Family and Community Engagement
Overview
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Our Mission
The mission of our department is to ensure that every parent has the tools necessary to give their children the best possible chance for success. Our drive is to fill in the gaps where parents may not know the best practices for student competency in their academic skill set. Having a holistic approach of full parental involvement, professionalized staff members, and a clear partnership-based approach, can eliminate the social-economic obstacles they face.
Our Vision
We value education; it is essential to challenge their critical thinking skills, while implementing an individualized educational plan to assist students strive for academic success. However, we empathize and understand that they are emotional and social beings that need a combination of care and love to be effective learners. That entails understanding the realities our children come from. To believe that every child comes from a cookie-cutter household is a disservice to them. By knowing that each household the child comes from may not be the most optimal for child development is one of the key factors in turning around a child.
However, the focus cannot be on the person but the system they come from. Be it the family or community, the drive and belief in the community/school model is to foster change in the society around the child. For if the child comes from a stronger community, the child will then become a much better student and member of our society.
Contact Your Parent Coordinator or Home School Liaison
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Charles J. Riley
Maguie Kajajian
Parent Coordinator
mkajajian@paterson.k12.nj.us -
Dale Ave.
Jennifer Foxworth
Home School Council Liaison
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Patricia Quispe
Parent Coordinator
pquispe@paterson.k12.nj.us -
Joseph A. Taub
Saidur Rahman
Parent Coordinator
rahmans@paterson.k12.nj.us -
Parent Resource Center
Theresa Claudio
Parent Coordinator
tclaudio@paterson.k12.nj.usMonther Harb
Parent Coordinator
mharb@paterson.k12.nj.usTravis Parker
Home School Council Liaison
trparker@paterson.k12.nj.usElizabeth Tobdzic
Home School Council Liaison
ltobdzic@paterson.k12.nj.us -
School 10
Shalimar Williams
Parent Coordinator
shwilliams@paterson.k12.nj.us -
School 12
Yolanda Simmons
Parent Coordinator
ysimmons@paterson.k12.nj.us -
School 13
Darlene Morris
Parent Coordinator
dmorris@paterson.k12.nj.us -
School 20
Joann Harris
Parent Coordinator
jharris@paterson.k12.nj.us -
School 21
Tonya Busch
Parent Coordinator
tbusch@paterson.k12.nj.us -
School 24
Jahaira Ortiz
Parent Coordinator
ortizj@paterson.k12.nj.us -
School 28
Tamika Moss
Home School Council Liaison
mosst@paterson.k12.nj.us -
Young Men Leadership Academy
Evelyn Demarest
Home School Council Liaison
edemarest@paterson.k12.nj.us
Contact Us
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William Kemper McDowell
Executive Director of Family & Community Engagement
973-321-2485
wmcdowell@paterson.k12.nj.us
Gilman Choudhury
Director of Full Service Outreach & Special Projects
973-321-0888
gchoudhury@paterson.k12.nj.us
Evelyn Peña
District Wide Community Outreach & Special Projects Coordinator
office: 973-321-2481
cell: 201-308-3249
epena@paterson.k12.nj.us
Bridget Arrick
District-Wide Community Outreach & Special Projects Coordinator
973-321-0883
barrick@paterson.k12.nj.us