Our Impact

School-based staff within the CIS-VA network rely on this model to help schools and students succeed. Network staff use this model to help schools identify annual goals, help students identify individual goals, develop meaningful supports, and use data to track and evaluate progress toward goals.

Our model is a whole-school approach to deliver tiered supports that best meet the needs of schools and students. We provide these supports in three different tiers:

Tier I: School Level

Widely available services designed to foster a positive school climate and address school-level risk factors.

Tier II: Targeted Services

Targeted services typically provided in a group setting to students with a common need.

Tier III: Individualized Services

Intensive, individualized services, typically provided in a one-on-one setting to students with highly specific needs.

Utilizing this model with fidelity has led to impactful change in communities within the CIS-VA network. To learn more about the collective impact of the CIS-VA network see our 2024-25 Impact Report.