Communities in Schools of Wake County

Success coach program - success coaches are embedded within assigned Wake County Schools and school Communities to work with a targeted group of 50 to 100 students using academic case management strategies and social emotional support to reduce and ultimately eliminate school drop-out rates due to attendance, behavior, and grades and helpin them remain on track for year-round academic success. During the 2022-2023 fiscal year,, 395 students benefited from case managed strategies. 84% of case-managed students met or made progress toward improving school behavior, 81% improved math proficiency, 72% improved social and emotional learning goals and 81% improved english language arts proficiency.

Wake pathways program - support underserved and underrepresented participants in pursuit of post-secondary exploration, enrollment, enlistment, and entrepreneurship.

Smart after-school/summer camp program - learning centers operate throughout the year, providing after-school and summer programs. Approximately 200 students participate in learning center programs each year. Currently, smart after-school/summer camp program is the signature program delivered in the learning centers. Through smart after-school/summer camp, students engage in a) stem-focused, project-based learning, b) small group instruction and tutorial facilitated by certified educators, and c) interactive instruction leveraging online academic tools.