ML Compliance and Family Engagement Specialist

ML Compliance and Family Engagement Specialist

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Lincoln Center - Chapel Hill, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5883796

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 13, 2026 2:03 AM (UTC)

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools  Job Description

Job Title:MLCompliance&Family Engagement Specialist

Salary

Schedule:

Classified Salary Scale

Reports To:Director of Multilingual Learners ,

Dual Language,and World Language

Salary Grade:107

Work Location:Lincoln Center/Sheryl-Mar

Work Schedule:12months

Position Summary

TheMLCompliance&Family Engagement Specialistservesasaprimaryliaisonbetweenmultilingual  families, schools, and the district, fostering meaningful family engagement and supporting equitable access to educational opportunities for multilingual learners. The position coordinates student enrollment, language identification, assessment, placement, and ongoing compliance with federal, state, and district requirements for English Learner and Dual Language programs. The Title III Parent Liaison provides translation and interpretation services, connects families with school and community resources, and collaborates with educators to ensure students and families receive comprehensive support throughout their educational experience.

Additionally, the position maintains student records and data systems, coordinates multilingual learner assessments, and assists with program implementation, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Duties

• AssisttheES/DLDirectorwithmaintainingcomplianceandimplementationofESLpoliciesand federal guidelines.
• SupplementESLandDLservicestolanguageminoritystudentsastheytransitiontothedistrict and assist language minority families in locating community resources for the purpose of promoting parent effectiveness and student achievement. Meet with family and share information about ourschoolsystem. Createdvideoscontainingbasicinformationandgotthem translated in several languages. Have videos updated as needed. Contact an interpreter to ease communication when necessary. Get acknowledgements signed by parents or legal guardians.
• Assist with translatinglettersand documentsofsupplementalnatureaswell asinterpretingon meetings or over the phone when required. Assist with interviewing new contracted interpreters.
• Collaboratewithdistrictpersonneltoproactivelyidentifyissuesand/orconcernsrelevantto language minority families, EL services and DL services.
• Checkthestudentinformationdatabase(Infinite Campus) dailyandidentifystudentswhohave enrolled and may be eligible to be assessed with the English proficiency test. Review the registration form. Contact the previous school system to obtain EL identification and scores. If not WIDA member, coordinate with the test administrator and family to administer the test.
• Obtain a report from WIDA DRC and discuss results with family. Explain about available programsstudentsmaybeeligibleforsuchasnewcomers,dual language,etc.,aswellasESL delivery mode that students may receive cuss with family the results of the English proficiency test and provide information about the delivery method of ESL services lain in detail about newcomers and dual language programs as a way to deliver English acquisition.
• Assist with pre-placement and placement of students in appropriate instructional programs. For high school students, explain about available courses, pathways to graduation and future jobs. Evaluate foreign transcripts for newly enrolled students eligible to participate in the newcomer program.
  
  Obtainscores and/ortranscriptsforpotentialELsstudentseither bycontactingformer schools(withinoroutsidetheUSA) orprocessingatransferrequestwithinourdatabase. Maintain knowledge of changes in worldwide educational systems.
• Collaboratewithlocalhighschoolcounselorsinregardstoschedulingofnewcomerstudents. Provide high school newcomers and their families with a tour around the school, make sure their lunch forms, if applicable, are processed to ease the transition.
• ScanalldocumentsanduploadtoELLevationandpreparedetailedemailsincludingbutnot…