Communities in schools of the Midlands announces Oyster Roast Fundraiser
March 30, 2016
Communities In Schools of the Midlands announces the 2016 annual Oyster Roast and Silent Auction fundraiser to be held on Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Columbia Museum of Art on Main Street. The event will revolve around a dinner of oysters, caught in Charleston the morning of the event – as well as appetizers, Beaufort stew, herb baked chicken, desserts and an open bar.
The evening will also feature music, dancing, a silly photo area, and a silent auction. Some exciting auction items will include a trip to Costa Rica, a football autographed by the Carolina Panthers, and several signed novels.
The annual Oyster Roast and Silent Auction has been held annually for 14 years. Starting as a small fundraiser on Lake Murray, the event has expanded and now welcomes over 200 community leaders.
The proceeds from the event will go towards funding our unique model, which surrounds students with the wrap-around resources that they need to achieve in school and to graduate on time, prepared for their future.
Tickets for the event are $50 and must be purchased in advanced from the CIS of the Midlands website at cism.org or by calling 803-254-9727.
More about Communities In Schools (CIS) of the Midlands
Communities In Schools (CIS) of the Midlands’ mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Communities In Schools of the Midlands unlocks the potential of students with a model that is proven to both reduce dropout rates and increase on-time graduation rates. The model starts by placing a fulltime Student Achievement Coordinator in a partner school. This person works to create and lead a site team that addresses student and school needs through two levels of support: “Level One” (whole school), and “Level Two” (individual case-management).
“Level One” supports are available to all students at the school. These services are designed to keep students on track to graduation and are based on school improvement goals. An example of “Level One” school-wide support is a student transition program we created for feeder pattern schools. Many students often have trouble transitioning from elementary to middle and again from middle to high school. We worked with the school and community to identify needs, create a student-centered plan and provide support throughout the plan.
“Level Two” individual case-management support addresses the needs of students at-risk for dropping out of school. These students come to CIS of the Midlands through a referral process. The referral process, which uses Johns Hopkins Early Warning Indicators, helps to determine that a student needs extra focus. These indicators are poor attendance, unsatisfactory behavior and course failure in math and English. When a student exhibits a warning indicator, s/he has only a 25% chance of graduating on time.
An example of this was one of our 9th grade students who was referred because of being a repeating 9th grader. He was on probation and in a court ordered outpatient drug rehabilitation program. The Student Achievement Coordinator enrolled him in case-management and created an individual plan involving daily check-ins, after school tutoring and homework recovery and community service with a local church on weekends. The student had no more behavior referrals, stayed off of drugs, and was promoted on-time, with passing grades. To learn more visit www.cism.org.
