A chance to give back to their community. At the Presidents' Summit for America's Future, held in Philadelphia in April 1997, President Clinton was joined by retired General Colin Powell, former presidents Ford, Carter and Bush, and former first lady Nancy Reagan. This vision became the basis for the America's Promise movement. In Schools is to keep students in school. Anyone can refer a child to Communities In Schools .
Students can refer themselves or their peers.
That is, literally anyone can refer a student for services, as long as that student is enrolled in one of the public schools we serve, in grades Pre-K through 12. In Schools are not problem children, and they are not necessarily academically challenged. They may be referred as a result of excessive absenteeism. They may have performed poorly on their TAAS examination. Some want to obtain employment or to increase their work maturity or develop job skills.