The mission of CIS of Chicago is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
This includes an estimated 1,400 students in 31 Intensive Program schools that will receive direct support from embedded CIS of Chicago staff.
The program is inspired by a series of columns by New York Times writer Thomas Friedman, who argued that the jobs of the future will require worker with both solid STEM abilities and strong social-emotional learning skills.
Many local organizations, corporations, and institutions are ready to help but do not always know how to access or navigate schools or how to adapt their programming for classroom settings.
Last year our Supports Managers provided a range of intervention services to almost 1,000 targeted students who were off track in their attendance, behavior and/or grades.
Of that cohort: •99 percent either graduated or were promoted to the next grade •None dropped out • No-cost connections to a network of 200+ service providers based in the Chicago area • Guidance and support in needs assessment, program coordination, relationship building and program evaluation • Exclusive training and networking events • In 31 of our 175 partner schools, an embedded CIS of Chicago Student Supports Manager to provide ongoing interventions services to targeted students off track in their attendance, behavior and/or grades.