COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR

*Salary is commensurate with experience*

Job Purpose: The Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership to support the Community School model through family & community engagement, developing communication systems, and recruiting & managing partnerships & resources around school goals. 

Essential Duties:

• Coordinate and manage community partnerships and resources in accordance with the Community School Action Plan including the facilitation of regular meetings and ongoing communication among partners and school staff to ensure effective integration.
• Participate in the development of the school’s asset map and priority assessment. Continuously engage community in ongoing assessment and activities as a successor to the initial community asset map and priority assessment process.
• Organize and facilitate monthly Community School Leadership Team meetings (administration, school staff, parents, students, community residents, community partner organizations).
• Work closely with the Community School Leadership Team to create a Community School Action Plan that implements programs and services which are coordinated and well-aligned to articulated goals for the partner community school. Guide Community School Leadership Team to assure successful alignment and implementation of resources to the Community School Action Plan.
• Facilitate communication and relationship-building with community partners, key stakeholders, and volunteers including participation in community groups and/or committees as a representative of designated partner school.
• Participate in appropriate school and community meetings (i.e. Learning Team), community partner organization meetings, neighborhood association meetings and parent organization meetings to ensure strategic communication and alignment
• Serve as key contact person for school staff seeking support or enrichment for students and families.
• Develop and maintain daily calendar of programming during and beyond the school day for children, families, and the community including use of the building after school hours.
• Provide training and technical assistance activities to community partners, key stakeholders, school staff, and volunteers as needed.
• Participate in and support school staff and community partners in ongoing professional learning specific to Culturally Responsive and Restorative Practices
• Monitor and analyze outcomes related to school goals and benchmarks of community school determined in Community School Action Plan, such as: attendance, student discipline referrals, academic achievement, parental involvement, and program effectiveness. Prepare monthly reports to share with school and community partners.
• Support United Way, MPS, and individual school grant-seeking and other fund development activities including; planning and development of application processes, grant-writing, and training and/or technical assistance in the outcome measurement reporting.