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Communities In Schools reports high attendance and low suspension rates for case-managed students
Summary
Communities In Schools of Central Georgia outlined tiered supports in 12 Bibb County schools and reported that case-managed students showed semester-average attendance above 90% and out-of-school suspension rates below 10% in the first semester.
Taryn Collinsworth, CEO of Communities In Schools (CIS) of Central Georgia, updated the Bibb County Board about CIS's school-improvement supports, showing attendance, behavior and academic outcomes for case-managed students during the first semester.
Key findings and program model
Collinsworth described CIS's three-tier model: Tier 1 (whole-school services), Tier 2 (targeted small-group services) and Tier 3 (individual case management). She said empowerment coaches are located in the district's partner schools and provide daily supports and case management where needed.
On attendance and discipline data
Collinsworth presented semester attendance percentages for case-managed students, saying, "case managed students in every school show up more than 90% of the time, with our highest attendance being over 98% at Hartley Elementary." She also reported that more than 90% of case-managed students at every school had no out-of-school suspensions in the first semester and that "more than 97% of the students at 8 of the 12 schools we serve have no out of school suspensions during the first semester." She added that CIS case-managed students passed ELA at rates above 70% in 11 schools and passed math at over 70% in 8 schools (as reported in their slide data).
Scope, funding and services
Board members asked how many students CIS case-manages and how schools are selected. Collinsworth said CIS case-manages about 10% of each school's population and provides widely accessible Tier 1 services to all students in partner schools. She described a diversified funding stream including grants, the Griffith Foundation, MVP (Macon Violence Prevention) funding, mayoral contributions and individual donations. Collinsworth said empowerment coaches are full-time staff in each partner school, though Hartley had site-space limitations this year.
Examples and next steps
Collinsworth highlighted district supports brokered by CIS, including art installations, bike-safety and bike-repair certification with You Create Macon, mentoring through the Hope Collective (more than 40 active mentors), and planned pilots for family communication and targeted tutoring at SOAR Academy. She said future priorities include working with principals to identify needs, updating parent contact information and piloting targeted tutoring and family-communication interventions for chronically tardy students.
