Clerk II, Elem. Attendance

South San Antonio Independent School District•San Antonio, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Attendance Clerk, under the direct supervision of the campus principal, coordinates attendance accounting with central office, district hearing officer, and PEIMS, and assists in efficient operation of attendance office.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Satisfactory outcome of fingerprinting background check.
Ability to use personal computer and software to develop spreadsheets and databases, and do word processing
Proficient typing, keyboarding, file maintenance, and 10-key skills
Ability to meet established deadlines
Ability to work with students, teachers, and parents in a positive manner
One to Two years data entry experience

Responsibilities

Collects and accounts for class attendance slips.
Ensures the accurate and efficient accounting of daily attendance with teachers and parents.
Coordinates and programs daily attendance information into the data processing program in compliance with the state laws of Texas and policies of the local district.
Prepares an accurate daily student attendance summary from the teacher's class roll sheets for each class period.
Transposes a neat, daily record of bonafide student absences, tardiness, and membership into the Data Processing program.
Assists in closing and tabulating the attendance accounting in the data processing program at the end of each reporting period.
Issue tardy and absentee slips to students.
Verifies student absentees during the day by phone and reports truancy or excessive absenteeism to the assistant principal.
Coordinates and records the arrivals and departures of students with parents during the day.
Maintains a log of unexcused absences and reports excessive unexcused absences to the assistant principal.
Maintains an up-to-date locator card for all students.
Other duties as assigned.