The pandemic disrupted learning for a lot of Georgia students especially those in vulnerable populations. Communities in Schools, an education-focused non-profit is working to help many of them finish high school.
Trying to meet the need
Catalina Valdez and Frederica Teodori work for CIS Atlanta at Cross Keys High School in DeKalb County. More than half of Cross Keys’ 1700 students are considered “economically disadvantaged.” 90% of students are Latino. 170 students qualify for CIS services. Valdez and Teodori can’t serve all of those students individually, but Cross Keys also receives schoolwide services from CIS to accommodate additional students and families.
“It is about removing their external barriers so [students] can focus on school,” Valdez says.
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