Community Spotlight: A-Tech High School

by Humberto Freydell | Jan 19, 2021 | Community School, Event, News, School

At the end of December, Counseling In Schools (CIS) and A-Tech High School, a vocational training and Community School in Brooklyn, hosted a Holiday Food and Coat Drive for students and their families, staffed by teachers, and administrators and other school...

Op-Ed: School Counselors Are Needed Now More Than Ever

by Humberto Freydell | Jul 1, 2020 | Community School, Education Policy, News, School, Trauma

Over the past few weeks, we have collectively witnessed the painful realities of structural racism with the continuing murders of Black and Brown Americans. However, as Counseling In Schools (CIS) and our staff know well, structural inequities in communities of color...

Community School Spotlight: Bronx Mathematics Preparatory

by Humberto Freydell | Mar 11, 2020 | Attendance, Community School, Enrichment, News, Test Scores

With spring break around the corner and summer closing in its trail, Counseling in Schools is reflecting on our community successes. With the promising results of the Rand report as our motivator, we’re taking our time to review how far our SMART Goals have brought...

The Impact of the NYC Community Schools Initiative

by Humberto Freydell | Jan 28, 2020 | Attendance, Community School, Education Policy, Enrichment, News, School

It has been 5 years since NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s pledge to create more than 100 new fully developed Community Schools. This transformative push has ushered in a massive re-imagination of what it means to receive an education in NYC, what systemic obstacles are...