Community
Who is “Community In Schools of Memphis (CISM)”?
CISM is a local affiliate of the Nation’s largest and most effective dropout prevention program that surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
What We Do
Community
How We Do It at Promise Academy Hollywood
- Integrated Student Support Specialist
- Connect students and families to community resources (clothing, food, rental assistance, etc), school attendance support, course work resources, behavioral resources, and social emotional learning activities
- Care Coordination – Our program is a part of the United Way of the Mid-South Driving the Dream program created to provide hope and encouragement to family members that dream of achieving life goals whereas they assist parents with resources and support that will help them to become self-sufficient.
Community
PAHW’s Integrated Student Support Specialist
Ms. Quentasha Williams is the Integrated Student Support Specialist located at Promise Academy Hollywood whereas 50 students are identified and supported who may need assistance with attendance, behavior, coursework, or social emotional learning. She provides a variety of supports such as one-on-one sessions based on individual needs, check-ins, school-wide attendance initiatives, and small group sessions to help students set and reach goals that will eliminate non-academic barriers that may keep them from succeeding in school. Ms. Williams is located at the school from 8:30-3:00 each day. If there is an immediate need for CISM’s services, she can be reached at (901) 910-2800 or Here.
