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Texas Education Agency, Evaluation of Communities in Schools (CIS) of Texas
well together when prioritizing service needs for students and schools. Almost all campus/case
managers surveyed indicated that they conduct needs assessments for both whole-school and
case-managed services at their schools (98.5 and 98.9%, respectively). Slightly more than
three-quarters (76%) of the campus/case managers report conducting whole-school needs
assessments at least once a year. Information from the needs assessments is reportedly used
to prepare an annual campus plan, clearly stating the objectives for the school year and the
programs/services that will be provided (either directly by CIS or coordinated/brokered through
CIS) to the school and its students. Students are referred to the program by teachers, guidance
counselors, parents, and even classmates. Once referred, an individualized student plan is
developed for each case-managed student to track progress and ensure needs were being
adequately and effectively addressed. The monitoring of these plans (campus and student) was
described as both formal and informal. Most of the formal monitoring and assessment involved
collecting and tracking data required by CISTMS for the State Office. Additionally, most affiliates
had monthly, if not more frequent, requests for data from each campus to allow for the
monitoring of the number of students being served, the types of services provided, the amount
or dosage of services being provided, and the demographics of the students being served.
2. Who is Served by CIS
Using the most comprehensive data from CISTMS, we are provided with a snapshot of who is
served by CIS on an annual basis. Table 9 provides demographic information for CIS case-
managed students across 711 schools reporting in 2005-06 and 741 schools reporting in 2006-
07. The data suggest that, on average, the number of case-managed students per school was
126 in 2005-06 and 117 in 2006-07. These figures are consistent with information regarding the
size of individual caseloads provided by campus/case managers during the case study site
visits.
Table 9. Demographics of CIS Case-Managed Students*
2005-06 2006-07
Ethnicity n=89,556 n=86,836
White, not of Hispanic Origin 17.5% 15.1%
African American 22.2% 21.7%
Hispanic 59.3% 62.0%
Native American 0.3% 0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.8%
ESL/LEP n=78,762 n =82,742
18.3% 19.7%
Special Education n=78,762 n=82,742
8.0% 9.0%
Average Household Income
n=53,186
-** $21,813
Public Assistance n=79,607 n=82,529
Free/Reduced Lunch 80.1% 80.3%
Food Stamps 18.8% 18.0%
Medicaid 20.8% 20.6%
TANF Eligible 59.1% 59.9%
TANF Recipient 9.5% 7.4%
Service Referral Source n=68,969 n=66,725
CIS Staff 12.3% 15.2%
Parent 17.9% 26.0%
Teacher 32.0% 28.5%
Principal/Assistant Principal 5.9% 5.4%
School Counselor 8.8% 8.3%
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