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Communities In Schools
53
Counties Participating
260
Schools Involved
243
Site Coordinators
100,000
Students Impacted
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.  Facilitating the basic needs of a child is critical and the CIS site coordinator is at times, the one caring adult in a child's life who can make a monumental difference.  ​

News & Announcements

Governor and First Lady Justice introduce newest Friends With Paws therapy dog at Greenbrier East High School
08/29/2023
Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice visited Greenbrier East High School today for an assembly to celebrate the arrival of the state’s next therapy dog through the Friends With Paws program....read more
Governor and First Lady Justice announce 15 new counties added to CIS program
08/28/2023
Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice announced today that schools in 15 additional counties across West Virginia are being added to the roster of participants in the state’s Communities In Schools (CIS) program....read more
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CIS Affiliate

95%
Improved Behavior

74%
Improved Academics

76%
Improved Attendance

92%
Were Promoted (K-11)

93%
Graduated or Received GED (Grade 12)

>99%
Stayed in School



95%
Improved Behavior

74%
Improved Academics

76%
Improved Attendance

92%
Were Promoted (K-11)

93%
Graduated or Received GED (Grade 12)

>99%
Stayed in School

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