Student Attendance Specialist

Stride, Inc.

6d•Remote

About The Position

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 helping to represent the school if cases go to court. K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families 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, Indiana Digital Learning School (INDLS). We want you to be a part of our talented team! The mission Indiana Digital Learning School (INDLS) 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! 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

High School Diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED) Certificate AND Two (2) years of truancy experience OR Equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to pass required background check
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
Strong organizational and time management skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
Ability to travel 20% of the time

Nice To Haves

Three (3) years of experience working with families in similar capacity, enrollment or truancy
Post-secondary degree especially in Education, Counseling, Human Services or related field of study

Responsibilities

Coordinates 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
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
Works with the Student Support Team to assist students in situations where referral to service agencies are necessary
Works with families and teachers to develop individualized action plans to increase student attendance and engagement
Works with the Student Support Administrator, Head of School and local school board to develop improved procedures that address attendance
Works with families and student support staff to prevent juvenile delinquency
Develops and implements educational workshops related to absenteeism for school staff and families
Assists staff on projects regarding student attendance/truancy