Family Engagement Manager
POSITION OVERVIEW: A passion for families, students, and the community will go far in this position. Family Engagement Manager is responsible for ensuring the region meets student transition goals from elementary to middle school and middle to high school. They will also support the Title I program by supporting schools with executing a family engagement plan and tracking results for DESE compliance. In addition to coordinating student transition and family engagement, this role will support decreasing student attrition and increasing attendance by the development of systems. STATEMENT OF IMPACT: This role will have a direct impact on student recruitment, student retention, marketing, and family engagement. This role will have an indirect impact on KIPP’s academics, family satisfaction, and finances. KIPP St. Louis is a region that has undergone rapid growth and has a regional priority to grow bigger and get better. A huge part of this “bigger and better” model requires the region to gain and keep the trust of families quickly to ensure they stay with us until college or career. By having a point person to work closely with families, plus support schools making their family engagement program more effective, we will reduce the number of students that transfer and increase our impact. Who we are:KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis city. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.Mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.Vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.Equity Statement: KIPP St. Louis is committed to becoming an anti-racist and anti-sexist organization by confronting inequities, barriers, and oppressive policies and systems.KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school. Position type: Full time, exempt, 12 monthKEY RESPONSIBILITIESManagement of Family Engagement Specialist TeamRegional Wide Family Events & GroupsFamily Community PartnersFamily ResourcesTitle I Compliance: Spring and Fall meetings; Family Surveys & DataOversee family engagement specialistsRegionwide parent board Family Engagement Regionwide & School basedLeads coordination and support for the family engagement specialists (FES) TeamSupport schools with building relationships that foster strong partnerships with community organizations and e...