I recently made a new commitment to be in touch with the Board every month in which we don’t have a Board meeting. I hope you like this effort, which is modeled after our monthly staff newsletter. Please share with me any feedback you might have!
Here we are in the last quarter of our year, and we’re growing and preparing for a new season. We’re increasing staffing at both the administrative and program levels; having a super-talented bunch of employees who can apply for and move up into new positions is so exciting. Adding new members to our CIS family is also exciting. The FY23 budget is underway. Apricot 360 is being assessed and fine-tuned for the coming year. Our Student Support Coordinators are making plans for end-of-year activities. We’re planning for an in-person Summer Engagement Conference, and I don’t think the word “excited” does justice to how we’re all feeling about getting to be together again in the same space!
The Board has much to do to end one year and prepare for another as well. Committees will be meeting prior to the June 21 Board meeting. In preparation for FY23, an officer slate will be identified, a strategic planning task force will be added to our committees, and new goals will be set. There is also much to do to end FY22, including the making of your Board gift if you’ve not yet made it; we are nearly at the end of this fiscal year, and several Board members have not yet made their FY22 gifts. There is truly no time like the present to make your gift; 100% participation is critical.
Read on for more info about all kinds of goings-on, and let me know if you have questions or thoughts.
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SUCCESS STORY OF THE MONTH
When a caseload student's family vehicle was about to be repossessed, the Student Support Coordinator stepped in to help. Maurlon, the Student Support Coordinator at Noel Elementary, spoke with the dealership and received a payment extension for the family. He also assisted them with making the payment, found additional resources, and helped the father obtain employment.
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UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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- Open Positions
- Program Director (open internally 3 days) – position will start 7/1 and is remote across our network.
- Program Operations Coordinator (open internally 3 days) – position will start 7/1 and is remote across our network.
- Community Resource Specialist, KC Metro (open internally 3 days) – position will start 7/1 and is located in/serving the KC Metro.
- Program Manager, Anadarko (open internally 3 days) – position will start when filled and is located in/serving Anadarko, OK.
- Student Support Coordinator, Anadarko MS (open internally and externally at least 2 weeks) – position will start when filled and is located in/serving Anadarko, OK.
- Student Support Coordinator, Anadarko HS (open internally and externally at least 2 weeks) – position will start when filled and is located in/serving Anadarko, OK.
- Director of HR Learning & Development (open internally 3 days) – position will start 7/1 and is remote across our network.
- If you are interested in learning more about the positions, their essential functions, experience and qualifications needed, please visit our career page here: http://cismidamerica.org/careers/
- Org Chart
- Click here to view the agency's current org chart.
- New Hires
- Welcome DaNesha Arceneaux who joined CIS of Mid-America as the Student Support Coordinator at George Washington Carver Academy Middle School in Waterloo, IA.
- Welcome Sabine Jones who joined CIS of Mid-America as the Office Manager for our Central Office in Lawrence, KS.
- Summer Engagement Conference
- The Committee is also excited to reveal our Conference theme: “Connections for Success.” Our work at CIS is all about connection – connection to our school, students, their families, our mission, and also each other. The training and breakout sessions will tie this theme to our work and we will offer lots of opportunities for connection for all staff members. It’s been such a long time since we’ve been able to be all together, we won’t want to waste a minute!
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Add Summer Engagement Conference to Calendar
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- FY23 Budget
- The Finance Department is currently preparing departmental budgets for review to create the organizational budget for FY23.
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- Congratulations!
- Big celebration and congratulations to two new key POPS leaders:
- Vice President of Program Operations - Kayci Weimer
- Newly hired Senior Director of Program Operations – Dwayne Anthony
- What has the POPS team been doing in schools? Here’s just a glimpse:
- The growth of 3,800 support hours from the previous semi-monthly report two weeks ago is a great data point. That puts us at 25,616 individual and small group support hours and an average of seven hours per student.
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- In-Kind Shout-Outs
- There were several noteworthy in-kind donations during March – great job, all! Shianna Burgett takes the cake this month with a $3,000 donation of clothing/hygiene items from the Cerner Charitable Foundation and $1,500 in donations from the Fox 4 Love Fund. Cherica Eckiwaudah was a close second, logging nine separate donations valued at $3,585 and including board games, clothing, and reusable water bottles. Help us showcase our value-add to the schools and communities that we serve, and get those in-kind donations entered into the spreadsheet!
- 8th Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser
- Planning continues for the 8th Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser, an IN-PERSON event. Join us on June 24 at 1 PM in Pittsburg, KS.
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- Communications Manager
- We are currently in the process of hiring a Communications Manager, which will add a second full-time person to this department.
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GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS
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- Director of Government and Community Relations
- We are currently in the process of hiring a Director of Government and Community Relations, which will add a second full-time person to this department.
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- Employee of the Month: Susie Ledbetter
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Please join us in congratulating Susie Ledbetter, April's Employee of the Month! Anyone who knows Susie would agree that she is a well-deserved awardee of this honor. Susie pours her compassion and commitment into everything she does with her students, community partners, school staff, and fellow teammates. She is a symbol of dedication, and our organization is proud to have her as one of our own. Congratulations, Susie!
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