Press Releases


2010
April 24 “Dream Big” Gala Celebrates 25 Years of CISDR
February 10 Dream Achievers Breakfast Features June Jones and Bill Lively
January 29 CISDR Kicks Off 25th Birthday at Pack Automotive Museum
2009
September 14 Capital One Makes $10,000 Donation to the Communities In Schools Dallas Region
March 3 ICF Study Validates CIS Dropout Prevention Program in Texas
February 27 Dallas Morning News Praises CISDR
February 25 CISDR Organizes Free Rice Project at Burks Elementary
2008
December 12 CISDR Students Celebrate the Season with Haynes and Boone
December 6 Highland Park Middle School Teams Up with CISDR for Angel Tree
August 28 CISDR Accepts Check from the Plano Rotary Club
August 27 CISDR Provides Academic Support Services In Four Hunt County Schools
August 21 CISDR Presents Award From The Texas Education Agency
August 21 Marie Diaz Joins CISDR Board
August 21 Lisa Laughlin and Vicki LaRoe Join CISDR staff
June 2 CISDR and El Centro Host College Prep Workshop for At-Risk Teens
March 14 CISDR Students in McKinney Get Extra Boost with New Math Curriculum
February 14 CISDR Receives $84,000 Grant to Fund Wachovia Building Leaders Program
2007
September 7 CIS founder Bill Milliken Addresses Dropout Crisis at Dallas Luncheon
August 27 CISDR and Barnes & Noble Partner for Bookfair at 10 Stores
August 20 Direct Energy Outfits 50 CISDR Students with School Essentials
August 15 CISDR and Office Depot Foundation Prepare At-Risk Students for School
April 18 Karl Schmalz Named CIS Texas Board Member of the Year
January 18 Miss Texas Adopts CISDR as National Platform Issue
January 8 Town of Addison Recognized for Efforts on Behalf of CISDR