Thank you for taking the time to complete the performance task for the Family Liaison position with RPS. Please spend no more than 2-3 hours on this task. The task must be your own work and must cite all references used. Please complete the task by 5 pm, Friday, September 30 and send to Tamika Massie (tmassie@rvaschools.net).
Community hubs are community-based centers in each of the four regions of the city. Family Liaisons work to meaningfully strengthen the connection between school, home and the community and specifically focus on neighborhoods in their assigned region. Family Liaisons support efforts to increase student attendance by building upon family strengths, providing resources, and supporting ongoing advocacy that informs division programs and policies. Family Liaisons are an integral part of the Community hub model which is centered on helping families build protective factors that when present increase the overall health and wellbeing of children and families. Additionally, they serve as on the ground storytellers who highlight and share what RPS is doing to support families.
Part I: Scenario
You receive a referral from a school regarding a family whose student has missed 5 days of school. The student has an IEP which specifies the student’s classification as emotional disturbance. Additionally, the child’s historic data indicates the child missed 18 days of school last year. It was also noted in the student’s file that the mother has been unresponsive and/or resistant to receive support from the school. Utilizing this information, please develop a family success plan for this student.
Please include the following in your family success plan:
1. A Write a description of your engagement strategy for the child and family
2. A list of community resources to connect and or refer the student to.
Specify the length of time the plan will be in effect, how identified community resources could support the child, along with specific attendance outcomes for the student at the close of the action plan.
Guidelines for Part I:
Plan should not exceed more than 1 single-spaced written page.
Part II: Telling Our Story
Each hub is responsible for implementing engagement activities that provide RPS families with an opportunity to connect with each other, community organizations, and be engaged in their children’s education and future. Recent test data for RPS shows that less than 50% of K-2
