Communities in Schools of Nevada Inc

“The organization's process to review the irs form 990 and all attachments are e-mailed to all board members for review when it is completed. If there are no objections to any of the information presented in the form 990 and the attachments thereto, the form 990 is signed and filed by the ceo.”

“At the second quarter board meeting on an annual basis, all of the board members update and sign their conflict of interest disclosure form. Updates may also be made throughout the year for existing board members. New board members complete and sign the conflict of interest disclosure form when they are elected to the board of directors.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors ("committee") reviews ceo compensation of other communities in schools affiliates on form 990 filings that are part of public record. The committee also considers compensation of other top non-profit officers. They use the information gathered to determine the compensation of the ceo and any other top management personnel of the organization.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available to the public upon request either in person or by any other written request for the information. The form 990 with attachments and audited financial statements are posted on guidestar each year.”

“Communities in schools of nevada, inc. (the organization) was originally established in 1992 as cities of schools of las vegas, but remained relatively dormant until 2003 when it reestablished its mission to coincide with the national communities in schools organization. The organization changed its name and began the process of meeting all of the requirements to become fully certified by the national organization. The mission of the organization is "to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life". Through the provision of integrated student services, the organization will improve graduation rates and decrease dropout rates by becoming the leading comprehensive, evidence-based program in dropout preventions, reducing the dropout rate and increasing the graduation rate in the schools we serve. Communities and the school districts in nevada will turn to cis for solutions and resources such as mental health counseling, basic needs provisioning, family and community strengthening, life skills training, mentoring and tutoring to provide the support students need to succeed in school. The organization believes that every child should have complete access to a quality education. To affect the change needed in our schools, the organization will have a presence, including increased site coordinators and at-risk schools within clark county, washoe county, humboldt county and elko county school districts and eventually several additional counties in nevada. To advance the mission, the organization is working to become a leading non-profit by effectively communicating the proven value of the model and adopting strong fiscal policies and procedures. Through quality programming and efficient operations, the organization will achieve positive outcomes for students which will be measured with data, including independent studies. By demonstrating such efficacy the organization's programs and core model will be recognized and rated as a "best practice".”

“Communities in schools is the leading evidence-based dropout organization nationwide. Cis of nevada provides students in the public k-12 school system throughout nevada the support and services they need to address barriers to staying in school and achieving success. Working directly on site at elementary, middle and high schools, cis site coordinators ensure the provision of resources including mental health counseling, basic needs provisions, family and community strengthening, life skills training mentoring and tutoring to at-risk students. Basic needs provisions include emergency food and weekend food backpacks, clothing, school supplies and other items needed by students to achieve success in school. The cis program service model is built upon assessments of school-wide and individual student needs and strong partnerships with school, faculty and staff, coupled with national quality standards and data management. The model is evidence-based and is the only dropout prevention organization nationally proven to reduce the dropout rate along with improving the graduation rate.”