A Braided Approach to Sustainability

After considering local community plans and district leadership priorities, Communities In Schools® (CIS®) of Southeast Harris and Brazoria Counties developed a Scaling for Success plan to expand CIS services to 10 new Title I campuses across three districts in TX. The plan included a sustainable funding model supported by several public and private agencies with a common goal of addressing student achievement.

CIS was able to match dollars from the Texas Education Agency, Texas State Office of the Governor Juvenile Justice grants, Office of the Governor Truancy Prevention grants, United Way, Emergency Shelter and Food funding from multiple counties, private foundations, and school district education foundation grants.