Communities in Schools of Central Ohio

The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Communities In Schools is finding solutions for the students who need help by developing strategies focused on addressing identified community issues: 1. Low graduation and high dropout rates 2. School violence and behavior 3. The increasing immigrant population 4. Student mobility between schools 5. Improving healthy lifestyles for children School Resource Coordinators: School Resource Coordinator staff has the unique opportunity to broker a variety of community resources directly into the schools to encourage students to improve attendance, decrease school violence and discipline incidents, and increase graduation rates. Our staff works with school administrators and teachers to develop academic and attendance goals in the school building. Staff also identifies specific studen