Communities In Schools of North Texas
Ngun Hliang currently serves as the Chin Family Engagement Specialist at Communities In Schools of North Texas since November 2020 and also works as an Interpreter for the International Rescue Committee since September 2020. Prior experience includes an internship at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas from January 2021 to August 2021, and an earlier internship at Communities In Schools of North Texas from January 2020 to May 2020, where Ngun held the title of ACE Intern. Additional roles include a Teacher Assistant at Lewisville ISD from February 2019 to May 2019, a Warehouse Associate at UPS from August 2018 to January 2019, and a Receiver at Dallas Cowboys Merchandising from May 2016 to July 2016. Ngun earned a Master's degree in Social Work from The University of Texas at Arlington, completing it in December 2021, and previously obtained a Bachelor's degree in the same field from the same institution in 2020.
Communities In Schools of North Texas
The mission of Communities In Schools of North Texas is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. There is no single reason why students drop out of school. Nor is dropping out of school a sudden decision. Dropping out is a result of a long process of disengagement that may begin even before a child enters school. It is a cumulative process, brought about by any number of individual, family, community or school risk factors. More than 1/3 of the students who drop out of high school fail to make the transition from 9th to 10th grade. Repeating a grade is the most significant school related risk factor associated with dropping out. CISNT currently operates school-based dropout prevention programs in Bridgeport ISD, Denton ISD, Gainesville ISD, Lake Dallas ISD, Lewisville ISD, and Northwest ISD. CISNT is a 501(c)3 non profit organization.