Thursday, March 28, 2024

Unity Project Coming to Carroll ISD

Mark your calendar for several upcoming events in Carroll ISD scheduled for the week of November 18-21.

The first event is a general meeting open to the community to discuss The Unity Project- a student-directed and run club in CISD in which the students work together to identify and make changes in their school. Meeting attendees will also have the opportunity to meet Dr. John Woodall, creator of the Unity Project. This meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carroll High School lecture hall. This event is open to all community members, parents, teachers and students.

On Tuesday, Nov. 19 Dr. Woodall will host meetings at Carroll Senior High School and Carroll Middle School. The CHS meeting from 10- 11 a.m. includes members of Teen Leadership class. An afternoon meeting at CMS from 4-4:45 is open to all Carroll Middle and Dawson Middle School students to talk about the Unity Project and how they can be a part of this effort.

Students at Carroll High School who are interested in getting involved in the Unity Project will have an opportunity to meet with Dr. Woodall on Wednesday, Nov. 20. There will be a discussion from 11:34 a.m.- 1:39 p.m. in the CHS Lecture Hall to talk about stress and the specifics of the Unity Project. Eubanks Intermediate and Dawson Middle School students are invited to attend an afternoon session with Dr. Woodall from 4- 4:45 p.m. in the EIS cafeteria.

Parents are invited to a morning meeting with Dr. Woodall at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 in the Carroll High School Lecture Hall. Parents interested in being on the Unity Board for each school, including EIS, DIS, CMS, DMS, CHS and CSHS are encouraged to attend. Coffee will be provided. Later in the afternoon, Dr. Woodall will host a series of additional Unity Project meetings at CSHS library starting at 1 p.m. for Executive Council students, at the DIS cafeteria from 4-4:45 p.m. for DIS students who want to learn about the Unity Project. A core group of interested CHS and CSHS students who are interested about getting started with the Unity Project are invited to attend an evening meeting from 6-7 p.m. in the CHS Lecture Hall.

For more information about The Unity Project, visit their Facebook page or click here to view/ download the flyer.