Director of Family and Community Engagement Partnerships

Director of Family and Community Engagement Partnerships (FACE)

About Lynn Public Schools
Lynn is a vibrant seaside urban community located just north of Boston. The city is known for its contemporary public art historic architecture thriving downtown cultural district and abundant public parks including the scenic Lynn Shore Reservation and the expansive Lynn Woods Reservation. Reflecting the citys international character Lynn Public Schools is a linguistically and culturally rich community with 60% of our students speaking two or more languages. Lynn Public Schools proudly serves approximately 17000 students across 29 school sites within a diverse and dynamic educational landscape. Our district includes:

• 1 Early Childhood Center
• 17 Elementary Schools
• 1 Public Separate Day School
• 3 Middle Schools
• 2 Comprehensive High Schools
• 1 Vocational High School
• 1 Early College High School
• 1 STEAM Academy (Grades 6-12)
• 1 Alternative Education Academy (Grades 9-12)
• 1 TOGETHER Educating and Advancing Multi-Disabled Students Academy (PreK-12)

The Lynn Public Schools Vision and Core Values Drawing upon the strength of our community our families our students and our partners we commit to fulfilling the intellectual physical and social-emotional potential of all our students. We work together so our students learn to thrive advance and impact the greater community and the world.

LPS is committed to our Core Values: Inclusiveness Shared Responsibility Collaborative Relationships High Expectations Inspiring Life-Long Learning Lynn Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of strengthening an environment and school culture that honors and celebrates diversity and responds effectively to the social-emotional experiences of every student and family.

Position Overview

The LynnPublic Schoolsseeksa dynamic equity-driven leader to serve as theDirector of Family and Community Engagement Partnerships (FACE).Thisintegral positionis responsible fordesigningimplementingand continuously improvinga comprehensivedistrictwide strategythat strengthens authentic partnerships among schools familiesstudentsand community-based organizationsto improve student outcomes.

This role functions as the districts lead architect and coordinator of family and community engagement systems ensuring alignment across enrollment attendance student support and community partnerships. The Director will work across central office schools and external agencies to ensure that family engagement is coherentculturallyand linguistically responsive and directly connected to instructional priorities student belonging and attendance outcomes.

The Director will oversee and coordinate key family-facing systems including the Welcome Center Attendance Office Family & Community Coordinators and McKinney-Vento services ensuring clarity of roles effective service delivery and alignment to district priorities.

This position reflects a shift from program-based engagement to a system-level strategy where family and community partnerships are a core driver of student success enrollment stability andequitableaccess to opportunity.

Why This Role Matters

In Lynn Public Schools we believe that strong family and community partnerships are essential to achievingequitableoutcomes for all students. This role is central to ensuring that every familyregardless of language background or circumstancehas access to the information resources and relationships needed to support their childs academic success.

Job Scope:

• Leads the design and execution of districtwide family and community engagement strategy
• Oversees multiple interconnected departments and initiatives
• Coordinates across central office schools and external partners
• Uses data and stakeholder feedback to improve systems and outcomes
• Advisessenior leadership on trendsimpactingenrollment attendance and family engagement

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the design and implementation of a districtwide system that strengthens partnerships among schools families and community organizations to improve student attendance belonging enrollment and access to Director will use data and stakeholder feedback to continuously improve systems strengthencommunicationand access and ensure families are meaningful partners in the educational experience.

Strategic Leadershipof Family and Community EngagementSystem:

• Develop and implement adistrictwide FACE strategy and multi-year action planaligned to the District Strategic Plan District Improvement Planand Instructional Core.
• Oversee and coordinate key family-facing functions (e.g. enrollment attendance family outreach and community partnerships) to ensure alignment accessibility and high-quality service delivery
• Design systems thatensure two-way communication family voice and community partnershipto drivecontinuousimprovement.
• Ensure systems are accessible culturally responsive and responsive to family needs.
• Lead the development of acoherent culturally responsive family engagement modelacross all schools.
• Lead districtwide strategy to reduce chronic absenteeism and improve engagement.
• Partner across schools central office teams and external organizations to integrate family engagement into instructional priorities and student support systems.
• Analyze and respond to enrollment trends mobility patterns and family decision-making.
• Build and sustain partnerships with:
  • Community-based organizations
  • City agencies
  • Higher education institutions
  • Non-profit providers

Qualifications

Required:

• Masters degree in education Social Work Public Administration orrelated
• Minimum of57 years of leadership experiencein a schooldistrictor community-based organization serving urban populations.
• Demonstrated experience leadingfamily engagement community partnerships or student support initiatives at scale.
• Bilingual/Biliteratein Spanish/English.
• Deep understanding of the needs ofmultilingual learners immigrant communities and historically marginalized populations.
• Experienceeffectivelymanaging teams programs and budgets.

Preferred:

• Massachusetts licensure as anAdministrator (or ability toobtain).
• Experience overseeing attendance initiativesandMcKinney-Vento programming.
• Knowledge ofTitle I family engagement requirementsand grant-funded programming.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as:
  • Dual Capacity-Building Framework (Karen Mapp)
  • Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices (CLRP)
  • MTSS / Whole Child approaches

Core Competencies

• Equity-centered leadership and culturaland linguisticresponsiveness
• Systems leadership and strategic thinking
• Strongfacilitationand relationship-building skills
• Cross-sector partnership development
• Data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement
• Ability to lead complex multi-stakeholder initiatives

Reports To: Deputy Superintendent

Terms of Employment: Full-time 12-month position

Salary: Salarycommensuratewith experienceat $00

Effective Start Date: July 1 2026

Application Instructions:Interested candidates shouldsubmita resume cover letter and three professional references.

Required Experience:

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