Our Work
The CIS Model:
Integrated Student Supports
Here’s How We Do It
Discover Needs
Through conversations with teachers and students—alongside robust data analysis—CIS site coordinators identify the biggest challenges facing schools and individual students.
Plan Together
CIS site coordinators work with school administrators and educators to develop a plan that prioritizes the various academic and non-academic supports that meet students’ needs.
Integrate Supports
Site coordinators work with school teams every day to integrate the supports identified in the planning process. That’s how CIS becomes an integral part of a school community and students’ lives.
Monitor, Evaluate, and Adjust
CIS site coordinators work with schools to continuously monitor student and school progress, using the data and feedback to optimize results. Continuous assessment of partners and student supports helps us increase our impact.
The Three Tiers of Support
CIS’ evidence-based model is a whole-school approach to deliver tiered supports that best meet the needs of the school, including those of individual students.
We provide these supports in three different tiers.