Internal Only Family Academic Support and Engagement Leader
Internal Only Family Academic Support and Engagement Leader
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Urbana School District #116
TITLE:Family Academic Support and Engagement Leader
LOCATION:Dr. Preston Williams (position can be shared)
Reports to: The Director of Family Engagement and Student Support and the Building Administrator
Job Summary: The Family Academic Support and Engagement/FASE Leader has one major goal: to support student achievement by engaging and involving families in strategic ways. The role of each FASE leader (a certified staff member who works at the school level) is to help support and implement the components of their schools Continuous School Improvement Plan:
- Work with the Building Team to build communication and remove cultural or linguistic barriers that could impede families and school staff members from working together.
- Work with the Building Team Team to connect families and schools by facilitating and organizing family events that engage families in the learning process.
Essential Functions:
- Attend Building Team Meetings to support the integration of family engagement into the schools goals.
- Lead the following interactive familystudent workshops during the designated months:
- September: Curriculum Night
- November: Family Reading Night
- February/March: Social Emotional Learning Night
- May: Math and Science Nightto teach families and students together) about how to support learning standards for the designated theme curriculum related to the designated theme and the Continuous School Improvement Plan goals at home.
- Collaborate with the building principal and Building Team to enhance the homeschool partnership according to the Continuous School Improvement Plan.
- Attend Parent Teacher Association/Parent Teacher Organization meetings at the beginning of the school year to establish a collaborative partnership with families and as needed during the school year to provide families with strategies to advocate for their children.
Qualifications:
- Illinois Elementary Teaching Certificate
- A current employee with Urbana School District #116
- Knowledge about instructional practices curriculum and assessment
- Current Urbana School District #116 Employee
Preferred:
- Experience teaching adult learners
- Experience coordinating events/activities
- Classroom teacher
Terms of Employment:
- Benefit information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.
- Requires at least a oneyear commitment for theschool year.
- $1000 total (may be split between two certified staff to have a kindergartensecond grade focus and a thirdfifth grade focus)
- This is a position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position.
- This is an exempt position.
START DATE:school year
EVALUATION:The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy on support staff
AN EQUALOPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
REVISED:February2025
Employment Type
Intern
