Welcome To Communities In Schools

Welcome To Communities In Schools

Coordinators Participate in Family Involvement Training

Communities In Schools of Wayne County Site Coordinators completed a “Training of Trainers” workshop for “Family Involvement in Schools” conducted by Parent Leadership Academy facilitators Mary Lee Ewald and Joanne Handley from the Anderson Community Alliance to Promote Education (CAPE) Project the week of Aug 4-8 held in the Richmond High School Library. Linda Wallace from the Indiana Partnership Center conducted workshops on the 5 components of literacy called “Books on Board” with the elementary coordinators. David Murray, Murray and Associates and Liz Ferris, Regional Twenty-first Century Scholar Coordinator, presented information on college access resources with the secondary coordinators. Jane Lamb, RCS Literacy Coordinator participated in the “Books on Board” session. Twenty-first Scholars Parent Liaisons Kim Parsons-Hagerstown, and Valerie Healton-Centerville also attended the college access sessions.

The Communities In Schools National Evaluation

In July 2008, Communities In Schools announced the first set of findings from a five-year longitudinal evaluation, the CIS National Evaluation. This study, which was conducted by ICF International, was designed to determine whether CIS has an impact on student-level and school-level outcomes. The initial results provide third-party, independent confirmation of what Communities In Schools has been proving for more than 30 years—the organization has a positive effect on keeping kids in school and helping them graduate prepared for life.

Results from the newly released school-level evaluation confirm that, compared to other dropout prevention programs listed in the Department of Education’s best practice website, the “What Works Clearinghouse, CIS is:
• One of a small number of dropout prevention organizations with scientifically-based evidence of effectiveness
• Of these, one of a handful proven to decrease dropout rates, and…
• The only organization proven to increase graduation rates

Results also confirm:
• CIS performs better than comparison schools in increasing the percentage of students meeting or exceeding math and reading proficiency in fourth and eighth grade.
• When the CIS Model of integrated student services is implemented with high fidelity, it correlates much more positively with school outcomes than mere service provision alone.
• Having a site coordinator on site more than 50 percent of the time correlates to much stronger positive school outcomes than when a site coordinator is present less than 50 percent of the time.

Who are we?

Communities In Schools of Wayne County is part of a National program that is the nation's leading community-based organization helping young people stay in school and prepare for life.

For more than 25 years, Communities In Schools has helped students choose success by ensuring their access to the "Five Basics":

A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult
A safe place to learn and grow
A healthy start and a healthy future
A marketable skill to use upon graduation
A chance to give back to peers and community

Each year, more than 2 million young people in 28 states have access to services through Communities In Schools. Join us in helping our area youth stay in school and prepare for life. Contact us today.

Our office is located in the Wayne County Chamber/Foundation Building
Lower Level at 33 South 7th St, Richmond,Indiana

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