# Parent Liaison

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## Neighborhood

### Related (staff)

- [Parent Engagement](/Departments/Parent_Engagement) — staff · Departments

### Related (delivered by)

- [Identify parent education needs and services](/Processes/Identify_parent_education_needs_and_services) — delivered by · Processes
- [Design and implement parent engagement programs](/Processes/Design_and_implement_parent_engagement_programs) — delivered by · Processes

### Required knowledge

- [Student Data Privacy Regulations](/Knowledge/Student_Data_Privacy_Regulations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Cultural norms of served families](/Knowledge/Cultural_norms_of_served_families) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [School enrollment procedures](/Knowledge/School_enrollment_procedures) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Cultural and Linguistic Communities](/Knowledge/Cultural_and_Linguistic_Communities) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Family Rights](/Knowledge/Family_Rights) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [School and Service Systems](/Knowledge/School_and_Service_Systems) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Customer and Personal Service](/Knowledge/Customer_and_Personal_Service) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Community Resources](/Knowledge/Community_Resources) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Cultural Awareness](/Knowledge/Cultural_Awareness) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [School Operations](/Knowledge/School_Operations) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Engage in

- [Refer clients to community or social service programs.](/Activities/Refer_clients_to_community_or_social_service_programs.) — engage in · Activities
- [Advocate for Family Needs](/Activities/Advocate_for_Family_Needs) — engage in · Activities
- [Interpret and translate for families](/Activities/Interpret_and_translate_for_families) — engage in · Activities
- [Make home contacts for attendance and engagement](/Activities/Make_home_contacts_for_attendance_and_engagement) — engage in · Activities
- [Help parents navigate enrollment and school processes](/Activities/Help_parents_navigate_enrollment_and_school_processes) — engage in · Activities
- [Build trust with hard-to-reach families](/Activities/Build_trust_with_hard-to-reach_families) — engage in · Activities
- [Translate and interpret school communication for families](/Activities/Translate_and_interpret_school_communication_for_families) — engage in · Activities
- [Relay Concerns Between Families and Staff](/Activities/Relay_Concerns_Between_Families_and_Staff) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Refer clients to community resources or services.](/Tasks/Refer_clients_to_community_resources_or_services.) — perform · Tasks
- [Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic l...](/Tasks/Listen_to_speakers'_statements_to_determine_meanings_and_to_prepare_translations,_using_electronic_l...) — perform · Tasks
- [Help families navigate school processes](/Tasks/Help_families_navigate_school_processes) — perform · Tasks
- [Advocate for Family Needs](/Tasks/Advocate_for_Family_Needs) — perform · Tasks
- [Interpret and translate for families](/Tasks/Interpret_and_translate_for_families) — perform · Tasks
- [Accompany parents to school meetings](/Tasks/Accompany_parents_to_school_meetings) — perform · Tasks
- [Maintain family contact logs](/Tasks/Maintain_family_contact_logs) — perform · Tasks
- [Make home contacts for attendance and engagement](/Tasks/Make_home_contacts_for_attendance_and_engagement) — perform · Tasks
- [Build trust with hard-to-reach families](/Tasks/Build_trust_with_hard-to-reach_families) — perform · Tasks
- [Conduct home and community contact](/Tasks/Conduct_home_and_community_contact) — perform · Tasks
- [Document family interactions and follow-up](/Tasks/Document_family_interactions_and_follow-up) — perform · Tasks
- [Help families access services and supports](/Tasks/Help_families_access_services_and_supports) — perform · Tasks
- [Resolve parent concerns and misunderstandings](/Tasks/Resolve_parent_concerns_and_misunderstandings) — perform · Tasks
- [Translate and interpret school communication for families](/Tasks/Translate_and_interpret_school_communication_for_families) — perform · Tasks
- [Maintain Family Outreach Logs](/Tasks/Maintain_Family_Outreach_Logs) — perform · Tasks
- [Follow Up on Attendance and Enrollment Issues](/Tasks/Follow_Up_on_Attendance_and_Enrollment_Issues) — perform · Tasks
- [Distribute School Information to Households](/Tasks/Distribute_School_Information_to_Households) — perform · Tasks
- [Attend Parent-Teacher Conferences](/Tasks/Attend_Parent-Teacher_Conferences) — perform · Tasks
- [Relay Concerns Between Families and Staff](/Tasks/Relay_Concerns_Between_Families_and_Staff) — perform · Tasks

### Required skills

- [Process navigation assistance](/Skills/Process_navigation_assistance) — requires skill · Skills
- [Interpretation and translation](/Skills/Interpretation_and_translation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Family communication](/Skills/Family_communication) — requires skill · Skills
- [Relationship building](/Skills/Relationship_building) — requires skill · Skills
- [Family Advocacy](/Skills/Family_Advocacy) — requires skill · Skills
- [Trust Building](/Skills/Trust_Building) — requires skill · Skills
- [Active Listening](/Skills/Active_Listening) — requires skill · Skills
- [Conflict Resolution](/Skills/Conflict_Resolution) — requires skill · Skills
- [Negotiation](/Skills/Negotiation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Service Orientation](/Skills/Service_Orientation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Social Perceptiveness](/Skills/Social_Perceptiveness) — requires skill · Skills

### Requires ability

- [Oral expression](/Ability/Oral_expression) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral comprehension](/Ability/Oral_comprehension) — requires ability · Ability
- [Social perceptiveness](/Ability/Social_perceptiveness) — requires ability · Ability
- [Bilingual Communication](/Ability/Bilingual_Communication) — requires ability · Ability
- [Cultural Sensitivity](/Ability/Cultural_Sensitivity) — requires ability · Ability
- [Empathy](/Ability/Empathy) — requires ability · Ability
- [Speech Recognition](/Ability/Speech_Recognition) — requires ability · Ability

### Uses software

- [Google Workspace](/Software/Google_Workspace) — uses software · Software
- [Translation App](/Software/Translation_App) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Excel](/Software/Microsoft_Excel) — uses software · Software
- [School Information System](/Software/School_Information_System) — uses software · Software
- [Student Information System](/Software/Student_Information_System) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Office](/Software/Microsoft_Office) — uses software · Software
- [ParentSquare](/Software/ParentSquare) — uses software · Software

### Type of

- [Social and Human Service Assistants](/Occupations/Social_and_Human_Service_Assistants) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [documenting verbal family consent for services in a way the district SIS will accept](/Problems/documenting_verbal_family_consent_for_services_in_a_way_the_district_SIS_will_accept) — exposes problem · Problems
- [translating IEP and disciplinary notices into the family's home language under FERPA constraints](/Problems/translating_IEP_and_disciplinary_notices_into_the_family's_home_language_under_FERPA_constraints) — exposes problem · Problems
- [no warm handoff between truancy officers, counselors, and the parent of a chronically absent student](/Problems/no_warm_handoff_between_truancy_officers,_counselors,_and_the_parent_of_a_chronically_absent_student) — exposes problem · Problems
- [scheduling home visits around shift-working caregivers who miss daytime parent-teacher conferences](/Problems/scheduling_home_visits_around_shift-working_caregivers_who_miss_daytime_parent-teacher_conferences) — exposes problem · Problems