Individual Student Support

The founding principle of CIS is to establish one-on-one relationships with individual students in order to support them beyond obstacles to success in school. Communities In Schools staffed offices on 55 campuses throughout the Central Texas area. Counselors and Social Workers connect personally with at-risk students who have been referred by teachers or administrators to improve student achievement. They create a service plan based on each child’s needs and then make that plan happen. They may provide crisis intervention, individual counseling or support groups, drug prevention assistance, basic life skills, tutoring, mentoring or enrichment opportunities—whatever it takes to move the child up. The goal of all these services is to re-engage students into classroom and school activities and provide the vision for a more productive life.

Individuals Served
5,665 students were served intensively and over 36,000 additional students and parents were served agency-wide last year.

Other Relevant Demograhpics
· 21% had Limited English Proficiency
· 5.5% had an incarcerated parent
· 8% were teen parents
· 11.9% were in special education

For more information, contact: Director of Programs Eric Metcalf at (512) 464-9723 or email emetcalf@cisaustin.org.