Project Most Has New Family Liaison

A new face has joined the professional staff at Project Most this year, one that parents will soon be familiar with. Carolina Agudelo, a native of East Hampton, has been appointed to the newly created position of family liaison.

Rebecca Morgan Taylor, Project Most’s executive director, said Tuesday that Ms. Agudelo will work part-time in the Springs and John M. Marshall Elementary School programs with the goal of engaging with parents.

“We felt that there was a need in the community, a need for parents to connect to their children’s education and activities in the after-school program,” Ms. Taylor said. “We now know Project Most is an educational learning program and we wanted our parents to be involved with that. If you don’t have somebody dedicated to that, it’s difficult to rally the parents and get them involved.”

Ms. Agudelo has a background in social work, so she is qualified to help students with “life skills, getting to know each other, and solving problems in social groups,” Ms. Taylor said. Ms. Agudelo also speaks Spanish, which will help encourage Spanish-speaking parents to be involved, Ms. Taylor said. Ms. Agudelo will also help train staff members, counselors, and group leaders in child development and behavior management, and will lead meetings on various topics for parents at intervals throughout the school year.

Project Most, an after-school enrichment program for students in the Springs and John Marshall schools, begins on Sept. 12. The program is still registering students. More information on Project Most may be found online at projectmost.com.