COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY INC

All in for kids

Alvin, TX   |  www.cistxjv.org

Mission

Communities In Schools of Brazoria County (CIS) exists to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, graduate, and prepare for life. CIS programs are designed to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged youth by providing services that revolve primarily around education and are geared toward dropout prevention, high school graduation, classroom behavior and participation, higher classroom grades and testing scores. The CIS program is a multi-disciplinary prevention program that increases each at-risk student participant's opportunity to be successful in school by improving attendance, academic performance and behavior and increasing the stay in school rate (decreasing the dropout rate).

Ruling year info

1993

Chief Executive Officer

Donna K Montes

Main address

1600 E. Highway 6 #201

Alvin, TX 77511 USA

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EIN

76-0392820

NTEE code info

Student Services and Organizations (B80)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

Family Services (P40)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Communities In Schools Program

The primary purpose of Communities In Schools of Brazoria County (CIS) is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged youth by empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life. The CIS program offers services designed to fit the identified needs of the student that revolve primarily around education by providing services geared toward drop-out prevention, high school graduation, classroom behavior, higher classroom grades and testing scores. The CIS program facilitates the coordinated delivery of existing health, social, education, and other support services. Current services include academic assistance, tutoring, crisis intervention, health, college and career fairs, community service, teen parenting programs, parenting workshops and events. CIS collaborates with federal, state and local social service agencies, private and community based organizations and businesses, local colleges, churches, and public schools to provide these services.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people
Victims of crime and abuse

VOCA Victim of Crisis Act provides intervention services to district students and families to ensure their voices are heard and they are properly cared for.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Communities in Schools National Accreditation 2020

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY INC

Board of directors
as of 02/04/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jo Mapel

Dana Blackstock

Judge John Vasut

Jo Mapel

Donna Tate

Brenda George

S.T.O.P.

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/4/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

Transgender Identity

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/04/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.