Administrative Assistant - Attendance Coordinator: 2025-2026

Sophie B. Wright High School-posted 2 months ago
$35,000 - $50,000/Yr
New Orleans, LA
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The Administrative Assistant - Attendance Coordinator will play a critical role in maintaining accurate records, supporting school operations, and ensuring compliance with state and district attendance requirements. This position involves monitoring, recording, and reconciling daily student attendance, generating reports, and engaging with families regarding attendance issues. The role requires collaboration with various stakeholders to implement attendance improvement strategies and manage sensitive information with discretion.

  • Monitor, record, and reconcile daily student attendance in PowerSchool.
  • Generate and distribute attendance reports to school leaders, teachers, and district officials.
  • Identify students at risk of chronic absenteeism and flag cases for administrative follow-up.
  • Prepare state-required attendance documentation in compliance with LDOE guidelines.
  • Communicate promptly with families regarding absences, tardies, or attendance concerns.
  • Support parent conferences related to attendance issues, including interpreting data and assisting with action plans.
  • Build positive relationships with families to encourage consistent student presence in school.
  • Work closely with the Attendance Team, counselors, and administrators to implement attendance improvement strategies.
  • Coordinate with the school nurse, social workers, and community partners on attendance-related interventions.
  • Assist with the planning and documentation of attendance incentive programs.
  • Maintain accurate student and staff attendance files, logs, and correspondence.
  • Provide clerical and organizational support to the front office as needed.
  • Support compliance reporting and assist with audits related to student attendance.
  • Manage sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.
  • Demonstrate punctuality and reliability in all assigned tasks.
  • Participate in professional development sessions relevant to attendance and data management.
  • Exhibit a welcoming, service-oriented attitude in interactions with staff, students, and visitors.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • Demonstrated experience using PowerSchool Data System.
  • Strong organizational skills with excellent attendance history.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with families, students, and staff.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate professionalism in all interactions.
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