2026-03-31T12:55:01-07:00 2025-06-30 561688300 Foard and Company PA 1347 Harding Place Charlotte NC 28204 990 2024-07-01 561748914 Communities in Schools of Cleveland County Inc COMM 7044805569 312 West Marion Street Shelby NC 28150 Roger Holland Chair 2026-03-31 true true Terry W Lancaster P00096087 7043721515 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Heather Bridges Moore 312 West Marion Street Shelby NC 28150 460263 false X N/A To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. 11 11 17 72 0 557907 447537 0 134 2568 10882 10158 568923 460263 0 0 409137 287564 0 17614 127957 128865 537094 416429 31829 43834 320501 363125 15681 14472 304820 348653 To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. false false 169007 118441 Middle School ProgramsStudent Support Coaches at Burns Middle School and Shelby Middle School provide supports that include in-school academic and enrichment services in a variety of formats. Programming provides students, and their parents/guardians when applicable, a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, and exposure to certain strategies based on an individualized student-support plan that focuses on goals related to behavior, attendance, and coursework. Services are based on identified needs and established goals and may include academic support, academic enrichment, service-learning, character education, leadership, financial literacy, and family-engagement activities, among others. Student Support Coaches work as partners with school staff, students, and families to develop a caseload of vulnerable students who would most benefit from their services. The schools also benefit from whole-school activities and events. 153707 204727 High School ProgramsThrough a variety of delivery options and programming, CIS Graduation Coaches provide the necessary coaching, resources, and support to high school students and their parents/guardians so that they persist to graduation and are more knowledgeable and better equipped to chart a course for post-secondary education, vocational training, and/or a military or other career. Services provide students, and their parents/guardians when applicable, a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, and exposure to supports based on an individualized student-support plan that focuses on areas such as behavior, attendance, and coursework through a variety of strategies related to communication, time-management, study skills, college tours, financial aid and scholarship information, SAT/ACT preparation, the college-application process, job shadowing and internship opportunities, career fairs, community service/service-learning opportunities, and other topics aligned with improving academic performance. Graduation Coaches are based at Burns High School and Shelby High School and work as partners with school staff, students, and families to develop a caseload of vulnerable students who would most benefit from their services. Services are offered during the regular school day in both one-on-one and group settings. The schools also benefit from whole-school activities and events. 41048 26812 Community-based Programs MentoringThe Mentoring Program provides a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult for vulnerable youth. Referrals are accepted from CIS programs and other community agencies. Youth eligible for the Mentoring Program are ages 9-17 and enrolled in or suspended from Cleveland County Schools. The goal of the community-based program is to positively impact the graduation rate and the risk factors for dropping out, including involvement with the juvenile-justice system and other negative behaviors.Family Engagement and AdvocacyThe Family Engagement and Advocacy program serves families across the organizations footprint who are in need of additional support to help their students achieve success. The Family Engagement and Advocacy Coordinator assesses families basic, mental-health, healthcare, academic, and other needs and connects them to applicable resources.Program AccomplishmentsAccording to the Organization's records, the following program outcomes were achieved at its sites during the 2024-2025 academic year. Provided targeted/intensive support services to 138 students through Middle School Programs, and 76 students through High School Programs Provided other services/supports to 2,678 non-case-managed students and 165 parents. This encompassed over 110 hours of supports related to topics such as attendance outreach and incentives; academic assistance; gang-violence prevention; bullying; parent family resources/referrals; college and career readiness; financial literacy; life skills; service-learning; motivational speaking; cultural enrichment; and social-emotional learning, and professional mental health. Engaged 72 volunteers for a total of 1,214 hours Furnished school supplies to district staff as needed Made the following impact: 91% of students served were promoted, 100% of seniors served graduated, 60% of students served made progress toward behavior-related goals, 70% of students served made progress toward attendance-related goals, 85% of students served made progress toward coursework-related goals, 100% made progress toward social emotional learning-related goals, and 100% made progress toward college and career readiness-related goals 363762 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 17 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X Jan Kendrick 7044805569 312 West Marion Street Shelby NC 28150 Heather Bridges Moore Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 59022 0 1771 Roger Holland Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David IV Royster Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Woody Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Kelm Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rodney Borders Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christin Downs Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Sue Degree Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karla Haynes Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Titus Hopper Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Latosha Lawrence Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BreAnn Weaver Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 59022 1771 0 false false false 0 193863 253674 1735 447537 0 2568 2568 0 0 0 0 10158 10158 10158 0 0 0 460263 12726 0 0 0 0 60793 36476 18238 6079 0 198719 191377 5506 1836 0 8338 7020 990 328 19714 17283 1823 608 0 0 0 0 0 0 13549 8932 4617 0 0 0 0 7691 6862 497 332 5117 5005 69 43 0 0 0 0 10812 8109 1622 1081 12801 11735 640 426 Program Costs 49464 47661 221 1582 Supplies 19246 13800 421 5025 Communications 6122 5612 306 204 Staff Development 4063 3890 103 70 0 416429 363762 35053 17614 0 241508 336909 0 44075 2110 0 0 0 0 0 83923 59817 34918 24106 0 0 0 0 0 320501 363125 15681 14472 15681 14472 X 299820 342653 5000 6000 304820 348653 320501 363125 43834 -1 X false true X true false X 578448 473562 464869 557907 447537 2522323 0 0 578448 473562 464869 557907 447537 2522323 29398 2492925 126 91 97 134 2568 3016 0 1486 64 1550 2526889 0.98660 0.99900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 83923 59817 24106 24106 496263 36000 36000 460263 460263 452429 36000 36000 416429 416429 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Finance Committee, the Executive Director and Treasurer review the Form 990 before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Officers, directors and key personnel are required to sign an annual statement of compliance with the written policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation is determined based on the budget. The compensation is approved by the Finance Committee, the Executive Committee and by the full Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request.