Every student matters and every lesson counts!Every student matters and every lesson counts!

This is a school/district/community support This is a school/district/community support position serving as liaison between the adult position serving as liaison between the adult center, the district, and the community.center, the district, and the community.

Liaisons coordinate on-site events and Liaisons coordinate on-site events and activities, increasing the opportunity for adult activities, increasing the opportunity for adult ESOL students to access ESOL students to access

– community-based resources community-based resources

– supplemental services that support retention and supplemental services that support retention and completioncompletion

Liaisons support school efforts for student Liaisons support school efforts for student retention, completion, and transition.retention, completion, and transition.

When schools build partnerships that respond to When schools build partnerships that respond to their students’ concerns, they are able to sustain their students’ concerns, they are able to sustain connections that are aimed at improving student connections that are aimed at improving student achievement.achievement.

As a Community Liaison Specialist, you help As a Community Liaison Specialist, you help build awareness of ongoing learning build awareness of ongoing learning opportunities to make sure that…opportunities to make sure that…

Every student matters and every lesson countsEvery student matters and every lesson counts

assist with student retention, completion, assist with student retention, completion, and transition;and transition;

assist adult ESOL students access U.S. assist adult ESOL students access U.S. Citizenship;Citizenship;

assist adult ESOL students register to vote;assist adult ESOL students register to vote; help boost students’ level of awareness help boost students’ level of awareness

and engagement in community-based and engagement in community-based programs, events and/or activities;programs, events and/or activities;

assist parents increase parental assist parents increase parental involvement and become active involvement and become active participants in their children’s education.participants in their children’s education.

Attend monthly CLS trainings/meetings;Attend monthly CLS trainings/meetings;Create an on-site resource center and Create an on-site resource center and

disseminate learning materials; disseminate learning materials; Build successful community partnerships Build successful community partnerships

and coordinate on-site events and and coordinate on-site events and programs that benefit your students;programs that benefit your students;

Monitor progress and submit data on a Monitor progress and submit data on a monthly basis; andmonthly basis; and

Maintain an updated portfolio.Maintain an updated portfolio.

Measures for Accountability:

Administrators receive $8,000 plus Administrators receive $8,000 plus fringes to cover the salaries of their fringes to cover the salaries of their Community Liaison Specialist.Community Liaison Specialist.

Administrators are responsible for Administrators are responsible for monitoring their Cliff Reports to ensure monitoring their Cliff Reports to ensure that monies are accurately withdrawn that monies are accurately withdrawn from their account.from their account.

Administrators are responsible for Administrators are responsible for ensuring that the funds are stretched out ensuring that the funds are stretched out through June 2010’. through June 2010’.

Budget:

Grant will provide each center with:Grant will provide each center with: 1 bulletin board for the resource center;1 bulletin board for the resource center; 1 camera to document samples of 1 camera to document samples of

events; events; 1 binder to create a portfolio.1 binder to create a portfolio.

Submit your requests to Dr. Diaz at Submit your requests to Dr. Diaz at bdiaz@dadeschools.net by Oct. 30 by Oct. 30thth

Available Resources:

U.S. Citizenship

Voter Registration

Involvement in Children’s Education

Involvement in Community Activities

Lawyers for Literacy Program

Region V Reading Campaign & Book Club

Building Partnerships

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Community Needs