ATTENDANCE COORDINATOR     

                               07540

                                                                                                                                                             (Competitive)

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

The work involves responsibility for implementing district-wide attendance interventions.  This position will work with building leadership and various support staff to ensure that student attendance at all levels is prioritized.  Work is performed under the supervision of the Director of Student Support Services.  Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Implement attendance intervention initiatives under the direction of the Director of Student Support Services for all four quadrants.

Support schools in completing school Team Self-Assessment as well as other assessment tools.

Train and mobilize school-based attendance staff in attendance outreach and absence prevention.

Train and mobilize school-based Impact Teams in attendance outreach and absence prevention.

Help teams identify community partners and develop systems to engage the partners in attendance initiatives.

In collaboration with school administration monitor attendance on a school-by-school basis and alert Director of Student Support Services to trends to develop appropriate intervention strategy and action.

Help school teams develop a calendar of events to promote attendance initiatives.

Periodically participate in SIT in various schools around the district.

Responsible for conducting attendance outreach visits to students’ homes in collaboration with school based outreach attendance staff/teams.

Model best practices for attendance outreach during collaborative visits.

Working as part of an interdisciplinary team with the Office of Family Engagement, develop relationships with Social Workers, school counselors to mobile them to support all attendance initiatives.

Evaluate and collect data to inform the continuous improvement of attendance intervention strategies and practices at the school level.

Use data to monitor attendance and inform buildings of attendance-taking rates and help buildings develop plans to ensure 100% participation.

Support school level attendance data management including implementation of attendance data entry and validation procedures and policies.

Work with school-based staff to resolve data management issues and collaborate with Office of Shared Accountability as needed.

Input pay-tickets for various teams working on extension of service.

Support Director of Student Support Services in educating administrators and school-based staff district-wide about the importance of attendance policy.

Supports the implementation of attendance policy under the direction of the Director of Student Support Services.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Good knowledge of basic investigative techniques and procedures.

Good knowledge of school district policies and regulations regarding truant students.

Ability to employ the rules and regulations applying to the school district involved.

Ability to deal with truant students in stressful situations.

Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relations with students, parents, school officials and the general public.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A Baccalaureate degree in human services or social sciences, or a closely related field, from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and one (1) year of work experience, or its part-time equivalent, working in a school setting.

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