Gear up Iowa Grant Coordinator

Des Moines Public School District•Des Moines, IA

20h

About The Position

Coordinate the post-secondary planning curriculum and programming to guide all students (K-12) to enter the college or career training program of their choice upon graduation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in education, social services, or related field.
Three to five years experience working in a school setting.
Experience serving on a leadership team building district organizational.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a teacher, school counselor, or administrator.
Masters degree in school counseling.
Valid Iowa teaching license.
Experience with CCR software platforms.
Experience supervising and/or managing teams.
Experience and managing grants including submitted grant reports and completing compliance paperwork.

Responsibilities

Oversee the programming and expenditures funded by the Gear up Iowa grant and comply with all reporting requirements including but not limited to ensuring staff are submitting services and student interaction into Salesforce, Iowa Grants platform, and submitting Match documentation monthly.
Manage the post-secondary success labs in each high school including the programming and collaboration of future ready coaches, school counselors, other staff and community partners who utilize them.
Support and lead professional development for future ready coaches in five high schools (excluding Virtual Campus) including but not limited to regular one-on-one meetings, daily communication, program and project support and training, and collaboration with principals on evaluation.
Plan and lead monthly future ready team meetings with all future ready coaches.
Plan and lead the following collaboration meetings: monthly future gear up 3.0 meetings with high school staff, Gear up 3.0 implementation plan and budget meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Collaborate with school counselors to implement the Tier 1 instruction of the DMPS post-secondary success standards to facilitate student exploration of careers and post-secondary education/training in all grades K-12.
Facilitate and collaborate with building staff and programs regarding their post-secondary planning initiatives including but not limited to district college and career fairs, college and career visits, FAFSA completion events, course to college programming and implementation of the ICAN curriculum.
Collaborate with the K -12 counseling coordinator and district departments to support the design of the DMPS District Career and Academic Plan (DCAP) plan, monitor our progress, and ensure the completion of all requirements.
Collaborate with district departments and teammates to design the DMPS Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) plan monitor our progress and ensure the completion of all requirements.
Collaborate with external partnerships focused on post-secondary access and success including but not limited to I-Jag, By Degrees, Bright Foundation, Trio programs, ISU Science Bound, ISU for Promise, Investing in My Future, Avenue Scholars, and colleges and universities.
Support internal partnerships and programs such as Brother 2 Brother, Sisters 4 Success, and Students in Action, in their post-secondary goals and initiatives.
Oversee the implementation of the DMPS college and career readiness software platform (Schoolinks) and the accompany customization of infinite campus and tableau, and the training of all stakeholders, staff, students, and parents in using the platform.
Collect and analyze data to demonstrate the progress of all DMPS post-secondary planning initiatives including but not limited to FAFSA completion data, Iowa Department of Education post-secondary data, National Student Clearinghouse data, and Schoolinks post-secondary goals interests in college application data.
Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
Maintain confidentiality.
Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.
Assist with other duties as may be assigned.