Communities In Schools (CIS)
Communities in Schools
Communities In Schools (CIS) is a community-based organization helping kids succeed in school and prepare for life. It’s nonprofit, nonpartisan, and dedicated to ending the dropout epidemic in the United States. There is a CIS Coordinator for Lamar Middle School her name is Jaci Hartfiel. The Lamar CIS office number is (254) 215-6467.
Essential Services
CIS provides essential services that allow teachers to focus on teaching and students to focus on learning by addressing the following issues:
Academics:
- Immediate support for students
- Initial parental involvement
- Monitoring academics directly until progress is evident
Attendance:
- Works with students, parents and judicial system
- Research the cause of absence(s)
- Address issues via counseling
- Directly monitor attendance until issue is resolved
Behavior:
- Work with disorderly students
- Research cause of behavior
- Address issues via counseling
- Get students back in class and ready to learn
