The Chemistry of Communities In Schools cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face Communities In Schools of Houston More than 300 Partners Most effective program in the U.S. to keep children in school +=

Many Types of Partners cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face Partners -- CIS brings for specific needs of children and family Partners -- CIS provides additional help after school Social ServicesHealthEconomic After School programsInternships, jobsCommunity / Church programs CIS operates inside Schools

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) ( Growing Up in Houston : Assessing the quality of Life of Our Children ) cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face

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). cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face

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? cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face

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) cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face

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 cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face

Where Does CIS Work? Throughout the Greater Houston Area: 5 school districts 107 school campuses Pre-K through 12 th grades 5 after-school programs cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face

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. ) cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face

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. cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face

What do we want from you? cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face AwarenessSupport Effectively keeping children in School +=

How to Support cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face 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 cishouston.orgcishouston.org cantdoitalone.org facebook.com/cishoustonorg face Help others be aware that CIS is the Nation’s most effective way to keep children in school and help them be successful. For a copy of this presentation text ‘cis’ to 78247