Wraparound Services

Programs vary by campus:

Communities In Schools of Texas (CIS)

Communities In Schools (CIS) is a dropout prevention program funded in part by the Texas Legislature and administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). CIS works in collaboration with school personnel to develop and provide a comprehensive Integrated Student Support (ISS) program uniquely tailored to address unmet academic and non-academic barriers to students' success. CIS staff complete a thorough campus needs assessment to identify campus needs, gaps in service, available resources, and the goals and priorities of the campus administration. CIS staff use this information to then develop a plan of service to address identified needs. In partnership with community providers, professional CIS staff provide a range of intentionally targeted services that are offered broadly to all students on campus and more intensively to a smaller cohort of "case-managed" students to ensure all students receive the level of support needed to consistently come to school ready to learn and remain on the path to graduation.  CIS receives parental permission to monitor student level data and track educational outcomes for all case-managed students served.

Services Provided by CIS in Texas

CIS in Texas provides services in eight broad areas:

1. Mental and Behavioral Health Services - including a variety of behavioral health interventions, skill building activities, crisis response
2. Health and Human Services - including connections to health services, basic needs assistance
3. Parental and Family Engagement Services - including home visits and consultation
4. Academic Enhancement and Support Services - including tutoring, developing study skills
5. Attendance and Engagement Services - including attendance initiatives and re-engagement efforts
6. College and Career Readiness Services - including post-secondary and career exploration, employment skills training, college visits
7. Enrichment Services - including training, extended learning time, school climate activities
8. Case Management Services - including academic and attendance monitoring, check-ins, service coordination

 

Girls, INC. of Tarrant County

Girls Inc. of Tarrant County serves girls in elementary through high school through school-based and community-based programs, summer camps, weekend events, and mentoring.

Girls learn to value their whole selves, discover and develop their inherent strengths, and tools they need to embrace new opportunities.

Whether girls are learning to read, develop a business plan, design a website, or leading a discussion, there are common threads that run through Girls Inc. programs that help ensure girls’ success. We use these criteria to create consistent experiences, outcomes and levels of quality in everything we do for girls.

• A physically, socially and emotionally safe place.
• Mentoring Relationships
  Trusting relationships with trained adult staff and volunteers.
• Intentional & Compensatory Programming
  Programs that provide access and exposure to new opportunities.
• Research-Based Curricula
  Relevant, field-tested curricula that build girls’ knowledge, skills and mind-sets.
• Interactive Skill-Building Activities
  Girl-centered, motivating and engaging programs
• Sustained Exposure
  Program exposure and personal connections over time to increase positive outcomes