Communities In School

 Dallas     Texas

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Since 1985, Communities In Schools Dallas Region, Inc. (CISDR) has provided programs and services on the school campus to best meet the physical and emotional needs of at-risk students and empower them to remain in school.

We have built a solid reputation of success in increasing attendance rates, parental involvement and graduation rates, while fundamentally changing the lives of children—and families—in need.

"The mission of Communities In Schools Dallas Region, Inc. is to help students at risk of failure stay in school, achieve academically to become productive and contributing members of our communities. CIS Dallas Region was founded in 1985 to address the growing number of high school dropouts in Dallas and surrounding areas. As experts in collaboration and in providing comprehensive case-managed services, CISDR’s professional staff brings community resources into schools to work in the interest of at-risk children in a coordinated, caring and cost-effective way. Currently, CISDR operates in 58 schools in eightschool districts in Dallas, Collin, Hunt and Ellis counties.

CIS Dallas Region’s programs have a direct impact on more than 47,000 students annually. Nearly 80% of the students served by CISDR are economically disadvantaged and at-risk of academic failure according to the Texas Education Agency.

Students are referred to the program by teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, friends or are self-referred. CISDR case managers work with each child to develop a holistic plan to prepare students for successful lives. This means that CISDR not only works with students to address academic concerns, but also with parents, teachers and administrators who are involved with these students each day. By using this holistic wrap-around approach, distractions and disruptions in the student’s life outside of the school environment are addressed, allowing the student to focus on his/her schoolwork.

CISDR's vision is to be recognized as experts in the field of dropout prevention and the leading provider of the highest quality, most effective services to at-risk schoolchildren.

Communities In School Volunteer Information

Becoming a CISDR volunteer is a fun and rewarding way to have a positive impact on the life of a child. Each year, CISDR works with more than 1,000 corporate and community volunteers who provided thousands of hours of service to our students and their families.

Volunteer opportunities are available at our campus sites, at our administrative office and during CISDR-sponsored events. Applicants interested in serving as a mentors or tutors at one of our partner schools must pass a background check before being placed at a site.