Get Involved — Communities in Schools of Laredo, Inc.

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You can make a lasting difference in the life of a child and help end the dropout crisis.

“It's relationships, not programs, that change children.” - Bill Milliken

What Does Communities in Schools of Laredo Do?

Keeping youth in school is not simply the role of teachers or the school—it is a community responsibility. Students drop out for a variety of reasons and there are usually signs that indicate a student’s disengagement—lowering grades, higher absence rate, or unsettling behaviors.

Communities In Schools (CIS) of Laredo, Inc. is a dropout prevention program funded by the Texas Legislature and administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). CIS partners with educators, students, and parents to identify the needs of students who are at-risk of dropping out of school.

CIS Model

The CIS Model is designed to recognize these signs and provide integrated student support services and resources needed by students to reengage and stay in school. Once the needs are identified, CIS customizes supports for students and families and provides individual case management and schoolwide services, engaging the community as part of the process.

This comprehensive model includes effective program administration; trained professional staff on each campus; community resource coordination; holistic, case management for students and families with significant needs; and schoolwide activities aligned to campus goals.

How You Can Help

From individualized case management services to facilitated services or programs for a targeted group of students or the entire campus, CIS Laredo helps ease the burden on schools, strengthen relationships between home and school, and increase opportunities for positive life choices and academic achievement.
You can make a difference! We are counting on caring persons like you to help us meet this challenge.

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life of a child in need.

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children in danger of dropping out of school.

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