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Communities In Schools outlines student supports at Westside, Foothills; district leaders discuss expansion
Summary
A representative from Communities In Schools of North Central Washington described an integrated student-support model the nonprofit runs in Wenatchee-area schools and answered board questions about staffing, funding and expansion to additional district schools.
Emilio, a representative of Communities In Schools of North Central Washington, told the Wenatchee School District Board of Directors that the nonprofit embeds site coordinators inside schools to connect students to basic needs, behavioral supports, tutoring and college/career prep.
The presentation, introduced by Corey (district superintendent), summarized CIS’s model of integrated student supports: a needs assessment, team planning with the principal, and a three-tier service delivery that ranges from schoolwide events to individualized case work for about 25–35 students per site coordinator.
CIS staff work with community partners to deliver services in schools where students already are,…
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