About Julie:

Julie is the Coordinator of Family and Community Engagement and Title I Programming. She works at the district-level on a variety of projects and initiatives. More specifically, she has facilitated the implementation of the community schools model at three current Rochester Public Schools sites. Working with people and collaborating with partners for student success is one of her greatest passions! Other passions include her family, friends, reading and traveling.

District Facilitator of Family and 
Community Engagement
Volunteer Coordinator | Email

About Nahida:

Nahida Nworen is our Community Data Manager. She creates and analyzes the Community School database and then delivers those data reports to the district as well as to our community partners. Nahida moved to the United States from Bangladesh in 2015 to study at St. Cloud State University. She received her degree in Political Science and International Studies. Nahida is very passionate about working with numbers and co-relating them with other metrics. “Even though I don’t work directly with students, it makes me happy when I see my data have been used to build something that help students”.  Facetiming her family is her favorite thing to do in her spare time along with enjoying a cup of coffee or tea.

Community Data Manager
District-wide | Email

About Will:

Will Ruffin is the Gage Elementary Community School Site Facilitator. He believes the full-service Community Schools model is the way all schools should function. “I am impressed how parents and staff work together to make decisions, and also by how generous the community at large has been for our students and their families. We are committed to ensuring our students are reflected in everything that occurs at Gage from curriculum, learning experiences which occur outside of the school day, and events intended to engage the entire family”. 

Will was introduced to the education field through volunteering and decided to change his career path. He was born and raised in Los Angeles then moved to Bismarck, North Dakota to attend college at University of Mary. Will later obtained his master’s degree in education while subbing in the district. He taught 5^th grade at both Riverside and Lincoln. Will believes in building authentic relationships, and that learning can be fun.  He and his wife have 4 boys.

Community School Site Facilitator
Gage Elementary | Email

About Lida:

Lida is the Site Facilitator at Riverside Central Elementary. She has taught in schools across the country, from New York City to rural Alaska and finally, here in Rochester. She became a teacher because she believes that every child, regardless of race, gender or socioeconomic status deserves the right to an excellent education. Her current role as Community Schools Site Facilitator allows her to work toward this mission by engaging families and community, providing excellent instruction, enriching opportunities and pathways toward a bright future.

Community School Site Facilitator
Riverside Central Elementary | Email

About Nicole:

Nicole is the site facilitator at Rochester Alternative Learning Center. She enjoys connecting students with the community; a great day at work means a student made a connection that caused a newfound confidence and a hope for the future. Outside of her role at RALC, Nicole enjoys her family, friends, learning to belly dance, and hiking.
 

Community School Site Facilitator
Rochester ALC | Email

About Erin:

Erin Vasquez is John Marshall High School’s Community School Site Facilitator. Erin is motivated by her students’ innate curiosity to learn, the desire to continue to learn ways to better serve students and families and the excitement that continuously fills the air in every school building. When Erin is not at work, you may find her hitting the bike trails with her children, delving into a good book, or planning her next travel adventure.

Community School Site Facilitator
John Marshall High School | Email