Affiliate Support
In the 2021-22 school year, CIS-VA supported its network of affiliates by:
- Successfully advocating for an increase in annual funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the creation of a $10M Community School Fund
- Conducting affiliate-specific trainings across the network
- Providing customized data and evaluation support and training
- Facilitating cross-affiliate collaboration
- Introducing an Engagement & Learning Fellowship program to foster leadership development
- Publishing monthly e-newsletter focused on learning and professional development for site coordinators
- Pursuing innovative approaches to targeting and measuring of social-emotional learning supports
- Partnering with CIS of Petersburg to pilot a new partnership with Sesame Street in Communities
- Engaging in strategic planning to help guide the next phase of expansion
- Growing staff to support expansion in existing affiliates and new regions
- Providing all affiliates with resources for executive coaching for staff leadership
- Providing pass-through funds to support affiliate expansion and program development
Read our 2021-22 Annual Report

2021-2022 Outcomes
Case-managed students across the CIS-VA network
%
students achieved goalsfor attendance, academics
and behavior
%
K-11 studentsadvanced to the
next grade
%
graduating seniorshad academic and/or
career plans
%
seniors graduated or received a GED