Marc Mavigliano has been named the district’s Community Schools Director, a new position based on a four-year grant from the Prichard Committee totaling $1.5 million.
The Prichard Committee received a $47 million grant from the United States Department of Education, with $30 million of the grant going directly into the Kentucky education system through the implementation of full-service community schools, known as the Kentucky Community School Initiative.
In the newly created position, Mavigliano will coordinate the full-service community grant that provides an insulated educational pipeline.
That pipeline will include:
• High-quality early childhood education programs;
• High-quality school and out-of-school-time programs and strategies;
• Support for a child’s transition to elementary school, from elementary to middle school, from middle to high school, from high school into post-secondary education and into the workforce, including any comprehensive readiness assessments determined necessary;
• Family and community engagement and support, which may include engaging or supporting families at school or at home;
• Activities that support postsecondary and workforce readiness, which may include job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling;
• Community-based support for students who have attended the schools in the area serviced by the pipeline, or students who are members of the community, facilitating their continued connection to the community and success in post-secondary education and the workforce;
• Social, health, nutrition, and mental health services and supports;
• Juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs.
“Mr. Mavigliano has been a tremendous asset to this district for a long time. He has the unique ability to build and work with teams of people who are willing to do whatever it takes to remove barriers and provide opportunities for all students,” said MCPS Superintendent, Josh Hunt. “I have no doubt that he is the right choice to be our Community Schools Director.”
Mavigliano has been the principal at Lone Oak Intermediate (LOI) since 2015. Before becoming the principal at LOI, he was the principal at Lowes Elementary in Graves County for two years. From 2011-2013, he was the assistant principal at Lone Oak Elementary and he held several positions at Lone Oak Middle School from 2004-2010, including special education teacher, counselor, and instructional coach.
"I'm honored and excited to work alongside not only our administrators but community members to find ways to improve our schools and district as a whole," said Mavigliano. “It takes everyone working together to strengthen conditions for student learning and healthy development.”
Mavigliano has a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Kentucky Wesleyan, a bachelor's degree in special education from Murray State University, a master's degree in counseling, and a master's degree in school administration from Murray State University.
He will begin the new position on December 1.