Education Spotlight: Communities in Schools
Updated: Apr 2

Communities in Schools National Leadership

Rey A. Saldana, president and CEO of Communities in Schools

See "Ed Spotlight: Raise Your Hand Texas" blog.
Raise Your Hand Texas was founded by Charles Butt of HEB.
See "Education Spotlight: Charles Butt".
Communities in Schools National Board of Directors

Please note that there is a member of Planned Parenthood on the Communities in Schools National Board of Directors.

Please note that there is an AASA member & an Emerson Collective member on the Communities in Schools National Board of Directors.

See "Education Spotlight: AASA" blog.
See "Education Spotlight: Amplify" blog (connections to Emerson Collective).
Communities in Schools Founders Circle


Communities in Schools About Us Page
Examples of CIS's devotion and commitment to DEI.
See "Ed Spotlight: DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)".

Communities in Schools other website pages:

Communities in Schools social media posts (specifically on Twitter):
See Social Emotional Learning page.
See "tMHFA Public School Mental Health Program is Harmful to Children" blog.
CIS (Communities in Schools) affiliates in Texas (per CIS website):
CIS of Bay Area League City, TX 77573
CIS of Baytown Baytown, TX 77520
CIS of Brazoria County Alvin, TX 77511
CIS of Cameron County Brownsville, TX 78520
CIS of Central Texas Austin, TX 78704
CIS of East Texas Marshall, TX 75672
CIS of El Paso El Paso, TX 79936
CIS of Galveston County Galveston, TX 77550
CIS of Greater Central Texas Killeen, TX 76543
CIS of Greater Tarrant County Fort Worth, TX 76112
CIS of Greater Wichita Falls Area Wichita Falls, TX 76301
CIS of Hidalgo County McAllen, TX 78501
CIS of Houston Houston , TX 77008
CIS of Laredo Laredo, TX 78041
CIS of North Texas Lewisville, TX 75067
CIS of Northeast Texas Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455
CIS of San Antonio San Antonio, TX 78205
CIS of South Central Texas New Braunfels, TX 78130
CIS of Southeast Harris County Alvin, TX 77511
CIS of Southeast Texas Beaumont, TX 77701
CIS of the Big Country Abilene, TX 79601
CIS of the Coastal Bend Corpus Christi, TX 78412
CIS of the Dallas Region Dallas, TX 75247
CIS of the Golden Crescent Victoria, TX 77901
CIS of the Heart of Texas Waco, TX 76701
CIS of the Permian Basin Midland, TX 79701
CIS of the South Plains Lubbock, TX 79401
Houston ISD Communities in School Page

Communities in Schools Data Book 2020-2021
Note Texas funding.

4 from bottom is Texas......

Communities in Schools DEI Resource Guide
Communities In Schools 2022 Community Matters Report w/focus on DEI


2022 DEI Summit - The Power of IN: INcluded, INvolved, INspired

TEC Chapter 33 SUBCHAPTER E. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM

Below is information descending:
Mexican Consulate Advising Rice CISD on Accessing US Services
04/2023
by Communities In Schools Southeast Harris and Brazoria County


Episode 61 | Communities In Schools Part 3 - "Beads of Privilege"
02/2023
by Monica Leal Cline Show (podcast)
Episode 60 | Communities In Schools Part 2 - DEI & LGBTQ+
02/2023
by Monica Leal Cline Show (podcast)
Episode 59 | Communities In Schools Part 1
02/17/2023
Monica Leal Cline Show (podcast)
Training: Comprehensive Sexuality Education
2/2023
by Monica Cline
Scrub to 58:57 to start section on Communities in Schools which exposes their DEI initiatives.
Fredericksburg ISD Communities in Schools Contract
10/14/2022
by Fredericksberg ISD Board Book
Contract was revoked (by CIS themselves) after community disapproval.
MacKenzie Scott donates $133.5 million to educational nonprofit Communities In Schools
02/03/2022
by CBS News


Using Integrated Student Supports to Keep Kids in School:
A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Communities In Schools
04/2017
by MDRC / Wallace Foundation.org
