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Reengaging Kids in Schools, Communities, and Beyond

For Communities In Schools, reengagement involves a set of activities and initiatives to increase students’ and families’ interests, passions, and relationships in the service of promoting equitable learning conditions both inside and outside of school. The focus of these activities is:

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Reconnecting Students to Education Pathways – Practice Brief

During the 2021–2022 school year, Communities In Schools® (CIS) introduced the Reengagement Coordinator Initiative, with the goal of reengaging high school students who did not reenroll in school or were chronically absent, due to the pandemic. This brief summarizes the main findings and shares takeaways for practitioners in schools and other organizations who are looking to work with disengaged students or create a dedicated position to reengage students.

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Meet Shakaka Perry: A Reengagement Coordinator

Letters from the lunchroom: A Communities in Schools of Mid-America Podcast

In this podcast episode, you'll hear directly from Shakaka S. Perry from CIS of Charlotte-Mecklenburg about how she’s helping students, who have been chronically absent during the pandemic, return to school or find other pathways to education and/or employment.

ALL IN FOR REENGAGING KIDS IN LEARNING

Reengaging and Empowering Students: Read Their Stories

Communities In Schools of Georgia is reengaging students by addressing learning loss and empowering kids with the various tools, resources, and supports they need to succeed.

Reengaging Students This Fall

This Fall, Communities In Schools® (CIS™) affiliates are finding creative ways to help students become more accustomed to being back in school. CIS staff members across the country are connecting with students, holding academic help sessions, providing disaster relief, and more, to reengage students in learning.

Return to School, Reengage in Learning

Working to Remove Barriers to Engagement

Learning is affected by students’ own unique combinations of motivation, skills, needs, and life and learning situations, as well as by the supports they receive from their family, community, and school.

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