CIS Testimonials
“CIS plays an integral part in helping children succeed. Their constant commitment in helping provide important wraparound services and support to struggling students greatly benefits our schools. Schools simply cannot do it alone, and this unique nonprofit model partnership brings resources that we don’t have the capacity to secure alone.
We are lucky to have our local affiliate, TEA and CIS National partner to work alongside our school district to help our students succeed.”
Trisha Sheffield, former Lewisville ISD School Board President
“Communities In Schools is a vital component of our district and community. Having CIS in our schools has positively impacted our students’ academic performance and overall social and emotional well-being. I strongly encourage the Legislature to increase funding for CIS so that they can continue to expand to serve more schools and students in need.”
HD Chambers, Superintendent of Alief ISD
“The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute has worked with districts across the state to understand the real-world challenges students face, particularly those in crisis or who have experienced trauma. CIS ensures their students have access to the support they need to cope with mental health challenges and is a critical partner to student well-being in Texas.”
Andy Keller, PhD President & CEO of Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
“I love CIS because it’s like an second home to me. To have people who check up on me everyday in school and reward me for my hard work means a lot.”
Rahma A., student, North Crowely High School, Fort Worth, Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County
“I love CIS because it helps our students that are struggling financially or emotionally cope with school culture.”
Tiffany Robinson, teacher, Dunbar Middle School,
CIS of Bay Area
“As a parent, there are no words to describe how much my son has benefited from CIS. My son is extremely shy and lacks confidence. Since he started with CIS, I have seen more happiness, more confidence and more willingness to come to school and learn.”
Marcela Jeddery, parent and teacher, Benito Martinez Elementary, Communities In Schools of El Paso
“Chapel Hill ISD is a very rural district with limited resources. CIS is a cost effective way to help our students receive services they otherwise would not have available. By serving students in elementary, middle and high school, CIS assures early interventions and prevents later, costlier interventions. I see more students lives enriched and families who are able to function; this only helps our district to improve. Without CIS, our students would lose valuable services that at times are life changing.”
Marc Levesque, Superintendent, Chapel Hill ISD, Mount Pleasant, Communities In Schools of Northeast Texas
“CIS is like a second home to me. A place is your home when you feel safe and confident with the people you are around and this is the way I feel when I am at the CIS office. Since I started being a part of CIS, I have become a more confident person. I believe that every school needs CIS at its campus.” #CIS4us