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Communities In Schools presents outcomes for HEB campuses; staff say hundreds served and high service metrics
Summary
Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County reported verified student outcomes for HEB ISD, saying the program served hundreds of students with high improvement rates in attendance, behavior and academics and delivering targeted case management and counseling at district campuses.
Representatives from Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County updated HEB ISD trustees on the nonprofit's work in the district, reporting verified outcomes and service counts for 2024'25.
Lauren Sly, chief operating officer for Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County, and Morgan Erie, vice president of impact and evaluation, told the board their district-specific outcomes are verified by the Texas Education Agency and summarized results the group verified for HEB.
Erie said 92% of students served improved attendance, 95% improved behavior, 90% improved academically, 99% were promoted, 99% graduated or received a GED, 100% stayed in school and 82% made progress toward their clinical goals. She said the program has served 656 students to date in case management and reports 51 mental-health counseling cases across four campuses: LD Bell, Trinity, Bedford and Harwood.
Erie listed a range of schoolwide and individual supports the nonprofit provided this year, including a book-vending machine, carnival and holiday donation drives, military recruiter visits, ASVAB test preparation, kindness week, translation services, field trips to American Airlines and the Amon Carter Museum, and cafeteria etiquette programming.
Sly and Erie also shared a success story from Harrison Lane Elementary: a sibling group who entered services in 2022 while experiencing homelessness. After two years of intensive support the family obtained stable housing and employment and the children were no longer receiving food assistance, staff said.
Board members thanked the organization for its partnership and for work the district said helps in complex, high-need cases. No board action was tied to the presentation.
