School Compliance Coordinator

Stride, Inc.•Little Rock, AR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. Passionate educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team! The mission of Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us! The Student Attendance Specialist ensures that school age children are attending school regularly by investigating causes of unexcused or excessive absences, communicating with families and assisting them in problem-solving, issuing attendance-based warnings, and effectively tracking and managing attendance for compliance purposes. This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher
Two (2) years of data management experience, Excel preferred
Experience in education
Ability to pass required background check
Strong organizational, analytical and time management skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
Must be an Arkansas resident
Must be able to travel to the school office M-F between 8am and 5pm. The office is located in Little Rock, AR

Nice To Haves

Experience with the eSchool and/or TRIAND
Experience with attendance/truancy
Knowledge of state school attendance laws, and other pertinent laws regarding K-12 education
Knowledge of state specific court procedures regarding truancy
Familiarity with online learning environment
Post-secondary degree in Education, Counseling, Human Services or related field of study
AR Education Certification

Responsibilities

Serves as the school’s primary authority on attendance and truancy policy interpretation; Leads school-wide attendance efforts and absenteeism prevention programming with a two-fold focus 1) educating families on the importance of attendance with a focus on prevention and 2) intervening to fix the underlying issues that lead to absenteeism; Works with teachers to monitor student adherence to the school’s attendance policies; Emails, calls and sends auto-dial notices to targeted student population; Recommends families to the appropriate administrator for truancy intervention meetings as necessary; Attends truancy meetings with school administrators; Independently interprets state attendance laws and ensures state compliancy guidelines are met for student attendance, progress and system logins; Ensures school policy and state requirements are met regarding all attendance withdrawals; Produces attendance/truancy reports for the school, county and state, as required; Analyzes attendance trends and independently directs corrective initiatives to address systemic issues; Presents findings and strategic recommendations directly to ARVA Admin Team to assist students in situations where referral to service agencies are necessary; Approves and enforces individualized attendance intervention plans to prevent juvenile delinquency and increase student attendance and engagement; Assists other SIS staff on projects regarding state reporting, etc.
Other duties as assigned