{"id":113382,"date":"2022-08-23T21:36:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113382"},"modified":"2022-08-23T21:36:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:36:15","slug":"communities-in-schools-of-eastern-pennsylvania-hosts-annual-staff-kickoff-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=113382","title":{"rendered":"Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania Hosts Annual Staff \u201cKickoff\u201d Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo Credit: CIS of Eastern PA<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Founder of Communities In Schools Bill Milliken gave the keynote speech at the event on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allentown, PA (August 22, 2022) \u2014 <\/strong>The annual Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania (CISEasternPA) agency “kickoff” event, held over the span of three days, began on August 16th at 9:30 AM with a keynote presentation by Communities in Schools (CIS) founder, Bill Milliken. Initially developed under the name “Cities In Schools,” Milliken’s vision for educating youth in<\/p>\n

dropout-prone areas brought a community of support into schools. Milliken\u2019s connection to the Lehigh Valley dates back to the 1980s when CISEasternPA trainings were held at Lehigh University as a part of the “Iacocca Institute.” After developing the comprehensive approach to helping students currently used by CIS, he led the organization as president until 2004.<\/p>\n

During his speech, Milliken discussed the importance of advocacy for social justice. He reflected on how CIS has sought to help construct legislation to get more support in schools \u2014 a process that took decades of diligent work to just “get a seat at the table.” \u201cYou have to turn kids on to living before you can turn them on to learning,\u201d said Milliken. Following the keynote presentation, Milliken participated in a Q&A session with his wife, Jean Milliken, former chair of the CIS of Virginia state office. The two were interviewed by Tim Mulligan, CISEasternPA\u2019s president and CEO.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very grateful for the support of Bill & Jean Milliken,\u201d said Mulligan. \u201cHaving them both join our annual professional development day allows our site professionals to learn firsthand about the decades of work that have gone into the mission of CIS.”<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of Bill Milliken\u2019s most famous quotes is \u2018programs don’t change children, relationships do,\u2019\u201d said Michael T. Raymond, communications manager at CISEasternPA. \u201cDuring the event, this quote was printed on a canvas bag by one of our site professionals and given as a gift to Bill. This quote has stuck with us, and we were happy to memorialize it for Bill as a way of saying thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania is part of the Communities In Schools national network, which consists of independent 501(c)(3) organizations serving over 1.72 million students in 25 states and the District of Columbia. With caring adults serving over 37,000 students in 40 schools throughout Allentown, Bethlehem Area, Brandywine Heights Area, East Penn, Easton Area, Fleetwood Area, Kutztown Area, Reading, Whitehall-Coplay, and Wilson (Berks) School Districts, CIS\u2019 mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. We ensure every student, regardless of race, zip code, or socioeconomic background has what they need to succeed in school and beyond. ciseasternpa.org<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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