This chat is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. ET. You can promote this video chat to your alumni and current CIS students, and ask them to sign up to participate here. The CIS network also is welcome to attend this video chat and hear from Mr. Simmons.
Learn more about Russell Simmons here. We're looking forward to this extraordinary opportunity and hope you can join us.
Learn more about Russell Simmons here. We're looking forward to this extraordinary opportunity and hope you can join us.
Dr. Alisha Hill, Director of Programs
Email: ahill@cistatlanta.org
Website: www.cisatlanta.org
Phone: 404-724-2416
Twitter: @DrAlishaHill