Communities In Schools Dallas Region

OUR MISSION

The mission of Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

WHY WE DO IT

Of the students we worked with last year: 69% are living in poverty, 27% have limited English proficiency, 40% failed statewide benchmark tests, 5% failed core level courses in the previous year, and 515 are homeless.*

* From the most recent TAPR data for campuses CISDR served in ’22-’23

HOW WE DO IT

In partnership with local school districts, we provide daily school based interventions to students in grades K–12 to address academic failure, truancy, behavioral issues, social service needs and more.

Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded locally in 1985. The Communities In Schools intervention is a series of evidence-based best practices within the community school model, placing trained staff on campuses to provide daily intervention to high-need students and families. The four main components of service delivery include academics, behavior/mental health, social services, and attendance. Once these barriers to success are addressed, Communities In Schools is able to re-direct these K–12 children towards improved outcomes in a coordinated, caring, and individualized way.

Services provided to children and their families by our professional staff include:

1. Parental and Family Support
Provide services and activities that increase the participation of parents in their students’ educational experience.

2. Educational Enhancement
Providing support in all educational areas as needed to encourage student achievement and success in their school experience.

3. Health and Human Services
Services that promote the increase of mental / physical health efforts and coordinate the delivery of social services such as medical and dental care, school supplies and clothing, mental health services, and other basic needs.

4. Supportive Guidance
One-on-one and/or group services that address individualize students’ needs. Areas of focus may include attendance, attitude and behavior, mentoring, peer mediation and violence-prevention groups.

5. College and Career Prep
Services planned and conducted to promote career awareness, college and application processes, financial aid and connections to campus guidance.

6. Cultural Enrichment
Services that provide positive social, cultural, recreational and interpersonal experiences to broaden and expand students’ life understanding. Activities may include after-school clubs, computer technology camps, field trips, multicultural programs and social skills training.

Learn more about the Six Components of the Communities In Schools program.