Communities In Schools Model Yields Increased Graduation Rates and Significant Economic Benefits (click here to hear more)
CIST and the Tacoma Rainiers come together to culminate the "BIG" program.
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Why We Do What We Do:We work to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. One of the primary focuses of our organization is to foster academic success in order to combat the epidemic of students dropping out. We take a proactive approach to keeping students in school. This approach is not only the most effective, but also economically efficient.
Program Goals:
Improve family involvement with the school and community
Increase healthy lifestyle behavior choices
Increase volunteer mentors
Increase student academic achievement
Increase the number of one-on-one relationships between students and caring adults
Increase relationships between the schools and our valued business partners
2010/2011 celebrations and accomplishments include:
We served over 5,000 students through a variety of services
95% of the students in our reading program increased their scores
133 students graduated who otherwise would have dropped out
