Clearly define the community school coordinator's skills, responsibilities, and position classification before hiring to support selection and onboarding¶

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Description¶

Because the community school coordinator is a role that previously did not exist in most schools, the report recommends defining its skills, disposition, and classification up front. The report states that "Clearly defining the skills, responsibilities, disposition, and position classification for the community school coordinator helped ensure the right people were hired and enabled a smooth onboarding process." Lynwood sought people with commitment to community, familiarity with existing resources, and relationship-building ability, and designated the position as classified management so coordinators could lead on campus without being diverted into certificated duties.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

District vision for the coordinator role; a job description emphasizing relationship-building, assets and needs assessment, and governance committee development; collaboration with principals and unions

Constraints¶

Classification choice (classified management) was made on the recommendation of the Los Angeles County Office of Education and may not transfer to districts with different labor contexts

Target Learners¶

New community school coordinators and the students and families they serve

Learning Goals¶

Effective coordination of integrated student supports and community school implementation

Claims¶

LAUSD community school common roles and processes (coordinator, community rep, assets and needs assessment, benchmarks)

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Germain, E., Klevan, S., & Espinoza, D. (2026). Community schools in Lynwood Unified: Building capacity for districtwide implementation. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/947.934

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`title`	`Clearly define the community school coordinator's skills, responsibilities, and position classification before hiring to support selection and onboarding`
`description`	`Because the community school coordinator is a role that previously did not exist in most schools, the report recommends defining its skills, disposition, and classification up front.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-10`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `germain-2026`

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