Communities In Schools Of Los Angeles, Inc.
Communities In Schools Of Los Angeles, Inc.
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Mission
The mission of Communities In Schools of Los Angeles (CISLA) is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Since 2007, CISLA has worked to fulfill a vision that students in Los Angeles public schools receive the support they need to develop emotional, social and academic skills required to graduate high school ready for meaningful employment and higher education. CISLA is an independent affiliate of Communities In Schools, the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization proven to keep students in school and on the path to graduation.
About
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF LOS ANGELES (CISLA) IS AN INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS), THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE DROPOUT PREVENTION ORGANIZATION, PROVEN TO BOTH INCREASE ON-TIME GRADUATION RATES AND DECREASE DROPOUT RATES. CISLA PARTNERS WITH LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) IN FOUR TITLE 1 HIGH SCHOOLS, SIX TITLE 1 MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND ONE TITLE 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACROSS THE DISTRICT, DELIVERING AN EVIDENCE-BASED AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO 11,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. CISLA PLACES SITE COORDINATORS, EXTENSIVELY TRAINED SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, DIRECTLY INTO ITS PARTNER SCHOOLS TO BE CHAMPIONS FOR STUDENTS, SUPPORTING BOTH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AND SCHOOL-WIDE NEEDS. AT THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT LEVEL, CISLA SITE COORDINATORS PARTNER WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TO IDENTIFY THE 5%-10% OF STUDENTS WHO ARE MOST AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT AND THEREFORE NEED THE MOST INTENSIVE SUPPORT. SITE COORDINATORS PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT TO THESE STUDENTS WHILE ALSO BROKERING AND COORDINATING COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS ARE MET, ALLOWING THEM TO COME TO SCHOOL PREPARED TO LEARN AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.AT THE SCHOOL-WIDE LEVEL, SITE COORDINATORS WORK WITH SCHOOL LEADERS TO IDENTIFY WHOLE-SCHOOL CHALLENGES AND ARTICULATE THE MOST CRITICAL PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR. CISLA SITE COORDINATORS THEN DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SITE PLAN, WHICH CONSISTS OF ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY TAILORED TO ADDRESSING EACH SCHOOL'S INDIVIDUAL PRIORITIES. THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS PRIORITIES LIKE ATTENDANCE, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, BEHAVIOR ISSUES AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT. BY SUPPORTING BOTH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AND SCHOOL-WIDE NEEDS, CISLA EFFECTIVELY INCREASES GRADUATION RATES, AND DECREASES DROPOUT RATES IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. CISLA'S PRESENCE AT ITS SCHOOLS HAS CORRELATED IN ALL CASES TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN GRADUATION RATES SINCE IMPLEMENTING ITS PROGRAM, AVERAGING 25% INCREASE AT THE SCHOOLS WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN FOR 5+ YEARS. AT HAMILTON HIGH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE WHOLE-SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES HAVE INCREASED BY 16% SINCE CISLA PROGRAMMING BEGAN AT BOTH IN 2007. AT MENDEZ HIGH, THE GRADUATION RATE IN JUST SIX YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP HAS INCREASED BY 35%.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. we work with public school systems, establishing relationship with superintendents, principals, educators, and community partners to address both individual students as well as school-wide needs.”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “Through a school-based coordinator, we strategically align and deliver needed resources so that students can focus on learning.”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as CA.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2020 to be 2000 AVENUE OF STARS, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90067.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2020, they have 32 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $619,833.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2007.
- The organization pays $1,950,584 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $305,495 in fundraising expenses.
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