A Strategic Vision for Hampton Roads
33 Schools. 7 Cities. ONE Mission.
Hampton Roads has more than 200 public schools. Right now, CISofHR is in 33 of them. That means there are buildings full of students — thousands of them — who don’t yet have someone in their corner. Hampton Roads Forward is our commitment to change that.
The Schools We Haven’t Reached Yet.
Hampton Roads is home to more than 200 public schools serving hundreds of thousands of students. Many of those students face barriers that have nothing to do with their ability or their potential — poverty, housing instability, hunger, trauma, and systems that weren’t built with their circumstances in mind.
CISofHR reaches 33 of those schools today. In those 33 buildings, every student has access to a trained Site Coordinator who shows up every single day — building relationships, removing barriers, and connecting students to the resources they need. In the other 170+ schools, that person doesn’t exist yet.
That is the gap. And it is solvable.
The Case for CISofHR
Community Infrastructure. Not a Program.
Hampton Roads has roads, water, power, and schools. These aren’t optional — they’re the infrastructure a community depends on. CISofHR is making the case that wraparound student support belongs in that same category.
A Site Coordinator isn’t a service students get bused to. They are a permanent, full-time professional embedded in a school building — connected to the community’s resources on one side, and to students who need those resources on the other. They are the bridge.
When a student is hungry, the Site Coordinator connects them to food. When a family faces eviction, the Site Coordinator finds housing assistance. When a student is on the edge of dropping out, the Site Coordinator is already there — not because a referral was filed, but because they were in the hallway that morning.
96%
OF CIS SENIORS GRADUATE
99%
REMAIN ENROLLED YEAR TO YEAR
+5.2%
GRADUATION RATE LIFT WITH 3+ YEARS OF CIS
Source: Harvard & Cornell Independent Research Study, Communities In Schools® National
Phase I
Now — 2026-27
33 Schools
Deepen Norfolk feeder pattern. Strengthen Portsmouth and Virginia Beach cohorts.
Phase II
2027-28
37-39 Schools
Expand Newport News and Hampton City Schools presence. Add additional Norfolk feeder pattern school. Grow Chesapeake reach.
Phase III
2028-29
40-43 Schools
Enter Chesapeake at scale. Complete Norfolk Year 3 expansion. Begin Suffolk district-wide conversation.
Phase IV
2029-30
44-47 Schools
Consolidate all 7 cities. Pursue school district partnership agreements.
Phase V
2030-31
50 Schools
Achieve 50-school milestone. Launch 60-school vision. Position CISofHR as permanent Hampton Roads infrastructure.
Fund a Coordinator
$83,500 / year
Sustain one school for a full year.
Your investment covers the full annual cost of one Site Coordinator — their salary, training, community resources, and the consistent daily presence that changes student outcomes. One school. One coordinator. Thousands of interactions.
Make a GiftMost Impactful
Expand the Reach
$167,000 / year
Bring CIS to two schools.
Fund the expansion of CISofHR into schools that don’t yet have a Site Coordinator. This tier covers two full Site Coordinator positions, bringing the Hampton Roads Forward roadmap two steps closer to completion.
Contact Anne WilberLead the Movement
$500,000+
Transformational partnership.
A multi-year commitment at this level positions your organization as a founding partner of Hampton Roads Forward. Includes naming opportunities, board-level engagement, custom impact reporting, and direct access to Dr. Sinclair for strategic collaboration.
Schedule a ConversationIndependently Verified. Nationally Recognized.
CISofHR is part of Communities In Schools® — the only dropout-prevention model to meet the federal government’s highest evidence standards under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). A landmark study by researchers at Harvard and Cornell found that CIS produces significant, long-term improvements in academic achievement and economic mobility — at a return of $11.60 for every $1 invested.
By Invitation Only
See Hampton Roads Forward in Action.
The CISofHR Community Impact Series brings together major donors, school district leaders, elected officials, and community partners for an intimate, first-hand look at our work — inside the schools, with the students, hearing their stories directly. Seating is limited and attendance is by invitation.