OUR PROGRAM FACTS

· Started by the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, the program first began in the 93-94 school year serving 300 students; with a thirteen year history of success, CIS now serves more than 2,700 students each year with ongoing, intensive services – both individual and group intervention, as well as services to families in their homes.

· The only program of its kind in the counties served, with CIS staff located directly in the schools, working hand-in-hand with school administrators and teachers to provide a myriad of needed services with the goal of helping all children be successful in school.

· CIS meets significant needs of at-risk students and those in crisis situations in partnership with school faculty and administrators and in collaboration with other local nonprofit organizations.

· Supported in significant part by state legislative funds so that our local communities can benefit from this program and pay less than half the total cost to have it for their students and families.

· CIS collaborates with more than 100 local businesses and organizations to maximize the services to students and families and to avoid duplication of services being provided.

 

 PROGRAM 2006-2007 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

· 95% of students in grades 7-12 served by CIS stayed in school to complete the school year

· 92.0% of students served by CIS who were referred for academics, behavior, or attendance improved in one or more of these areas

· 87% of those CIS-served students eligible to graduate from high school, did graduate or received their GED

· More than 20,000 students received at least one service from CIS at their school

· More than 44,623 hours of service were provided to students in need by CIS volunteers comprising of 273 adult volunteers and 881 student volunteers

 

 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE

 

· Forty-nine CIS case-managed students chose to graduate rather than drop out of high school and now have the potential of earning an additional $366,000 over their lifetime

· These 49 graduates will also generate sales in local businesses of $35,060,970

· An estimated 85% of their total earnings will be spent in the community

· 20 jobs will be created and supported in the community by 40 CIS case-managed students graduating high school

· Nationally CIS is saving taxpayers more than $22 billion annually from keeping adults out of prison and on the road to educational success