Attendance & PEIMS Specialist - (25-26)

Kipp Houston Public Schools • Austin, TX

78d • $45,000

About The Position

The Attendance & PEIMS Specialist is a school based position responsible for maintaining impeccable student information data and record keeping, assisting with seamless school operations, and supporting excellent teaching and learning by providing data to inform decisions. The Attendance and PEIMS Specialist is the data and student information expert at the school.

Requirements

• Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred.
• Unwavering commitment to the KIPP Texas mission, core values and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students, families, and staff.
• Strong project and time management skills; ability to effectively backwards plan, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail, and deliver consistent and timely results.
• Experience with managing and entering data.
• Sense of humility, customer service mindset, and shows urgency and the ability to proactively solve problems and make decisions quickly.
• Ability to establish relationships and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Desire to continuously learn and evolve as a professional.

Responsibilities

• Manages school attendance process and maintains attendance records.
• Partners with students, staff and parents to ensure students attend school every day.
• Trains teachers on attendance procedures and inputs the data into the Student Information System (SIS).
• Documents all attendance changes, corrects attendance data, and completes audits as needed.
• Communicates attendance reporting to staff and indicates when a student is at risk.
• Participates in the weekly attendance check-in meeting with increasing responsibilities over time.
• Maintains accurate student data and information in compliance with federal, state, and school expectations.
• Audits and corrects student data issues in the SIS and completes Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reporting.
• Generates and reviews reports and verifies with appropriate stakeholders.
• Manages incoming and outgoing requests for student records through TREx.
• Enters and updates master and students schedules in SIS.
• Reviews and determines eligibility for a variety of programs and ensures that eligibility is correctly documented in systems.
• Runs grade verification reports for each grading cycle and prints progress reports and report cards.
• Processes documentation for student enrollment and maintains all lottery records.
• Verifies students are fully enrolled and makes any data corrections in registration packets and the SIS.
• Collects any required documents for students to enroll.
• Sets up, manages, and audits student folders.
• Accepts transfer requests from families and coordinates process with other schools.
• Handles external student document requests.
• Tracks leaver information and ensures that withdrawal meetings are held.
• Prepares transcripts and provides proof of enrollment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision options.
• Life insurance.
• Disability plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree