Communities In Schools Great Wichita Falls Area

OUR MISSION 

Our mission at Communities In Schools of Greater Wichita Falls Area (CISGWFA) is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. We empower young people to set and meet goals, provide parent engagement and support, and help every child realize their full potential.

OUR UNIQUE MODEL

Communities In Schools of Greater Wichita Falls Area  works in collaboration with school personnel to develop and provide a comprehensive Integrated Student Support (ISS) program uniquely tailored to address unmet academic and non‐academic barriers to student success.

In partnership with community providers, professional CIS staff provide and coordinate a range of intentionally targeted services that are provided to all students on campus and to a smaller cohort of “case‐managed” students to ensure all students consistently come to school ready to learn and remain on the path to graduation. 

TEXOMA GIVES CAMPAIGN GOAL 

Our goal this year is to raise funding to continue supporting our alumni program.  The mission of CISGWFA Alumni Network is to continue surrounding students with a community of support and to encourage them to be give back to their community.  Your donations will help to provide financial assistance to cover the books fees, gas or transportation vouchers to get to school as well as help in the purchase of a laptop or chrome book.  In relation to giving back to the community, your donation could assist to send an alumni to a CIS National Conference to gain leadership training to take on leadership roles in the community. 

Who We Serve

CISGWFA has been providing personalized student management services to students in WFISD for the past 16 years.  In addition to WFISD, we serve City View Elementary, and Henrietta Elementary. 

CISGWFA staff connects students and families with academic and community resources to ensure student success in academic promotion, graduation, and life readiness.

Our services include basic needs support, career exploration, college readiness and academic support, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, field trips, individual and group supports, mentoring, and more!

OUR IMPACT 2023-2024 

100% stayed in school                  100% promoted                   100% graduated                100 % improved in Social Services        

89% improved in academic                 82% improved in attendance                 88% improved in behavior

SUCCESS STORIES

Janiyah Coleman -  “Mrs. Catano has really pushed me this year to become the best version of myself.

She has always been there for me, especially when I needed help with things I had going on in my life 

outside of school. Being a part of CIS has made me feel a part of something good. Mrs. Catano has 

always made me feel comfortable and important, like I matter. My junior year was rough for me. 

I was missing a lot of school and failing my classes. My counselor told me I would have to attend 

summer school to receive my credits. I was devastated and ready to give up. Mrs. Catano encouraged 

and pushed me to do better, she told me I was very smart and could easily bring my grades up, I just 

needed to get focused. I did just that and did not have to attend summer school. I started off my senior 

year missing school and failing classes, I was falling into the same pattern again. Mrs. Catano reeled me 

in quick and let me know she was here to help me; she was not going to let me fail. Mrs. Catano is an 

amazing person, her energy, compassion and genuine love for her students shines through every day. 

Thank you, Mrs. Catano, for always putting up with me even when I was not at my best. You have made

 a difference in my life and my senior year has been amazing because of you!

ALUMNI SUCCESS

Estefani is a first-generation student in her family and our first alumni board member.

Estefani is accomplishing milestones in her academic journey, and she brings insights 

as a past alumni to the board of directors.