High School Academic Advisor

Dayspring Academy•Port Richey, FL

About The Position

Dayspring Academy seeks a full-time, benefit-eligible High School Academic Advisor to support high school learners, families, and school staff with academic planning, graduation progress, early college coordination, and college and career readiness. The role provides individualized advising and monitors learner performance, attendance, credits, and academic standing, while helping learners address academic risks and meet high school and postsecondary goals. The advisor coordinates Dayspring Academy’s Early College pathway in collaboration with Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC), including dual enrollment, academic maps, course schedules, eligibility, and progression toward an Associate in Arts degree. The position also supports college and career exploration, applications, financial aid and scholarship resources, academic records, enrollment documentation, and learner access to instructional materials and transportation. The advisor serves as a key contact for learners and families, maintains accurate information and advising records, and develops tracking systems, dashboards, and reports for school leadership. The role requires coordination with instructional staff, student services, school leadership, PHSC, families, and other postsecondary partners, while ensuring compliance with applicable requirements, including FERPA.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized academic advising and maintain four-year academic plans aligned with graduation requirements and postsecondary goals.
Monitor grades, GPA, credit accumulation, attendance, and academic standing; identify at-risk learners and coordinate improvement plans and interventions.
Conduct individual and group advising on goal setting, study skills, time management, and accountability; document advising sessions and learner progress.
Monitor progress toward Florida high school graduation and PHSC Associate in Arts degree requirements; conduct graduation and degree progression audits.
Track participation and completion of Florida Virtual School, credit recovery, and supplemental academic programs.
Review transcripts, transfer credits, and academic records; coordinate course scheduling and academic placement.
Support the design, implementation, and improvement of the Early College pathway, including academic maps, course sequences, dual enrollment, eligibility, placement, and progression.
Coordinate with PHSC and college personnel on registration, academic performance, deadlines, learner transitions, and support concerns.
Guide learners through college exploration, admissions, applications, scholarships, Bright Futures, FAFSA, financial aid, and entrance or placement assessments.
Coordinate college visits, career exploration, and connections to universities, technical programs, and workforce pathways; assist learners with postsecondary plans, resumes, and academic portfolios.
Coordinate academic, enrollment, and dual enrollment documentation with Dayspring Academy, PHSC, and other postsecondary partners; maintain trackable systems for requirements and deadlines.
Collaborate with Student Services on enrollment, withdrawals, transfers, academic records, and required documentation.
Maintain learner information in FOCUS and applicable postsecondary student information systems while ensuring FERPA compliance.
Serve as an academic liaison between Dayspring Academy and PHSC, facilitating communication and helping resolve registration, documentation, and learner support issues.
Ensure Early College learners have access to textbooks, instructional materials, computers, and supplemental academic resources; coordinate and track distribution and return as applicable.
Coordinate Early College learner transportation needs with the Transportation Department and support related operational logistics and process improvements.
Monitor attendance and absenteeism patterns and coordinate academic interventions, improvement plans, family conferences, and referrals as appropriate.
Serve as a primary contact for learners and families on academic planning, graduation requirements, dual enrollment, and postsecondary preparation; communicate expectations, progress, and deadlines.
Facilitate academic planning meetings, progress conferences, and family information sessions; develop resources about graduation requirements, Early College, college readiness, and academic support.
Maintain academic tracking and reporting systems and support compliance with school district, state, federal, and postsecondary requirements.
Support implementation, monitoring, and documentation of articulation agreements with colleges and universities.
Develop dashboards and progress reports, analyze performance data, identify trends, and recommend improvements to learner support systems and academic programming.