The Chemistry of Communities In Schools

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Communities In Schoolsof Houston

More than 300Partners

Most effective programin the U.S. to keep children

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Many Types of Partners

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Partners -- CIS brings for specific needs of children and family

Partners -- CIS provides additional help after school

Social Services Health Economic

After School programs Internships, jobs Community / Church programs

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Why CIS in Texas

According to CHILDREN AT RISK*:

• Texas ranks last in U.S. in the percentage of adults with a high school diploma.

• More than 1/3 of Texas students never finish high school.

• Dropouts account for half of the inmates in Texas prisons.

(CHILDREN AT RISK, Growing Up In Houston : Assessing the Quality of Life of our Children, 2010)

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Why CIS in Houston

• Dropout rate in Houston area more than 30%

– 45% of HISD students fail to graduate within 4 years.**

– Other school districts in Houston also have large numbers of at-risk children.

**(CHILDREN AT RISK, 2010, within 4 years).

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Houston’s Best Dropout Prevention Program• Nonprofit, Social Service Agency, since 1979

• Campus-Based, yet Independent

• Cooperative, not competitive with schools

• Provide Direct Services: CIS staff addressing student needs

• Bring connection between at-risk students and other community resources—work with more than 300 partners

What Is CIS?

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Why CIS?

CIS is Effective. Of CIS caseload students:

• 99% of middle and high school students stayed in school

• 84% of seniors graduated in 4 years

• 79% showed marked improvement in academics, attendance, and/or behavior

(Best Practices in Dropout Prevention, 2008)

(CIS Quality & Standards Annual Evaluation: 2009/2010)

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Who Does CIS Serve?

CIS serves students at greatest risk of dropping out of school:

•38,000 students annually

•6,500 receive intensive caseload services

•93% receive public assistance

•31% are limited English proficient

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Where Does CIS Work?

Throughout the Greater Houston Area:

• 5 school districts

• 107 school campuses

• Pre-K through 12th grades

• 5 after-school programs

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Business Operations• 30-year record of success Clean annual audited financials Complies with CIS National evaluation standards• 185 Employees• 52 member local Board of Directors • $9.1 Million Revenue Breakdown:

CIS is Efficient

Key Metrics:• 83% of every dollar spent on programming

• Annual cost per student: $250…$1.38 a day

• Leverages services of over 300 community partners

• Leverages 68,000 volunteer hours valued at over $1.3 million

• $9.1 Million Expense Breakdown:

(CIS meets all 20 of the Better Business Bureau's Standards for Charitable Accountability and earns the Top Four-star rating from Charity Navigator. )

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CIS is the Best in Texas

ICF International Evaluation Report, Texas, 2008*:

•CIS is the only program to make a meaningful impact on both increasing graduation rates and decreasing dropout rates.

ICF National CIS Evaluation, 2010 (Funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies

•CIS model has strongest reduction in dropout rate among all fully scaled dropout prevention programs in U.S.

*(ICF International Best Practices in Dropout Prevention) ICF International is one of the nation’s foremost social science evaluation firms.

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What do we want from you?

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Awareness SupportEffectively keepingchildren in School

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How to Support

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Donate $ or In-Kind Services

Volunteer

Learn & Advocate for Education Services by following

newsletters from school systems & CIS; facebook and

mailing lists

Be an active member of your community - Collegiate

Challenge, Mentoring, Faith-based programs

Be a vocal supporter of the Public school system &

teachers

Awareness

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•Help others be aware that CIS is the Nation’s most effective way to keep children in school and help them be successful.

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