Our Impact

In 2023-24, CIS-VA supported its network of affiliates by:

Funneling Resources

• Providing $5.2M in pass-through funds to affiliates
• Administering $5M in Community School Funds awarded by the VDOE to support new and expanded programming in the network
• Administering Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funding to support CIS of Petersburg
• Administering $977,000 in Congressionally Directed Community Project Funding to support student engagement in 16 schools

Driving Network Growth

• Engaging network leadership in strategic funding discussions to help guide ongoing expansion and sustainability
• Supporting the establishment of an emerging affiliate, CIS of Virginia in Southside, with new partnerships in Greensville County and Danville

Delivering Network Support

• Hosting a two-day CIS-VA Network Summit, convening more than 200 network staff and 25 partners for learning and connection
• Conducting 91 training and technical assistance programs including workshops, peer learning, resource sharing and coaching
  • 24 affiliate-specific inter-network trainings
  • 27 small group programs
  • 28 network-wide events
  • 263 total hours of training and engagement
• Providing customized data and evaluation support and training
• Facilitating cross-affiliate collaboration
• Redesigning the Emerging Leaders Fellowship to foster leadership development for veteran network school-based staff
• Publishing monthly e-newsletter focused on learning and professional development for school-based staff
• Supporting ongoing utilization of the DESSA tool to assess social-emotional learning needs and make data-driven programming decisions

Read our 2023-24 Annual Report