2024-2025 Student Success Yearbook

Goals are an essential part of the Communities In Schools model. Through conversations with teachers and students, alongside robust data analysis, our program managers identify the biggest challenges facing schools and individual students, and help set the type of “SMART” goals that you are likely familiar with - goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound - in response. Our case-managed students set a total of 3,632 individualized goals this year. Many focused on improving chronic absenteeism, our primary directive at the school-wide and individual student levels. For students who need support in other areas - behavior, course work, or social and life skills - we set a goal focused on progress in the most relevant area of need. From there, students meet regularly with their program managers to monitor their progress. Our team provides encouragement, support, accountability, and a safe space for students to strategize and learn to navigate setbacks as they work towards their goal. It’s inspiring to watch, and you are about to read four incredible stories of students who worked hard and achieved their goals this year. We are so proud of the resilience and determination shown by Carson, Mariah, Sierra, and the Newton siblings this year. Read the Yearbook here and thank you for joining us as we celebrate their success.

Sincerely,

Meredith Benton, Chief Executive Officer

Tiffany Patton, Chief Program Officer