Karim Mendoza Brown, MHS

Phone: 610-***-**** Email: adls7g@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Experienced, Bilingual School Parent Liaison Facilitator/Supervisor/Social Service Specialist who collaborates meaningfully and deeply with a cross section of accountability partners to ensure the delivery of personalized learning, instruction, diversity, inclusion and equity; so that everyone has an equal opportunity in succeeding.

CORE COMPETENCIES

-Supervision of FACE staff -Staff Development, Team Building & Training

-Administrator of Family & Community Complaints -Program & Material Development

-Contributor in Communication Platforms -Research & Development of Services/Programs

-Public Speaking -Event Planning

-Administration of Let’s Talk Communication Platform: K-12 Insight

-Organization of Student & Family Engagement Efforts

-Management of Community Outreach & Community Partnerships

-Microsoft Office Proficient -Sapphire Software: K-12 Insight Proficient

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

School Parent Liaison Facilitator-Bilingual 03/11-Present

Allentown School District, Allentown, PA

Manage the Office of Family and Community Engagement- FACE

Administrator for District-wide referrals and communication in the Department of Equity and Accountability

Facilitate the day-to-day tasks of FACE and of the other eight school parent liaisons in the district to build capacity and to ensure that the expectations set by Administration are being met

Administrator of the Let’s Talk Communication system and assist with the workflow for the Family and Community Complaint Procedures

Facilitation and Delivery of Title 1 Parent and Family Engagement workshops and events district-wide

Administration, facilitation and delivery of translation and interpreting services district-wide

Collaborate with the all internal departments, community partners, families and schools on district-wide initiatives, related projects, planning projects and deliverables to meet the goals of the district.

School Parent Liaison-Bilingual 10/08-03/11

Allentown School District, Allentown, PA

Assists in disseminating information to parents about District Code of Conduct, school and community activities

Assists in helping students and parents to integrate and assimilate into a new school setting

Assists in keeping accurate and detailed records of parental and community involvement activities as they pertain to communications, safety and security planning

Provide translation services depending on availability at the building

Seeks parent and community partnerships around improving student performance in English language arts, mathematics and character development

Assist in school-wide parent engagement activities

Collaborates and cooperates with other school departments in meeting the goals of the position

Family Development Specialist-Bilingual 9/04- 10/08

Bethlehem Area School District, Bethlehem, PA

Working with all Fountain Hill Elementary faculty and school personnel to ensure all students and their families receive the appropriate services and needs

Collaborates with families in identifying strengths and needs

Develop Family goals and objectives

Engage in home visits, initiate referrals to agencies and coordinate agency involvement

Facilitate Welcome Class

Advocate for appropriate and responsive services for family and family members

Engage and conduct workshops, in service programs for community and parent groups (dental initiative and asthma programs)

Attend School Support Staff meetings to discuss cases and identify if family goals and needs were met

Family Service Specialist II-Bilingual 9/00- 1/04

Division of Youth and Family Services of State of NJ

Investigating Child Abuse/Neglect. Interviewing children, parents and collateral’s

Collaborating with Local Police departments and County Prosecutor’s Office Personnel in investigating child abuse/neglect

Field/Office work. Providing Transportation to clients

Case management. Analyze/evaluate Investigations. Writing Court and Case reports

Arrange counseling and therapeutic programs for clients

Advocating for children/families. Supervise family visits

Home Studies for relative/foster placements

Utilize and cooperate with community services and other agencies

Court Intervention. Advising clients on laws, regulations and court orders

EDUCATION

Lincoln University

Master of Human Services, May 2012

Pi Gamma Mu- International Honor Society in Social Sciences 2012

The Pennsylvania State University

B.A. in Administration of Justice, 2000

Minor in Spanish (Fluent), 2000

National Council for Behavioral Health

Youth Mental Health First Aid USA

8 Hour Course Training, June 9, 2015

Course Instructor Certified, June 12, 2015

Rider-Pool Foundation Collective Impact Graduate

Class of 2019-20

https://rider.pooltrust.org/rider-pool-foundation-collective-impact-program-graduates-sixth-class-of-local-leaders/

Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively Through Interpersonal Institute for Restorative Practices (iirp) October 12, 2019

Restorative Practices Train the Trainer (iirp) December 17-19, 2019

RESEARCH

District-Wide coordination in the procurement, purchase, and distribution of uniforms for over 17,000 students starting the 2012-2013 school year.

oConducting contacts with clothing vendors, buyers, and district parents/students/staff.

oCollaborated with national apparel clothing vendors to ensure product accessibility in local and national stores.

Research and Approval by ASD Board to purchase Portable Translation Devices for all 24 school buildings for use to improve parent and family commination/participation during building-level events, meetings, and programs in 2018-19 school year.

oOn-air interviews related to translation devices and communication

https://www.wlvt.org/television/es-tiempo/ The interview starts around 15:00 minutes into the segment. Season 3 episode 9

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/officials-hope-new-translator-devices-will-improve-parent-interaction-in/article_089a188d-c802-5c5d-8d89-2ab89592f8c2.html

https://www.wlvt.org/blogs/lehigh/new-translation-devices-put-to-use-at-graduation-ceremony/

Planning and execution of Attendance Outreach Campaign for 4,500 students in the 2020-2021 school year (April). We conducted home visits to each of the students identified. This was a collaboration of various stakeholders (community partners, ASD Support Staff and volunteers) to accomplish the campaign. Plan, coordinate and support the over 100 stakeholders in executing the plan in a safe and strategic manner.

oThe four points below were the focus:

While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to enormous disruptions in the lives of children and adults alike, it remains incredibly important that students continue to attend school daily. (Awareness)

There are many ways parents and families can promote better attendance and engagement for their children, including: (Awareness)

ASD has attendance expectations for our students. (Awareness)

We want all students and families to know that ASD is here to help. (Support)

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