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September 2012

Wilmington

Connecting community

resources with schools

to help young people

successfully learn, stay

in school, and prepare

for life.

We believe that every

child needs and deservesthe Five Basics:

1. A one-on-one

relationship with a

caring adult

2. A safe place to learn

and grow

3. A healthy start and

healthy future

4. A marketable skill to

use upon graduation

5. A chance to give

back to peers and

community.

CIS school-based

programs are designed toprovide students with at

least one of these REAL

basics.

As EastSide Charter School celebrates its 15

th

year, Communities InSchools celebrates its 5th year at the school! At EastSide, CIS offersseveral unique programs and services to help empower students to stay

in school and achieve in life. We will highlight the programs in our

monthly newsletters.

ING & CIS-DE say

ThankYouING Bank and CIS of Delaware collaborated to recognize teachers

throughout the state of Delaware at all CIS school sites. Teachers wereprovided gift bags filled with classroom supplies, along with thank

you letters from ING bank executives and CIS of Delaware President,Jim Purcell. The effort was truly a unique collaboration which

included ING bank employee volunteers and CIS staff members

collectively working together to stuff bags and then distribute them

throughout the state of Delaware. On August 17th

, 2012 CIS staff handdelivered bags to every EastSide Charter School teacher and staff

member. Our teachers work tirelessly every day and this is just a little

way we say thank you!


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for life.



1. A one-on-one

relationship with a

caring adult


and grow


healthy future


use upon graduation

5. A chance to give

back to peers and

community.

CIS school-based



basics.

Coasting, Flying High, and Soaringto Friday Celebrations!CIS is promoting monthly school widecelebrations throughout the school year.

Every Friday, students are eligible to take

part in a fun event to celebrate their positivebehavior. At the end of each month, CIS

organizes an extra special treat for students

to enjoy during these occasions. Those

students that displayed positive behavior and had minimal redirectionsduring the week were able to enjoy

Ritas Water Ice on September 28th

.

Approximately three hundreddeserving students came to the gym

and enjoyed their water ice.

Meet Our New Staff

We are very excited to introduce the

newest member to our CIS team, Ms. Shanice Griffith. She is pleased

to join the EastSide community as the Public Ally to Communities In

Schools of Wilmington. Ms. Griffith is the CHOICE Coach and is

piloting a program new to EastSide Charter School. CHOICE stands

for Choosing to Help Others in our Community and Environment. This

program engages students in meaningful community service projects

and will serve as an alternative to suspension for select students. We

hope students will learn how to positively interact with members of the

school community and the community at large.


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for life.



1. A one-on-one

relationship with a

caring adult


and grow


healthy future


use upon graduation

5. A chance to give

back to peers and

community.

CIS school-based



basics.

MentoringThe 2012-2013 EastSide Charter SchoolMentoring Program is off to a great start.

Communities In Schools (CIS) ProjectCoordinator, Ashley Widdoes organized

mentoring sessions for every 4th and 5th grader

and other select students this year. Mentors are

recruited from Barclays, ING, Ashland,

Corporation Service Company, First andCentral Presbyterian Church, board members,

and other local community members. The academically focused mentoring

sessions will take place during the school day in the EastSide Charter School

library. CIS will work with the students teachers to provide age and levelappropriate assignments that the mentors will help their students completeduring each mentoring session. The new mentors participated in a mentor

training/ orientation session on September 25th and September 26th. CIS

students Eric Merritt and DhaZhea Freeman spoke to the mentors about how

mentoring has positively impacted their life. Both the students and mentors

are extremely excited for the kick off of the mentoring program during thefirst week of October. We are always looking for more mentors! If you are

interested in becoming a one, please contact Ashley Widdoes at

[email protected] or call at 302-762-5834 ext 140.

Celebrating our EastSide Charter Stars of the Month!

This program recognizes students that excel in attendance, academics, &behavior. One student is recognized in each grade level. The following

students have been nominated for the month of September:

K-Halil Taylor

1-Jaymon Tucker

2- Patience Bivins

3-Marsean Earl

4-Alyssa Walker

5- Julia Watson

6- William Rivera

7- Jordan Moore

8- Tyanna Futch

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