Some Facts about CIS in Delaware for 2006-2007
- Nearly 7 thousand students and their families had access to CIS brokered services in 5 school districts.
- Approximately 550 students are targeted for specific support due to identified risk factors such as poor academic performance, poor attendance, or frequent misbehavior.
- CIS collaborated and worked with 84 community partners(agencies, organizations, or individuals).
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80 volunteers provided mentoring and direct service to students, totaling 1250 hours.|
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More than 850 parent/guardians were engaged in some way and/or served by CIS.
CIS identified a very specific group of students for needed assistance in one or more of seven areas – attendance, behavior, suspensions, school achievement, promotion, graduation, and academic achievement. The following are the outcomes of CIS in Delaware 2006-2007:
Attendance
- 72 percent of the students tracked for poor attendance improved their attendance.
Promotion, Graduation, Staying in School
- 98 percent of tracked CIS students remained in school.
- 88 percent of the tracked eligible seniors graduated.
- 83 percent of all CIS-tracked students were promoted to the next grade.
Behavior Incidents and Suspension
- 72 percent of students tracked for behavior problems had fewer behavior incidents.
