WHY IT MATTERs.
CIS is committed to continuous learning and uses evaluation findings to enhance and modify services for students. With a body of longitudinal research, the CIS Model is identified by the US Department of Education as a best practice for wrap-around student support.
In 2023, CIS Served:
Partnerships can also look different. We have corporations, foundations, and individuals supporting our model within schools. The community also engages with a range of other youth serving organizations to bring programming to our students.
With community partners, local business, civic organizations, and volunteers, CIS offers three tiers of support to schools, families and students:
TIER 1
Preventions and enrichment for whole schools
TIER 2
Collaborative Group Work for students with common needs
Tier 3
One-to-One Intervention
The Rps/HCPS footprint in 2023/24 includes:
23
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
10
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
7
HIGH SCHOOLS
Research shows that the ABC’s—Attendance, Behaviors, and Course Performance – are the greatest predictors for overall student success. These indicators serve as the basis for the core services CIS puts in place for students. A CIS student may have set goals toward one, two or all three of these risk-indicators. Coordinators monitor students across all factors to ensure progress.
A
IS FOR ATTENDANCE
70% of CIS students improved.
(1,685 of 2,399)
B
IS FOR BEHAVIOR
79% of CIS students improved.
(social emotional growth)
(1,846 of 2,345)
C
IS FOR COURSEWORK
81% of CIS students improved.
(1,834 of 2,266)
What We do
Working in 40 schools across Richmond Public Schools and Henrico County Public Schools, our evidence-based model connects students to caring adults and community resources to transform how they see and experience the world around them. By surrounding them with a network of trust they can turn to no matter where they are in their journey, we empower students to confront and overcome personal challenges and structural barriers – so they can take charge of the future they want for themselves and their communities.
What We Do
Working in 40 schools across Richmond Public Schools and Henrico County Public Schools, our evidence-based model connects students to caring adults and community resources to transform how they see and experience the world around them. By surrounding them with a network of trust they can turn to no matter where they are in their journey, we empower students to confront and overcome personal challenges and structural barriers – so they can take charge of the future they want for themselves, their communities and each other.
Transformative relationships are key to unlocking a student's potential.
We will succeed by including in our strategies, ingraining in our culture, and reflecting in our behaviors, principles and practices of diversity, equity and inclusion. As a result, we break down immediate and systemic barriers to create and sustain equitable outcomes.
