SY26-27 Emergence Academy Family Engagement Analyst
Young World Physical Education, Springfield, MA, United States
SY26-27 Emergence Academy Family Engagement Analyst
Position type: Full Time
Start Date: July 1, 2026
Salary: TBD; commensurate with experience
About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership
While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) – established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5,000 students in our 16 middle and high schools.
As a “zone” of schools within the city of Springfield, SEZP’s approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers’ union, while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result, each school within SEZP is accorded significant school‑based autonomies – in curriculum, talent, calendar, schedule, and budget – while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work, SEZP is in pursuit of equity and anti‑racism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.
Program Details: The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) is committed to building anti‑racist schools by ensuring the work of equity is fully inclusive of and focused on our students of color, exceptional learners, emerging bilinguals, and all families across our schools. A central SEZP strategy for disrupting institutionalized racism lives in our innovation around Early College for high school students.
The SEZP pioneered the “fifth year” graduation deferment option for high school seniors to provide enough time for scholars to earn an Associate’s degree or to amass an equivalent number of college credits, thereby significantly increasing the odds of college matriculation and retention, and drastically reducing the financial burdens of higher education on families. The SEZP supports multiple models of early college programming, including wall‑to‑wall, dual enrollment, and pathways‑focused options. This deeply impactful work is made possible through the most robust college partnership strategy in the state, engaging multiple institutions of higher education in course delivery and degree attainment. Our partners include Worcester State University, Springfield Technical Community College, Quinsigamond Community College, Westfield State University, and Holyoke Community College.
The SEZP calls upon skilled and passionate professionals to trailblaze a new model of early college instruction in which they are dually employed as both an adjunct faculty member of Worcester State University and our SEZP high schools.
The Postsecondary Senior Analyst will support students to and through college and career preparation programming.
Job Responsibilities
Develop our SchoolLinks plan, determining the progression of SchoolLinks tasks from grades 6‑12 and supporting grade level teams to implement coursework
Lead SchoolLinks sessions for students
Support students applying to college or other post‑secondary job training programs
Track and support completions of FAFSA
Plan college visits and help complete fundraising as needed
Support the Early College Team in ensuring students currently enrolled in classes are successful
Provide support sessions (including after‑school), advising, and office hours to ensure enrolled students have access to college resources, intervention and additional resources to ensure success
Support 5th‑year and beyond programming for students to ensure endurance through postsecondary experiences
Enact anti‑racist instructional practices that ensure students own the learning
Work closely with a team of student support team members, mentors, and interventionists to amplify student success
Engage with families as partners in the learning around successes, challenges, and problem‑solving on behalf of our scholars
Position Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
Strong commitment to the philosophy and efficacy of providing early college access to scholars in marginalized populations required
Experience in advising in a higher education context preferred
Experience working with high school‑age students preferred
Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
Experience as an active anti‑racist or advocate for equity preferred
Benefits
Selection as a coordinator in the SEZP recognizes an individual for their outstanding vision, capacity, and commitment to anti‑racist school communities.
Non-Discrimination Statement
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.
Notice of Sex Non‑Discrimination
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex‑based harassment, in any education program or activity it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, handicap, or military service, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Contact Information
Misael Ramos, Principal
EMERGENCE ACADEMY
Email: ramosm@springfieldpublicschools.com
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Position type: Full Time
Start Date: July 1, 2026
Salary: TBD; commensurate with experience
About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership
While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) – established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5,000 students in our 16 middle and high schools.
As a “zone” of schools within the city of Springfield, SEZP’s approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers’ union, while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result, each school within SEZP is accorded significant school‑based autonomies – in curriculum, talent, calendar, schedule, and budget – while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work, SEZP is in pursuit of equity and anti‑racism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.
Program Details: The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) is committed to building anti‑racist schools by ensuring the work of equity is fully inclusive of and focused on our students of color, exceptional learners, emerging bilinguals, and all families across our schools. A central SEZP strategy for disrupting institutionalized racism lives in our innovation around Early College for high school students.
The SEZP pioneered the “fifth year” graduation deferment option for high school seniors to provide enough time for scholars to earn an Associate’s degree or to amass an equivalent number of college credits, thereby significantly increasing the odds of college matriculation and retention, and drastically reducing the financial burdens of higher education on families. The SEZP supports multiple models of early college programming, including wall‑to‑wall, dual enrollment, and pathways‑focused options. This deeply impactful work is made possible through the most robust college partnership strategy in the state, engaging multiple institutions of higher education in course delivery and degree attainment. Our partners include Worcester State University, Springfield Technical Community College, Quinsigamond Community College, Westfield State University, and Holyoke Community College.
The SEZP calls upon skilled and passionate professionals to trailblaze a new model of early college instruction in which they are dually employed as both an adjunct faculty member of Worcester State University and our SEZP high schools.
The Postsecondary Senior Analyst will support students to and through college and career preparation programming.
Job Responsibilities
Develop our SchoolLinks plan, determining the progression of SchoolLinks tasks from grades 6‑12 and supporting grade level teams to implement coursework
Lead SchoolLinks sessions for students
Support students applying to college or other post‑secondary job training programs
Track and support completions of FAFSA
Plan college visits and help complete fundraising as needed
Support the Early College Team in ensuring students currently enrolled in classes are successful
Provide support sessions (including after‑school), advising, and office hours to ensure enrolled students have access to college resources, intervention and additional resources to ensure success
Support 5th‑year and beyond programming for students to ensure endurance through postsecondary experiences
Enact anti‑racist instructional practices that ensure students own the learning
Work closely with a team of student support team members, mentors, and interventionists to amplify student success
Engage with families as partners in the learning around successes, challenges, and problem‑solving on behalf of our scholars
Position Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
Strong commitment to the philosophy and efficacy of providing early college access to scholars in marginalized populations required
Experience in advising in a higher education context preferred
Experience working with high school‑age students preferred
Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
Experience as an active anti‑racist or advocate for equity preferred
Benefits
Selection as a coordinator in the SEZP recognizes an individual for their outstanding vision, capacity, and commitment to anti‑racist school communities.
Non-Discrimination Statement
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.
Notice of Sex Non‑Discrimination
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex‑based harassment, in any education program or activity it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, handicap, or military service, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Contact Information
Misael Ramos, Principal
EMERGENCE ACADEMY
Email: ramosm@springfieldpublicschools.com
#J-18808-Ljbffr