April 2025


  • Advocating for Students in Our Nation’s Capital

    Advocating for Students in Our Nation’s Capital

    Dear Community, Last week I was honored to join my fellow Communities In Schools executive directors and staff for CIS Hill Days, two days of advocacy, action and solidarity in Washington D.C. It was powerful to stand with my colleagues from across the nation, all of whom had come to the Hill to share stories…


  • Catching Up With Maria: Visit to Santa Fe Community College

    Catching Up With Maria: Visit to Santa Fe Community College

    The CIS Capital High School team took a group of around 30 students in 9-12th grade to explore the opportunities available at the Santa Fe Community College. We got to tour the greenhouse, the Automotive Shop, the dental and medical labs, video production studio, wood and machine shops, and culinary arts labs, just to name…


  • Where in the world is Yellow Ribbon?

    Where in the world is Yellow Ribbon?

    Where in the world is Yellow Ribbon? Last week, we were literally all over the state, simultaneously facilitating trainings up north in Chama and down south in Deming! Maria and Christina were honored to travel to Deming for the first time to facilitate a staff at Red Mountain Middle School, as well as a bilingual community training…