Family Liaisons in Schools
APS Family & Community Engagement Opportunities
APS's Family Engagement builds school and community-based networks to engage families to support children's learning. We believe in creating safe, welcoming learning environments at school and at home. As partners, we can better develop and strengthen school connections with families. We are also committed to working with community partners to assist families and create opportunities for student success.
Family Academies
Family Academies are school- and community-based programs designed to bring families together to share information and ideas that help us build a strong relationship between our families, our school and our community to improve our child’s education.
Questions?
Families, please contact us if you have questions or need additional information about our APS Family Academies, Family Resource Centers, Family Academies or Upskilling Opportunities at 330.761.1680 or
SLS45869@apslearns.org.
Family Resource Centers
Family Resource Centers are designed to help families and students address non-academic challenges, which may impact a student’s ability to learn. Their convenient locations inside or near APS buildings provide families, students and community members with connections to health and social services, community resources, referrals and more.
Family Resource Center sites include:
Family Liaisons
Family liaisons are APS employees who help families actively participate in their children’s education by building relationships with school personnel. Liaisons empower families to stay informed about their children’s educational pathways and work with the school to accommodate unique needs, learn about policies, and more.
Liaison Initiatives
- Family Academies — Family Academies are school-based programs designed to bring families together to:
- Learn about local resources
- Get information about school programs, academic initiatives, and education requirements
- Build relationships with school staff
- Collaborate and interact with other parents and caregivers
- Attendance Outreach — Family liaisons work with school staff and families to decrease chronic absence for students at risk for failure due to absence as defined by House Bill 410. See the Every Student, Every Day Community Toolkit to learn how you can help reduce chronic absence!
Dr. Mae H. Walker
Administrative Specialist/Family Liaison Supervisor
330.761.2808
mwalker@apslearns.org
APS Family Liaisons 2025–2026
| School | Liaison | |
|---|---|---|
| Buchtel Cluster (5) | ||
| Arnold CLC | Tonya Grant | tgrant@apslearns.org |
| Crouse CLC | Erika Henderson | ehenders@apslearns.org |
| Schumacher CLC | Janice Gleaves | jgleaves@apslearns.org |
| Buchtel CLC - Middle | Stephan Evans | sevans2@apslearns.org |
| Buchtel CLC - High | Amber Ferguson | aferguso@apslearns.org |
| East Cluster (5) | ||
| Barber CLC | Gloria Terry | gterry@apslearns.org |
| David Hill CLC | Bobbi Smith | bls32205@apslearns.org |
| Seiberling CLC | Linda Rodgers | lharvey@apslearns.org |
| East CLC | Reva Link | rlink@apslearns.org |
| Mason CLC | Maxine Petersen | mpeterse@apslearns.org |
| Ellet Cluster (3) | ||
| Betty Jane CLC | Caitlin Lewis | clewis@apslearns.org |
| Hatton CLC | Nicole Burns | nburns2@apslearns.org |
| Hyre CLC | Danielle Roberts | droberts@apslearns.org |
| Firestone Cluster (3) | ||
| Case CLC | Rose Eck | reck@apslearns.org |
| Portage Path | Robbie Williams | rwillia3@apslearns.org |
| Resnik CLC | Christel King | cking@apslearns.org |
| Garfield Cluster (8) | ||
| Glover CLC | Ebonie Brightwell | ebrightw@apslearns.org |
| McEbright CLC | Regina Davis | rdavis3@apslearns.org |
| Pfeiffer | Shanan Painter | spainter@apslearns.org |
| Rimer CLC | Jammie Bryant | jbryant@apslearns.org |
| Sam Salem CLC | Vikki Thomas | vbrockth@apslearns.org |
| Voris CLC | Kimberly Kesler | kkesler@apslearns.org |
| Innes CLC | Juanita Elton | jelton@apslearns.org |
| Garfield CLC | Shari Seals | sseals@apslearns.org |
| North Cluster (6) | ||
| Findley CLC | Delia Cedeno | dcedeno@apslearns.org |
| Forest Hill CLC | Queenie Oliver | eoliver@apslearns.org |
| Jennings CLC | Ciarra Coley | ccoley@apslearns.org |
| Leggett CLC | Jackie Bailey | jbailey2@apslearns.org |
Family & Community Engagement Events
Explore and engage in the building, district and community events for our APS families.
APS's Family Engagement builds school- and community-based networks to engage families to support children's learning. We believe in creating safe, welcoming learning environments at school and at home. As partners, we can better develop and strengthen school connections with families. We are also committed to working with community partners to assist families and create opportunities for student success. Please contact the Family and Community Engagement office for more information at 330.761.1680 or SLS45869@apslearns.org.
APS Family Engagement Event Calendar
- Summit County Juvenile Court Parent Project
- Families as Leaders and Decision Makers
- Schumacher CLC Financial Academy
- Upskilling Opportunities for Families and Alumni at APS