Communities In Schools 2 A Strong Scalable Communities

Communities In Schools

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A Strong & Scalable Communities In Schools Network National Office 12 State Offices 1. 3 Million Kids 181 Local Offices 3 4600 staff (2100 site coordinators) 15, 000 partners 57, 000 volunteers – 2. 5 m service hrs 472 school district partnerships 3400 public school sites $240 million in annual network revenue BBB’s Wise Giving Seal High rating from Charity Navigator

CIS Serves the Highest Need Students • 96% of the students we serve are on free or reduced price lunch • 81% are students of color • 30% of the students we serve live in rural areas • We serve students and their families, with a strong focus on engaging parents • CIS supports children of military families on bases throughout the Southeast. • CIS serves close to 15, 000 Native American Children 4

CIS Research Based Model Focused on the neediest students • 96 percent of CIS students receive free and reduced lunch • 81 percent of CIS students are racial minorities Cost effective • Costs less than $200 per student to deliver • Mobilizes more than 57, 000 volunteers, 15, 000 community-based organizations • Network leverages more than $49 million worth of volunteer time Proven • National third party evaluation by ICF • Only program proven to increase whole school graduation rates and decrease whole school dropout rates 5 5 Scalable & Adaptable • Over ten years, we’ve doubled the number of students served from 700, 000 to more than 1. 3 million • CIS is effective in urban, suburban, and rural settings

Proven Impact: Evidence from the Five Year National Evaluation The CIS National Evaluation had a robust evaluation design: • data inventory • quasi-experimental design • natural • external comparison • random control trials • compared the results to over 1, 600 studies screened by the Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse 6 6

Evidence of Impact Findings of Five Year Evaluation • Communities In Schools’ positive effect on both dropout rates and graduation rates is unique among dropout prevention programs; • The higher the level of fidelity to the Communities In Schools model, the greater the effects, • Positive effects accrued to schools across states, settings (urban, suburban, rural), grade levels and ethnicities; • The Austin randomized controlled trial, which demonstrated a reduction in student dropout rates that was nearly three times the What Works Clearinghouse’s threshold for “substantively important” effects. 7

Evidence of Impact Findings of Five Year Evaluation • CIS is one of a small number of dropout prevention programs proven to keep kids in school. • That CIS is the only dropout prevention program in the nation proven to increase graduation rates, graduating students on time with a regular diploma. • When implemented with fidelity, the CIS Model results in a higher percentage of students reaching proficiency in 4 th and 8 th grade math and in 4 th and 8 th grade reading. • The CIS Model for integrated student support services correlates more strongly with school level outcomes than service provided without integrated student supports. 8

CIS Uses Research To Drive Quality & Continuous Improvement Evidence Site standards 9 Non-profit business standards Higher performing organization Greater impact on children

The Request Within ESEA include a competitive grant program for schools and nonprofits working together to provide integrated student services. 10