Communities In Schools
Dropout Prevention
 

 

 

  

Thank You For Your Support!

2008 -2009 Numbers Show Champion Efforts
Of CIS Supporters And Staff

Few things are more satisfying and uplifting than watching the youth of our community respond to the positive and measurable efforts of Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area. Our success has been rewarding, especially when the "numbers" reflect the countless hours of personal contact and guidance afforded to students by our concerned community. Let us share a few of those accomplishments with you.

During the 2008-09 School Year, CIS provided Student Support Services to children attending twelve schools in the counties of Berkeley and Charleston: St. Stephen Elementary, St. Stephen Middle, Angel Oak Elementary, Edith L. Frierson Elementary, Jennie Moore Elementary, Memminger Elementary, Mitchell Elementary, North Charleston Elementary, Orange Grove Elementary, Haut Gap Middle, St. Johns High School and Septima P. Clark Academy. The results below are based on the 594 students who received ongoing CIS support services at these schools:

  • 97% maintained passing grades and were promoted to the next grade level
  • 82% improved grades in at least one major subject area
  • 91% improved/maintained adequate attendance rates
  • 100% of students old enough to drop out chose to remain in school
  • 100% eligible seniors graduated from high school


Supporters of Communities In Schools

  • The Albert Sottile Foundation
  • The Bakker Family Fund
  • AT&T Foundation
  • Berkeley County School District
  • Blackbaud, Inc.
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation
  • Charleston County
  • Charleston County School District
  • The Children’s Trust of South Carolina
  • City of Charleston
  • The Coastal Community Foundation
  • Cooper River Bridge Run
  • Community of I’On Artists
  • Grace Episcopal Church
  • Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation
  • The Lothmann Family Fund
  • The Mark Elliott Foundation
  • Maverick Southern Kitchens
  • The Medical University of South Carolina
  • The National AIDS Fund—Southern REACH
  • NCGS Laboratories
  • New Morning Foundation
  • The Palmetto Society
  • Piggly Wiggly Carolina
  • Post and Courier Foundation
  • Rotary Club of North Charleston
  • The Saul Alexander Foundation
  • SCANA Corporation
  • Trident United Way
  • The United States Tennis Association
  • The Wachovia Foundation
  • Women Making a Difference
  • Zucker Family Fund

Children's Trust of South Carolina