COMMUNITY IN SCHOOLS
Ariel Waller
Site Coordinator
Heritage Elementary School
Office: 470.254.8144 Ext. 28947
What is Communities In Schools?
Communities In Schools is a national organization that ensures every student, regardless of race, gender, ability, zip code, or socioeconomic background has what they need to realize their full potential in school and beyond.
Communities In Schools works by bringing community resources directly into schools through embedding a trained local coordinator whose sole focus is helping connect students with additional supports to help them learn, advance in grade level and graduate.
Our Reach
During the 2021-2022 school year, CIS provided services to more than 1.8 million young people and their families in 25 states and the District of Columbia. Working directly inside 3,270 schools and community sites across the country, our network of 111 affiliates and 3 licensed partners connected students to caring adults and community resources to help them see, confront, and overcome the barriers that stand between them and a brighter future.
Data-Driven Impact
For more than four decades, Communities In Schools has demonstrated measurable success in creating equitable outcomes for schools and students of color and students that live in impoverished communities. During the 2021-2022 school year, 99 percent of students enrolled in CIS programs remained in school through the end of the school year, with 97 percent of K-11 students being promoted to the next grade, and 95 percent of seniors graduating or receiving a GED. View our recent data book for a comprehensive look at our work nationwide.