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About Us Communities in Schools of Pitt County CISPC connects community resources with students and their families at schools and other community sites to ensure that youth stay in school, learn needed skills, and are prepared to enter the world of work or post secondary education upon graduation. Too many young people are failing in our public schools today, and consequently, leave school without the skills needed to succeed in life. During the 2006-2007 school year, 23,550 students dropped out of North Carolina's public schools. Over 75% of prison inmates in North Carolina are school dropouts. Schools alone cannot solve the complex and diverse problems faced by today's youth. CISPC supports the development of collaborative community strategies for improving the way existing programs and services serve students and families. Students' school failure is the result of multiple stresses, most often from factors outside of school. The CISPC process enlists, coordinates and facilitates the delivery of already existing community resources to the school site. CISPC works with repositioned services providers (from many agencies and organizations) and school personnel so that they function together as a team to deliver their services in a personable and accountable manner. In this way, they effectively and efficiently meet the needs of students and their families. |
