Communities In Schools

[1] With these schools, CIS with basic needs including clothing, food, life skills, family engagement, and mental health.

[2] In February 2020, CIS announced that VIA Metropolitan Transit Board of Trustees chairman and former San Antonio City Councilman Rey Saldaña would become the new president and CEO.

[4] ICF International[5] was contracted to conduct the five-year longitudinal study titled 'The National Evaluation of Communities In Schools'.

They also state that their model results in a higher percentage of students reaching proficiency in fourth- and eighth- grade reading and mathematics, when implemented with high fidelity.

Finally, their report indicates that effective implementation of their model correlates more strongly with positive school-level outcomes (dropout and graduation rates, achievement, etc.