DISTRICT METCO PROGRAM LIAISON - MIDDLE SCHOOL CURT Metco

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Job Description
Title:District METCO Program Liaison
Reports to: METCO Director/Building Principal
Position Summary:
The Sudbury Public School system ranks among the State of Massachusetts’ oldest and most accomplished school districts. The town hosts a total of 4 elementary schools and one middle School. Sudbury is home to one of the State’s oldest voluntary desegregation programs - METCO or the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity program. METCO is State-funded and supervised by the Department of Education in a partnership with Sudbury’s district leadership. The mission of the program is to decrease racial isolation while providing students an opportunity to grow in a rigorous academic environment. Sudbury’s METCO program hosts a total of 70 students from Boston’s diverse inner city communities.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
Provides daily academic support to all learners in the classroom through individual or small group support as needed, based on student needs in collaboration with the classroom teachers;
Helps teachers, school leadership and METCO families develop strong partnerships through regular, timely and two-way communication around student learning,
Attends parent-teacher conferences and various educational support meetings as necessary;
Attends bi-weekly with METCO Director and other METCO staff to establish and monitor goals related to METCO’s mission
Provides information about school and METCO activities, community resources and student’s achievements to the Director for inclusion in parent communications; such as, parent newsletters and more;
Attends periodic meetings for METCO parents in Boston and Sudbury to share relevant data and build partnerships. The number of meetings per year should be in the range of 3-5;
Helps families understand standards and assessments, student test scores, student learning data and the school report card;
Collaborates with school staff on all aspects relative to the success of the student in the classroom, among peers and on the METCO bus;
Attends all relevant professional development recommended by district leadership, METCO Director especially around issues or research relative to family and student engagement practice;
Collaborates with school staff, community partners, PTO to develop programs and activities geared to reach families who are underrepresented due to social, economic, racial and/or language barriers;
Works with the METCO Director to facilitate and support the PTO in assigned schools;
Recruits METCO parents to be part of school based PTO and other decision making committees in the district;
Surveys students and families yearly to keep abreast of concerns, issues and trends in the overall quality of the SPS METCO program;
Publicizes and promotes district program for families, such as advocacy workshops, literacy workshops and math related capacity building workshops;
Serves as a liaison between Boston students, families and district staff on all relevant aspects of social and academic well being of the students with special emphasis on struggling learners and their families;
Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Experience and/or strong passion for working with students and families from diverse cultural backgrounds
Familiarity with urban and suburban school cultures
Ability to think and act in a manner that respects ethnic, cultural, sexual and linguistic diversity
Experience communicating successfully with teachers, families, administrators and students (bilingual capacity strongly preferred);
Familiar with social media trends and at ease with computers;
Familiarity with current research on effective family and student engagement in a school setting
Strong writing, speaking and collaborative skills;
College degree is preferred.
Classification:ESPAS Level 9 Unit Position
Schedule: 1.0 FTE
Position Type:
Full-time
Positions Available:
1
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•Seek and promote opportunities to advance equity
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Job Requirements
Experience and/or strong passion for working with young children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds;
Familiarity with urban and suburban school cultures a
Ability to think and act in a manner that respects ethnic, cultural, sexual and linguistic diversity
Experience communicating successfully with teachers, families, administrators and students (bilingual capacity strongly preferred);
Familiar with social media trends and at ease with computers;
Strong writing, speaking and collaborative skills;
College degree is preferred.
Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

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