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Board approves expansion and funding for Communities In Schools and JNCG agreements; district to seek state grant
Summary
Cumberland County Schools approved expanded MOAs with Communities In Schools to add two schools and continued funding for Jobs for North Carolina Graduates at Southview High School; the district will apply for a state EWIF grant to offset a $30,000 local cost for JNCG.
The Cumberland County Board of Education on May 6 approved memoranda of agreement to continue Communities In Schools (CIS) services in several schools, expand CIS to two additional sites and to continue a Jobs for North Carolina Graduates (JNCG) elective at Southview High School.
District and CIS representatives told the student support services committee that the expanded CIS footprint would extend services to Nick Jerrells Middle School and add West Area Elementary School, increasing the district share of CIS funding from about $94,053 to $160,053 for the coming year. The board approved the increased local allocation. Communities In Schools outlined its ABC+P framework, described student support specialists with 40-student caseloads and presented outcomes data (attendance, behavior, coursework, promotions and graduation rates) for students on CIS caseloads.
The committee also approved a $30,000 local allocation to continue JNCG at Southview High School, a classroom-based elective for juniors and seniors that teaches career exploration and employability competencies and includes a 12-month post-graduation follow-up. Staff said the district had applied for the state EWIF grant in prior years and would submit an application again this week; if the grant is awarded the JNCG cost would be offset and the board chair would provide a letter of support to meet the May 16 application deadline.
Speakers included CIS staff who described program fidelity, the tiered supports model and outcomes: CIS staff said in 2022—6 the students with attendance goals achieved 90% of targets, students with behavior goals achieved 100% of targets and coursework goals were reached by 85% of students on their caseloads; the CIS high school caseload reported that all seniors on the specialist—s caseload graduated in that year. The board motion to approve the MOAs passed unanimously in committee.
