Communities in Schools New Orleans, Inc.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
CIS Champ Camp
21st Century Community Learning Center serving 300 students in an afterschool setting at three New Orleans schools
Integrated Student Support Services
Site coordination of integrated student support services in schools.
CIS Mentoring Program
CIS, in partnership with OJJDP and several other CIS affilliates, has established a mentoring program for middle and high school students. It is not part of another initiative, ie tutoring program, lifeskills program, rather it is a pure mentoring program following best practices as presented by MENTOR. Our funding partners include United Way of Southeast Louisiana and Capital One. We will make 200 matches over a three year period, and positively impact the lives of the students so they will stay in school and achieve.
CIS Champs Choice Store
CIS receives in-kind donations and prepares them for selection by and/or distribution to public school teachers with whom CIS works. We welcome anything that a classroom teacher might use that is in very good condition. (no TEXTBOOKS please, they will not meet the Common Core Standards). We except new clothing in the categories of underwear, socks and coats. We welcome hygiene items for our teenage girls. Sports equipment of all kinds is in high demand. And of course, we love office supplies. There is never enough in a school budget to pay for those things.
Where we work
Awards
CIS Nationally Accredited Affiliate 2010
Communities in Schools, Inc.
National Program of the Month 2010
Reading Is Fundamental
External reviews
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We seek to prevent every student we work with from dropping out of school, and just as importantly, staying on track to promote each year and to graduate on time. We connect them to the community-based services that will help them overcome their barriers to success. This often means the family members benefit as well. We provide the efficiency and effectiveness of identifying the needs kids have and making it possible for them to connect to services that are already available. In addition, we create value by creating services that might not otherwise exist.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We contract with schools (yes, schools showing a financial commitment are better partners) to provide the full CIS Comprehensive services. This includes a fulltime site coordinator placed at their school to deliver the evidence-proven model of integrated student support. Once we have a presence in the school we connect whatever resources we can find to the specific students who need those resources. In addition, we provide some of those interventions ourselves (ie mentoring, afterschool programming, basic needs, counseling). Further, we dedicate our leadership's time to being very active in developing community-wide initiatives that build the strenght of services provided across programs.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a strong board of directors, a highly qualified staff, strong and committed funding partners, and a growing base of supporters who donate their time, their money and their energy to insure the success of our community's children.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have evidence of our success in keeping kids in school. For that reason, we continue to grow, as both school leaders seek us out and funding sources, including the schools themselves, commit to expanding the scale of our work in Louisiana.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Communities in Schools New Orleans, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 04/29/2019
David Perlis
Perlis Clothing
Margaret Wall
None
Dan Wright
US Department of the Interior
Sheila Sanderford
None
Kate Barron
Retired Educator
Julie Breitmeyer
Julie F. Breitmeyer, CPA
Geri Brumfield
Retired Educator
David Perlis
Perlis Clothing
Missy Sparks
Ochsner Health System
Claire Stahel
None
Charline Gipson
Davillier Law Group
Jeanne Foster
Gambit Weekly
Sally Suhon
Suthon Solutions
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes