Internal Only Family Academic Support and Engagement Leader

Urbana School District #116•Urbana, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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 school’s 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching adult learners
Experience coordinating events/activities
Classroom teacher

Responsibilities

Attend Building Team Meetings to support the integration of family engagement into the school’s goals.
Lead interactive family-student workshops during the designated months: September: Curriculum Night, November: Family Reading Night, February/March: Social Emotional Learning Night, May: Math and Science Night to 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 home-school 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.