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Start a School Clothing Closet: It's a Great Way to Build Community Involvement and Students’ Self Esteem

As an instructional coach at Rogers High School in Spokane, CISL Director Erin Jones was very aware that people perform better when they feel they look good. “Kids don’t feel good about themselves with holes in their clothes or when their clothes are too small. It is a distraction from academics.”

She saw the opportunity to teach students that if you look carefully, you can put together a nice outfit on a budget. With the help of her students, she started a clothing closet at the high school. 

Find out how she did it.

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