Communities In Schools Dallas Region, Inc.

Celebrating 25 Years of Fulfilling Dreams!

2009-2010 Annual Report

Message from the
President & CEO
and Board Chair
Communities In Schools Dallas Region (CISDR) is
celebrating a quarter century of helping students at
risk of failure and dropping out of school to succeed
academically and achieve their dreams. Over the course
of 25 years, our professional staff has provided campus-
based academic support to more than 24,250 capable,
but underachieving schoolchildren with consistently
astounding results!
In overcoming tremendous odds, these children succeed
academically and build their dreams because CISDR
works in partnership with principals, teachers, school
staff and volunteers to create a community of support
for each student, every day, right on the school campus.
CISDR has come a long way in the last 25 years. South-
western Bell, IBM and Rockwell International allied to
establish Communities In Schools Dallas in July 985,
with three schools in Dallas ISD and on-loan executive
directors. For the first four years, CIS Dallas served just
350 students.
Now, in 2009-0, CISDR is in six counties, ten school
districts, 75 schools and has provided direct one-on-one
comprehensive services and support to 2,250 students
at risk of dropping out – with these verified results:
Sandra G. Chavarria Karl Schmalz
President & CEO Board Chair
Our 25th Birthday is a milestone which inspires
thoughtful reflection upon the tens of thousands of at-
risk students whose futures were transformed through
education with CISDR’s individualized academic and
support services.
A special note of appreciation to Alon USA, sponsor of
our year-long birthday celebration, filled with exciting
events, increased media exposure and student successes
and to Barbara Hunt Crow, loyal advocate and our 25th
Birthday Honorary Chair.
To all of you who have given your time, talent and
funds to support CISDR and our 24,250 at risk school
children who learned to dream and to achieve through
education over the past 25 years:

THANK YOU!

• 99% of our case-managed students
stayed in school
• 94% improved in academics,
attendance and/or behavior
• 86% of eligible seniors graduated
To all loyal and new donors who will support CISDR
in 20, making it possible for us to reach thousands
more struggling school children, encouraging them to
achieve their dreams through education:
THANK YOU!

“CISDR has a proven track “Every year, thousands of

record working one on one kids who might otherwise
helping at-risk children drop out of school, stay
achieve success. We — in school thanks to Com-
parents, children, society
munities In Schools Dallas
— benefit because of what
Region. ”
CISDR does.”

— Nancy Huff — Barbara Hunt Crow

Community Volunteer CISDR 25th Birthday
CISDR Board Member Honorary Chair
Thank You, Alon USA Board of Directors
Officers
Our 25th Birthday Presenting Sponsor Karl Schmalz, Chair
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Charles A. Fernandez, Vice Chair
Banking and Finance Consultant
William H. Wallace, Vice Chair
The University of North Texas
Alon USA, under the direction of Jeff Morris, has Antonio Pecina, Sec/Treas
been a staunch supporter and an integral part of El Centro Community College
Communities In Schools Dallas Region (CISDR) Members At-Large
since 1996. The CISDR Endowment was estab- Craig Anderson
lished in September 2003 with an initial gift of DLA Piper
one million dollars pledged by Alon USA for the Glenn Anderson
specific purpose of providing financial support Turner Construction Company
and long-term stability to CISDR. Alon USA Mike Coury
Capital One Auto Finance
stepped up again this year as CISDR’s 25th Birth- Marie Diaz
day Presenting Sponsor. Pursuit of Excellence, Inc.
Bill Guess
With Alon USA’s support, a year-long succession Jeff Morris Ernst & Young, LLP
of celebratory events and media exposure was CISDR Board Member & Jack Hayes
Endowment President Kaplan, Inc.
planned to leverage the inherent value of CISDR’s
Nancy Huff
milestone 25th birthday, creating brand recogni- Community Volunteer
tion with new constituents and enhancing awareness with existing friends Kathryn Hunteman
and supporters. This further strengthened our shared passion for providing State Farm Insurance Co.
the academic and supportive systems needed to overcome barriers faced by Blake Lewis
the bright, but underachieving schoolchildren of the Dallas region. Here Lewis Public Relations
are a few photos from some of these events. Carrie Najim Matthiesen
Najim Family Foundation
Jeff Morris
Alon USA
Becky Murphy
Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.
Matt Papenfus
Turner Construction Company
John B. Scott
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Betsy Whitaker
Offices of Elizabeth Whitaker, Esq.
Chace Whittington
Comerica Bank
25th Birthday Launch Graduation Reception
Leadership
Jeff Morris, Bob and Lisa Chiaviello Sandra Chavarria, Gloria Campos, Terry Steele, Jeff Morris Sandra G. Chavarria
President & CEO
Judith Allen
Director of Program
Betsy A. Holland
Director of Development
Vicki LaRoe
Director of Communications &
External Relations
Lisa Laughlin
Director of Major Gifts &
Planned Giving
Linda Norman
Director of Human Resources &
Dream Achievers I Dream Achievers II Business Operations
Adrienne Simmons
Jeff Morris, June Jones, Bill Lively, Karl Schmalz Sandra Chavarria, Nancy Lieberman, Marie Diaz, Jeff Morris Director of Finance
2009-2010
By The Numbers Our Mission
The mission of Communities In Schools Dallas
75 Public school campuses
with CISDR staff Region, Inc. is to help students at risk of failure
stay in school, achieve academically and graduate
6 Counties with districts
receiving CISDR services to become productive and contributing members
(Dallas, Ellis, Collin, Hunt, of our communities.
Johnson and Rockwall)
10 Districts with schools
receiving CISDR program
services (Dallas, Richardson,
Irving, Plano, McKinney,
Carrollton/Farmers Branch,
Commerce, Rockwall,
Our Vision
Midlothian and Venus) Our vision is to be widely recognized as experts
12,250 Case-managed in the field of dropout prevention and the leading
students provider of the highest quality, most effective
56,202 Students receiving services to at-risk schoolchildren.
one-time services
1,064 Volunteers
$500 Average cost to
provide case-management
services to one child a year
Our Core Values
• Children come first.
Demographics
Male students 47%
• Education is key to success in life.
Female students 53% • We require excellence in all areas; high ethical
Hispanic 59% standards; transparency and accountability;
African American 22%
Anglo 15% collaboration and teamwork; and respect for
Asian/Pacific Islander 2% and value of diversity.
Other 1%
• We will be responsive, compassionate and
Results inspiring to those we serve.
99% of case-managed • We believe that every child needs and deserves:
students stayed in school
• A one-to-one relationship with a caring adult
94% of case-managed • A safe place to learn and grow
students improved in
• A healthy start in life
academics, attendance
and/or behavior • The support needed to become college ready
• A chance to give back to peers and community
86% of eligible seniors
graduated
2009 – 2010 Special Grants & Initiatives

ExxonMobil Green Team

For the second year, CISDR welcomed the assistance of summer
interns from the ExxonMobil Green Team. Three high school
students spent eight weeks assisting the organization in “being
green” — from monitoring electrical usage to encouraging
recycling. These three young adults assisted middle school stu-
dents in gaining a better understanding of “green” curriculum,
which they in turn took home and implemented. The Green
Team spent their last week preparing a presentation to over
100 CISDR staff on what they learned and why protecting the
environment is so important. Once again, these students brought
an energy and perspective that was a welcomed attribute to the
summer office life!

Bright Kids Literacy Program

GEMS Students at TEDxKIDS Conference
CISDR’s Bright Kids project continues to work with students
from grade K-3 to help improve grade level reading proficiency.
Once or twice a week, volunteers and campus staff work in small
groups, identifying student weaknesses and tailoring the pro-
gram to meet the specific needs of that reader. Teachers on many
campuses welcome the CISDR project, which helps prepare these
early readers for future success.

MetLife Being Green Summer Adventure

The MetLife Being Green Summer Adventure included 45
students from three CISDR campuses. The “green” curriculum
began during the spring semester and continued into the sum-
ExxonMobil GEMS
mer with field trips and a chance to explore putting theory into
The ExxonMobil Girls Exploring Math and Science program
practice. The summer culminated in a trip to Moody Gardens in
(GEMS) was on five Irving ISD campuses this year, with a total
Galveston to study plant life and its impact on the environment.
of 125 young ladies benefiting from this math and science expe-
riential learning program. This year’s GEMS program included CISDR Mobile Team
students attending “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” at
The CISDR Mobile Team is comprised of staff members special-
ExxonMobil headquarters in Las Colinas, where Astronaut Sally
ized in dealing with high-risk behaviors. The 2009-10 school year
Ride facilitated a series of science experiments. GEMS students
saw 397 small group services provided to over 60 campus sites.
also went to Southern Methodist University to participate in the
Social/communication skills, self esteem, bullying and drug/alco-
first annual TEDxKIDS conference (Technology Entertainment
hol prevention, and anger management were the top five request-
Design) – part of a national drive to encourage children to “think
ed group services requested.
outside the box”. This year, 95% of GEMS students said that
they felt GEMS had helped improve their overall TAKS scores,
demonstrating that special initiatives like GEMS impact students
more then we could possibly hope for.

AmeriCorps
In 2009-10, CISDR incorporated the AmeriCorps program into
its campus services. Enlisting the help of 25 full- and part-time
AmeriCorps members, CISDR was able to expand the support-
ive interventions provided on 15 campuses in 6 school districts.
These 25 AmeriCorps members were not only trained on CISDR
case management basics, but also community engagement and
volunteer recruitment. The Dallas Area Red Cross also trained
them to stand ready to assist on behalf of CISDR in case of a
regional crisis or disaster. All AmeriCorps members have college
experience or are currently completing their college education,
receiving an educational award at the end of their contract year. AmeriCorps’ Fall 2009 Service Project
Our Schools

Dallas ISD
• Maple Lawn Elementary School
• Bryan Adams High School
• Cabell Elementary School
• Jill Stone Elementary School
• Peeler Elementary School
• Reagan Elementary School
• Rusk Middle School
• Samuell High School
• Spruce High School
• Sunset High School
• Thomas Jefferson High School
• Woodrow Wilson High School
Carrollton/Farmers Branch ISD
• Blair Intermediate School
• Central Elementary School
• Farmers Branch Elementary School
• Janie Stark Elementary School
• McWhorter Elementary School
• Montgomery Primary School
• Ranchview High School
• Turner High School
• Vivian Field Middle School
Commerce ISD
• A.C. Williams Elementary School
• Commerce Elementary School
• Commerce Middle School
• Commerce High School
Irving ISD
• Austin Middle School
• Bowie Middle School
• Britain Elementary School
• Cardwell Career Preparatory
• Crockett Middle School
Haynes & Boone mentors and CISDR students at UT Dallas
Irving ISD (continued) Plano ISD
• Houston Middle School • Armstrong Middle School
• Bowman Middle School
• Lamar Middle School
• Plano East High School
• MacArthur High School
• T. H. Williams High School
• Nimitz High School
• Schulze Elementary School
• T. Haley Elementary School Richardson ISD
• Forest Lane Academy
• Forest Meadow Junior High School
McKinney ISD
• Liberty Junior High School
• Burks Elementary School
• Lake Highlands Freshmen Center
• Cockrill Middle School
• Lake Highlands High School
• Caldwell Elementary School
• Mark Twain Elementary School
• Dowell Middle School
• Richardson West Jr. High School
• Evans Middle School
• T. Marshall Elementary School
• Faubion Middle School
• Finch Elementary School
• Lawson Early Childhood Center
Rockwall ISD
• Cain Middle School
• Malvern Elementary School
• Jones Elementary School
• Minshew Elementary School
• Rochell Elementary School
• Press Elementary School
• Rockwall-Heath High School
• Scott Johnson Middle School
• Rockwall High School
• Slaughter Elementary School
• Vega Elementary School Venus ISD
• Webb Elementary School • Venus Elementary School
• Venus Middle School
Midlothian ISD • Venus High School
• Frank Seale Middle School
• Midlothian High School Charter School
• Walnut Grove Middle School • Williams Preparatory

“Communities In Schools “Communities In Schools Dallas

Dallas Region takes leader- Region helps at-risk students
ship in helping to eliminate improve their grades, atten-
student distractions, making dance and behavior, encourag-
it possible for more effective ing them to stay in school and
learning to occur.” graduate.”

— Blake Lewis — Ebby Halliday

Principal, Lewis Public Relations Founder & Chairman of the Board
CISDR Board Member Ebby Halliday Realtors
25th Birthday PR Consultant 2010 Honorary Gala Chair
Combined Statement of Financial Position*
(With Comparative Totals for 2009)

2010 Assets 2009

CISDR Endowment Total Total
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $833,929 -0- $833,929 $442.846
Accounts receivable 272,814 -0- 272,814 298,136
Prepaid expense 67,452 -0- 67,452 81,974
Total current assets 1,174,195 -0- 1,174,195 822,956

Assets restricted for endowment

Cash -0- 229,772 229,772 179,860
Investments -0- 350,730 350,730 329,146
Pledges receivable, net -0- 198,039 198,039 294,157
Total restricted assets -0- 778,541 778,541 803,163

Other assets 10,516 -0- 10,516 9,456

Property and equipment, net 38,262 -0- 38,262 58,902

Total assets $1,222,973 $778,541 $2,001,514 $1,694,477

2010 Liabilities and Net Assets 2009

Liabilities
Accounts payable $11,795 -0- $11,795 $6,334
Accrued expenses 39,198 -0- 39,198 34,496
Deferred revenue 259,615 -0- 259,615 22,917
Total current liabilities 310,608 -0- 310,608 63,747

Deferred rent 41,480 -0- 41,480 44,053

Total liabilities $352,088 -0- 352,088 107,800

Net assets
Unrestricted net assets 680,112 (60,285) 619,827 621,744
Temporarily restricted net assets 190,773 -0- 190,773 126,107
Permanently restricted net assets -0- 838,826 838,826 838,826
Total net assets 870,885 778,541 1,649,426 1,586,677

Total liabilities and net assets $1,222,973 $778,541 $2,001,514 $1,694,477

* Fiscal Year September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010. Audited financial statements by Sutton Frost Cary LLP are available upon request.
Combined Statement of Financial Activities

2010 CISDR
Unrestricted Temporarily Total
Restricted
Support and revenue:
Contributions $570,469 $167,167 $737,636
Grants from governmental agencies 2,157,923 -0- 2,157,923
School district contracted services 2,085,801 -0- 2,085,801
In-kind donations 305,101 -0- 305,101
Special events, net of direct costs 206,773 -0- 206,773
Interest and dividend income 1,740 -0- 1,740
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments -0- -0- -0-
Gain on retirement of assets 26,263 -0- 26,263
Total support and revenue 5,354,070 167,167 5,521,237

Net assets released from restrictions 102,501 (102,501) -0-

Total 5,456,571 64,666 5,521,237

Expenses:
Program services 4,574,569 -0- 4,574,569
General and administrative 553,079 -0- 553,079
Fundraising 356,218 -0- 356,218
Total expenses 5,483,866 -0- 5,483,866

Change in net assets (27,295) 64,666 37,371

Transfers 50,000 -0- 50,000
Net assets, beginning of year 657,407 126,107 783,514
Net assets, end of year $680,112 $190,773 $870,885

CISDR students at Maple Lawn Elementary

 2010 CISDR Endowment 2010 2009
Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Total Grand Total Total
Restricted Restricted

$3,883 -0- -0- 3,883 $741,519 $751,810

-0- -0- -0- -0- 2,157,923 1,762,840
-0- -0- -0- -0- 2,085,801 1,395,083
-0- -0- -0- -0- 305,101 244,239
-0- -0- -0- -0- 206,773 116,722
-0- 9,396 -0- 9,396 11,136 33,591
-0- 12,293 -0- 12,293 12,293 (31,452)
-0- -0- -0- -0- 26,263 24
3,883 21,689 -0- 25,572 5,546,809 4,272,857

21,689 (21,689) -0- -0- -0- -0-

25,572 -0- -0- 25,572 5,456,809 4,272,857

-0- -0- -0- -0- 4,574,569 4,246,943

194 -0- -0- 194 553,273 455,482
-0- -0- -0- -0- 356,218 356,143
194 -0- -0- 194 5,484,060 5,058,568

25,378 -0- -0- 25,378 62,749 (785,711)

(50,000) -0- -0- (50,000) -0- -0-
(35,663) -0- 838,826 803,163 1,586,677 2,372,388
$(60,285) -0- $838,826 $778,541 $1,649,426 $1,586,677

“For 25 years CISDR has provided

year-round, on-campus one-on-one
academic and supportive services
to over 124,500 children in grades
Pre-K through 12 with a more than
90% success rate. Thank you for
your heartfelt dedication to serving
at-risk students in our great city,
and best wishes on a successful
25th Birthday year!”

— Tom Leppert 2010 “Dream Big” Gala Patron Party

Mayor of Dallas
In Memory Of
In memory of Jim Nolan
Anonymous
In Honor Of
In honor of Ebby Halliday
Anonymous
In honor of Gloria Campos
The Hispanic 100
In honor of Sandra G. Chavarria
Mr. & Mrs. Kendall Laughlin
In honor of Lisa Chiaviello
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Meister
In honor of Barbara Hunt Crow
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip G. John
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Hammack
Mr. & Mrs. William B. McClung
In honor of Becky &
Billy Murphy
Dr. & Mrs. Werner H. Essig
More than $500,000
Texas Education Agency
McKinney ISD
$200,000 to $499,999
Irving ISD
Richardson ISD
US Department of Justice
OneStar Foundation
The Alon Foundation
$100,000 to $199,999
Rockwall ISD
Midlothian ISD
Plano ISD
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Alon USA
Venus ISD
Mrs. Nancy B. Hamon
The Rees-Jones Foundation
$40,000 to $99,999
Capital One
United Way of Metro. Dallas
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Ben E. Keith Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Bank of Texas
Commerce ISD
The Hirsch Family Foundation
Town of Addison
$10,000 to $39,999
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
City of Plano
MetLife Foundation
Uplift Education
Mrs. Barbara Hunt Crow
Harvey E. Najim
Family Foundation
Billie & Gillis Thomas
Family Foundation
Carl B. & Florence E. King
Foundation
Roger I. & Ruth B. MacFarlane
Foundation
Turner Construction Company
Dallas ISD
$5,000 to $9,999
Mrs. James Nolan
Vin & Caren Prothro
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chiaviello Jr.
City of McKinney
Dr. & Mrs. Troy Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Ross Perot Jr.
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Ebby Halliday Acers
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McConnell
AT&T
Hunt Dominion Corporation
IBM Corporation
Lightner Sams Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Robert D. Rogers
T.C. Lupton, Jr.
Family Foundation
The Hoglund Foundation
$2,000 to 4,999
Mrs. Rebecca Murphy
Mr. Matt Papenfus
Park Cities Rotary Club
Mr. Michael Williams
Dollar General
Literacy Foundation
Pursuit of Excellence, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John Flood
BenefitCorp, Inc.
Dr. Bob & Jean Smith
Foundation
Ernst & Young, LLP
Herson-Stirman
Family Foundation, Inc.
Manner Plastics
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Luna
Ms. Lauren Treadway
Hillcrest Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. David Tannenbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Moushon
Target Foundation
Tavant Technologies
$1,000 to $1,999
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Garvey
Fannie & Stephen Kahn
Charitable Foundation
Minyard Founders Foundation
Mr. Jeff Morris
ViewPoint Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Pete Huff
Rotary Club of Commerce
Ms. Sandra G. Chavarria
Mr. Tony Fernandez
Dallas Cotillion Club
Mrs. Carrie N. Matthiesen
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Staif
Combined Federal Campaign of
North Central Texas
Ms. Betsy Whitaker
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Bear Hugs Foundation
Dr. Bobby B. Lyle
Frisco RoughRiders
Hartman Partnership, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Reeves
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nolan Jr.
Ms. Nancy Sido
Perot Foundation
Pogue Construction
Preston Center Rotary Club
State Farm Mutual Automotive
Insurance Company
Independent Bank
The Hersh Foundation
Todd A. Williams
Family Foundation
University of Texas at Dallas
$500 to $999
Mr. Skip Campbell
Dallas Chapter TAB
First United Methodist Church
Mr. Matt Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Lynn
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Govett
Mr. Tony Pecina
Mr. Glenn Anderson
Cross Trails Cowboy Church
Mr. & Mrs. Les Stuewer
Mr. Bill Guess
Mr. Chuck Hiter
Ms. Anjali Bapat
Mrs. Chace Whittington
Mr. Ken W. Kinsley
Kappa Delta Sorority -
Gamma Upsilon Chapter
Mr. Blake D. Lewis III
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Coleman
4imprint, Inc.
7-Eleven, Inc.
Encore Wire Corporation
Krause Advertising
Littler Mendelson
Medical Center of McKinney
Mr. Akhtar Saeed
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Temple
Mr. Robert T. Priddy
Mrs. Elsa B. Norwood
Ciarra Chavarria & Long Long
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Booziotis
Ms. Jennifer Mathews &
Mr. Craig Houston
Prism
Rotary Club of
Carrolton-Farmers Branch
Thalian Culture Club
Wal-Mart Foundation
Wells Fargo Foothill Finance
Wells Fargo Foundation
$100 to $499
Mr. & Mrs. D. W. St. John
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Patterson
Alpha Kappa Alpha,
Sigma Kappa Chapter
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Settle Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Mark V. Vitek
Dr. & Mrs. Maurice Gagnon
Mrs. Kim Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Steven G. Shafer
Mr. William H. Wallace
Mr. Jack Hayes
Mr. & Mrs. W. Robert Dyer Jr.
Catalina E. Garcia, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Novakov
Thanks to Our In-Kind Contributors
1st Convenience Bank
4imprint, Inc.
Abbott Diagnostic Division
Academy Sports
Mr. Joe Acord
Ms. Clara Adair
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Aguilar
Ms. Anthea Aitken
Ms. Jamie Aitken
Ms. Patti Alexander
Robin Alexander
Ms. Noor Alfar
Mr. Kendrick Alford
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Ambrea Collections
Ms. Joanna Anderson
Ms. Kathy Anderson
Mr. Kirk Anderson
Apartment Association of
Greater Dallas
Ms. Hannah Armstrong
Mr. Jimmy Armstrong
Art Institute of Dallas
Arthur Murray Dance Studios
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Foran
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E.
McCullough
Mr. Arthur E. McLean
Mr. Cappy R. McGarr
Mr. Matthew R. Wyatt
Mr. Peter R. Vig
Ms. Kirby Drake &
Mr. Bryce Quine
Miss Linda Faulkner
Saks Incorporated
Stonebridge Ranch
Ladies Association
Commerce Lions Club
Ms. Colleen Aungst
Ms. Suellen Barber
Ms. Erika Barrera
Mr. Chris Beard
Beau Rivage Resort and Casino
BeautiControl
Becker Vineyards
Ms. Linda Becker
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bennet Elementary
Mr. Charles Benson
Bent Tree Church
Blue Bell Ice Cream
Blue Mesa
Ms. Nitishia Booker
Ms. Amber Bowen
Braum’s Ice Cream and Grocery
Mr. Cris Bremner
Brookshire Grocers #63
Ms. Betty Brown
Mr. Richard Buckley
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Butler
Ms. Alicia Bye
Café Lago
Mr. & Mrs. James Simmons
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred L. Allred
Mr. Mark Pacheco
First Baptist Church
of Commerce
Mr. & Mrs. John R. O’Mara
Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. McNulty
Mr. & Mrs. Bob W. Hinckley
Ms. Fran Eichorst
Safeway Inc.
Digital Telefones
Dr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Hansen
First United Methodist Church
of McKinney
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew G. Costlow
Café Pacific
Ms. Bryann Caldwell
Ms. Jennifer Caldwell
Ms. Kathy Campbell
Ms. Gloria Campos
Campuzano’s Midlothian
Canal Clothing
Capital One
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Caplin
Mr. Rick Carlisle
Caroline’s Country Café
Ms. Monica Carrion
Casa Milagro
Restaurante Mexicano
CBS Radio
Ms. Anita Chandonnia
Chapel Hill Methodist Church
Chase Bank
Chase Oaks Golf Club
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chiaviello Jr.
Chick-fil-a
Chip & Cookie by Wally Amos
Christ Makes a Difference
CiCi’s Pizza
Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Gibbs
Mr. & Mrs. Dan R. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Sessions
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Spencer Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McMullen
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Sullivan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Holland
Ms. Gloria Campos
Ms. Jennifer A. Youpa
Ms. Kathryn Hunteman
Ms. Lucile Haug
Ms. Margie Hall-Mitchell
Ms. Rebecca Anne Gould
Ms. Sharon Rae Sievert
Bentley Retirement Residence
CISDR Fan Club
Ms. Melissa Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clary
Mr. Mark Clifford
Cobra Electronics
Ms. Pam Cole
Ms. Tiffany Collett
Ms. Susan Collins
Colorado Bag ‘n Baggage &
Paradise Pen Company
Collin College
Commerce High School
Commerce MS Student Council
Community Church of Christ
Ms. Jamie Conley
Ms. Kim Conlon
Ms. Lawana Conry
Ms. Jan Corripio
Costco
Country Cleaners
Covenant Church of McKinney
Creekwood Property Corp.
Ms. Betty Crews
Maryk Croft
Ms. Gretchen Cronin
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cross
Crosspoint Church
CrossRoads Winery
Mrs. Barbara Hunt Crow
Crowne Plaza Dallas
Near the Galleria
Ms. Jennifer Daldin
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Stars
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Theater Center
Dallas Zoological Society
Dr. David Daniel
Ms. Rachel Daughterty
Mr. Jerry Davies
Cameron Davis
Ms. Lucy Davis
Ms. Nancy Davis
DaySpring Family Church
Mr.Charles Deaton
Mr. Eddie Deen
Ms. Lisa DeLaCruz
Ms. Cathy Delisle
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Tau Delta
Ms. Tricia Dempsey
Department of
Educational Leadership
Ms. Mindy Desher
Ms. Marie Diaz
Digital Telefones
Ms. Diana Ditges
Mr. Steve Dobney
Domino’s Pizza
Donut Haus
Angela & Doug Dopita
Ms. Eula Dove
Dr. Phil Foundation
Driftwood Estate Winery
Mr. Shawn Driscoll
Ms. Debbie Dunham
Donna & Lonnie Durden
Ms. Tammy Dusek
Early College High School
Eddie Deen Catering
Eddins Elementary
El Chico Restaurant
Mr. Charles Elliott
Ellis County Cowboy Church
Mr. Jim Enderby
Ms. Alexis Evans
Ms. Wendy Fair
Fairways at Wilson Creek
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
Fanfare Sports
Faubion Middle School
Faye’s Kitchen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Feed the Children
Ms. Kelley Ferguson
Ms. Toni Ferrell Ms. Tammy Hofstad Lundin Chiropractic
Kelly Finley Ms. Julie Horn Ms. Melanie Machost
First Baptist Church Ms. Margie Huber Ms. Eva Madera
of Carrollton Alicia Huppe Julie & Brian Maguire
First Baptist Church Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hutchison Mrs. Nancy Cain Marcus
of Farmers Branch IESI Mari’s Skin Care Salon
First Baptist Church Ms. Dorothy Ingram Mr. Albert Martinez
of McKinney Ms. Norma Inguanzo Ms. Kimberly Massey
First Christian Church Intercontinental Dallas Ms. Caroline Maxvill
First United Methodist Church Intrepid USA Ms. Jane Maxville
of Commerce Irving Bible Church Ms. Sharla Maxwell
First United Methodist Church Irving Fire Station #4 Robin May
of McKinney Ms. Becky Jackson Ms. Ruthie Mayberry
Ms. Dawne Fischer Ms. Celiese Jackson Ms. Jennifer McClelland
Jess & Collin Fitzgibbons Jason’s Deli Hallie & John McDonald
Footprints of Love Ms. Dana Jefferson Mr. & Mrs. Scott McDonald
Fort Worth Zoological Ms. Melinda Johnson Ms. Crissy McGraw
Ms. Amy Foster Mr. & Mrs. Dan R. Jones McKinney HS Softball Team
Ms. Jamie Foster June Jones McKinney YMCA
Ms. Errin French Ms. Vallie Jones Medieval Times
Ms. Aleze Fulbright Mr. & Mrs. Pat Just Michael’s
Ms. Sherika Gaines Ms. Melissa Kamerbeek Brother Mike Miche
Galleria Ice Skating Center Kappa Alpha Psi Midlothian ISD
Gateway Church Ms. Kate Keene Ms. Christine Miller
Mr. Devean George Ms. Rhayma Keith Ms. Casey Milligan
Glen Oaks Elementary Mr. Jason Kidd Mr. & Mrs. Bob Mills
Gold Crown Valet Parking, Inc. Kingdom Dominion Ms. Gloria Minkler
Good News Club Faith Center Ms. Kathy Minton
Ms. Rochelle Graham Ms. Penny Kirkman Mike Modano
Ms. Gladys Gray Kiwanis Club Modern Art Museum
Great Days of Service Knockout Sports Promotions of Fort Worth
Ms. Lisa Greenwood Kohls Department Store Monitronics
Ms. Alisa Groves Kone Elevators Ms. Nicole Monroe
Ms. Jennie Grumbles Ms. Lori Kornely Ms. Brenda Montgomery
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Gruver Mr. Loren Koziel Mr. Kenneth Montgomery
Guaranty Bond Bank Kroger #426 Ms. Gaylyn Morris
Ms. Shelley Guerrero Ms. Dana Kuneman Ms. Heather Moses
Ms. Margaret Guevara La Cima Club Ms. Susan Motley
Ms. Alice Gunter La Madeleine Ms. Margot Murphy
Mrs. Shawn Haag Ms. Stephanie Lacy Mrs. Rebecca Murphy
Ms. Elisha Hackler Lake Highlands Ms. Janice Myles
Ms. Donna Hagerty Freshmen Center Ms. Nancy Nation
Half Price Books Ms. Lorna Lane National Junior Honor Society
Madris Hall Ms. Jane Langford at Commerce Middle School
Ms. Linda Harrison Mr. Jake LaRoe Neiman Marcus Group Inc.
Mr. Jim Hawkins Mr. Trey LaRoe Ms. Dawne Niethhamer
Heaven’s Attic Latson’s Printing & Office Supply Mrs. James Nolan
Ms. Marla Helterbrand Mr. & Mrs. Jay Leist Office Max
Ms. Suzy Hemming Ms. Jacqueline Lewis Ms. Brooke Ogle
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hen Liberty Junior High Mr. Mike Oglesby
Henry’s Ice Cream Nancy Lieberman Ms. Aubrey Olson
Mr. & Ms. Juan Hernandez Life Bridge Church Omni Mandalay Hotel
Ms. Sally Hernandez Ms. Robin Lisenfelt at Las Colinas
Ms. Shelly Herrera Little Caesars Pizza Ms. Judith O’Toole
High Pointe Church of Christ Littler Mendelson Ms. Mary Ann Owens
Highland Park MS Playbill Class, Mr. Bill Lively Owl Club
Ms. Susan McCormick Mr. Gene Lockhart Mr. Jerry Palacioz
Kelsey & Jay Hills Lone Star Park Panera Bread
Ms. Becky Hitzeman Mrs. Renee Long Park Cities Baptist Church
Ms. Cassie Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Chip Loper Women’s Bible Study Group
Hoffman International Properties Mayor Brian Loughmiller Park City Club
Park Place Lexus
Ms. Frances Parker
Ms. Jennifer Parks
Partners in Education
Ms. Meshaelle Pate
Ms. Nancy Pavelock
Ms. Isabel Pawling
Payless ShoeSource
Ms. Jennifer Pickens
Ms. Brenda Pilkington
Pizza Hut
Plano Community Theater
Plano East HS Football Team
Platinum Motorcars
Pocket Sandwich Theatre
Ms. Judy Poe
Mr. Brett Powers
Precision Warehouse Design
Premier Wines of Plano
Ms. Bridgette Price
Ms. Casie Rachal
Ms. Kym Radke
Raytheon
Mrs. Melinda Reid
Ms. Kari Reimer
Renaissance Dallas Hotel
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Retread Shoes
Ms. Traci Rezai
Ms. Jennifer Richardson
Ms. Ann Roberts
Mr. Mike Roberts
Ashley & Jas Robertson
Ms. Anne Rodgers
Ms. Devia Rodgers
Ms. Veronica Rodriguez
Rotary Club of
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
Rotary Club of McKinney
Ms. Cristie Roy
Ms. Rebekah Russler
Ms. Sierra Rymes
Ms. Amber Ryser
S&S Self Storage
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Graduation Reception with WFAA Anchor Gloria Campos
St. Anne’s Catholic Church Ladies Association Dusty Viner
St. Gabriel’s Stonebridge United Vintage Church
Catholic Community Methodist Church Volleyball League of
Mr. Wain St. John Ms. Ashlee Stricklin Club Legacy
Ms. Shirley Sadowski Ms. Elizabeth Suarez Volunteer McKinney
Saks 5th Avenue Galleria Dallas Subway Ms. Sara Von Ahn
Salvation Army Ms. Valerie Sulley Voyager Expanded Learning
Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford Ms. Kensley Sutherlin W Dallas - Victory Hotel
Sam’s Club Taco Bueno Ms. Sally Waite
KJ & Mike Sands Ms. Shera Taliaferro Walker Elementary
Mr. Steve Sands Target Ms. Carole Walker
SCEC Ms. Debra Tate Ms. Gail Walker
Ms. Cecilia Schellhase Ms. Deanna Taylor Wal-Mart
Ms. Jacquie Schuster Mr. Jeffrey Teel Walnut Grove Middle School
Ana & King Scovell Texas A&M University Dayme & Marcus Walther
Loren Scovell at Commerce Ms. Gladys Washington
Ms. Amanda Seale Texas Ballet Theater Mr. Wynfred Watkins
Secret Garden Linens Texas Motor Speedway Ms. Michelle D. Watts
Ms. Rhonda Seiferman The Container Store Webb Chapel Church of Christ
Mr. Rick Selvaggi The Fairmont San Francisco Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Ms. Karina Shroff The Family Eye Clinic Mr. & Mrs. Steve Wendle
Ms. Jean Sims The Spa at Canyon Oaks Wendy Krispin Caterers
Ms. Julie Singh The Women’s Museum Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Wenzel
Ms. Joann Skogan Ms. Amanda Thomas Wesley United
Ms. Angela Smith Mrs. Carrie Thompson Methodist Church
Ms. Danielle Smith Ms. Ana Thorne Whataburger
Mr. Eric Smith Timberglen Recreation Center White Rhino Coffee
Ms. Linda Smith times ten cellars Ms. Sheri Wilcox
Mr. & Mrs. Marney Snow Jr. TLConcepts, LLC Ms. Laura Wilk
Sonic Tom Barrett Optical Ms. Camille Williams
Ms. Wendi Splawn Tom Thumb Ms. Cinthya Williams
Ms. Carol Sprawls Tower Club Dallas Ms. Teena Williams
Ms. Beth Sprayberry Chris Trampe Ms. Lisa Wine
Ms. Diana Sprouse Ms. Monica Trevino Mr. Randall Winkler
Ms. Tami Sprouse Ms. Carolyn Trezevant Mr. & Mrs. Brian Winstead
Ms. Belinda Spurgin Ms. Cecilia Tunnell Wolford Elementary
Ms. Gayle Stack Mr. Larry Tunnell Women’s Junior League
Mr. Clayton Stanley Ms. Carolyn Turner Woodrose Winery
Mr. Zane Stapp United American Insurance Ms. Jenny Wooters
Starbucks Coffee United Methodist Women Loren & Brent Worthy
State Fair of Texas University of Texas at Dallas Ms. Donna Wright
State Farm Valley Ranch Baptist Church Write Selection
Terry Steele Via Reál Sam Wyly
Ms. Lois Stevens Ms. Elodia Villa Ms. Nancy Yarbrough
Stonebridge Ranch Village of Stonebrook Residents Ms. Margaret Zaccagnino
CISDR Mentor and Students
What CISDR Has Done to Help Us
Nick — Plano East Class of 2010
For students like Nick, Communities In Schools Dallas Region (CISDR)
was his personal GPS for academic success. Nick was referred to CISDR
during his freshman year at Plano East Senior High School, and he stayed
with CISDR through all four years of high school. “CISDR helped me
improve my grades and was the only ‘club’ I was a member of. They
helped me stand up for myself and be more talkative and break out of my
quiet shell.” With the help of CISDR’s campus staff, Nick discovered his
love of math and science. With an increased confidence and a new love
of learning, Nick succeeded in his classes and graduated on time in the
Spring of 2010. He is now attending Collin College in Plano and wants
to pursue a degree in aerospace engineering. In ten years, Nick hopes to
be working on his dream job at NASA mission control.

Cristal — Barbara Cardwell Class of 2011

Cristal joined CISDR in the 7th grade. “At first I didn’t want to talk to
anyone, but after while, I started to open up about things that I had been
through. CISDR would listen to me and not judge. I started to come to
school more, and started to like myself.” Unfortunately, Cristal later trans-
ferred to another school where CISDR was not available. Without CISDR
to guide her. Cristal got involved with a bad crowd and experimented with
drugs. She eventually ended up at Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory
Center in Irving, one of CISDR’s partner schools. There CISDR campus
staff started meeting with Cristal every week, monitoring her grades, tutoring
her and encouraging her attendance. Cristal is a senior on the Applied Tech-
nology Track, and is very happy with her life now. “I love to come to school
and learn,” she says. Cristal now encourages younger students who are going
through what she did when she was their age. “I tell them my story and of
how CISDR can help them and how it changed my life for the better.”

“CISDR supplies invaluable “CISDR helps students

services to local schools, deliv- by giving them a mentor;
ering life-changing results to someone that they can
the capable, but underachiev-
count on, someone that
ing students that they serve.
I am truly proud to be affili-
believes in them, and
ated with such a high caliber someone who helps
organization.” them succeed in life.”

— Matthew Papenfus — Carrie Matthiesen

Turner Construction Co. Najim Family Foundation
CISDR Board Member CISDR Board Member
For the second year in a row,
Communities In Schools
Dallas Region has received
a 4-star rating from Charity
Navigator, America’s largest
independent evaluator of
Williams Prep students at Ebby Halliday’s 99th Birthday
charities.

Ken Berger, President and

CEO of Charity Navigator
said, “Only 20% of the chari-
ties we rate have received at
least two consecutive 4-star
evaluations, indicating that
Communities In Schools
Dallas Region consistently
executes its mission in a fis-
cally responsible way, and Nancy Cain Marcus hosts reception honoring Jeff Morris
outperforms most other
Nancy Cain Marcus, Karen Morris, Jeff Morris, Sandra Chavarria
charities in America. This
“exceptional” designation
from Charity Navigator dif-
ferentiates Communities In
Schools Dallas Region from
its peers and demonstrates
to the public it is worthy of
their trust.”

CISDR is only 1 of 210 edu-

cational nonprofits in the
U.S. and 1 of 8 in Texas to
receive their highest rating. Ben E. Keith President Howard Hallam visits Maple Lawn

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