Graduation Coach (Classified)

Note: This position is a seven-year grant and is federally funded through the Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grant (CFDA #84.334A) and is subject to audits by the federal government.

QUALIFICATIONS

? Must hold a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree

? Working knowledge of appropriate strategies for reducing behaviors that put students

  at risk of not graduating from high school.

? Ability to communicate effectively with youth and adults

? Ability to monitor behavior intervention plans and strategies

? Knowledge of and the ability to review data, including that available from the

  Mississippi Department of Education and from other sources

? An understanding of the multiplicity of social services available in the community to

  support students at risk of not graduating

? Knowledge of alternative education opportunities (e.g. Credit Recovery,

  Mississippi Virtual High School, REAP)

Reports To

Building Principal

Essential Functions

The High School Graduation Coach shall work to improve graduation rates for all population subgroups within the school by performing the following duties and responsibilities:

? Assist counselors with identifying high school students with a high probability of not

   graduating;

? Assist counselors in identifying potential dropouts for incoming freshmen;

? Assist counselors/teachers in updating and monitoring ICAP;

? Collaborate with counselors to conduct an analysis that focuses on data for individual

   students and subgroups such as:

           ? State Standardized Tests: SATP and MAP

           ? National Standardized Tests: SAT and ACT

           ? Local Records: attendance records, behavior records, records of teacher

              conferences, records of parent conferences, records of student conferences,

             TST meeting minutes, grade retention records, and records of credits earned;

? Assist Attendance Counselors with tracking attendance for potential drop-outs;

? Assist counselors with developing and implementing intervention strategies for

  students with chronic absenteeism to increase the likelihood that these students will

  stay in school and graduate;

? Supports and assists counselors with tracking the progress of individual and   

  subpopulations of students as they progress toward graduation;

? Assist with collecting, organizing, and maintaining school and student

  documentation/evidence aligned with State and Federal Programs (e.g. Title I,  

  School Improvement, Inventory);

? Assist counselors as they provide support to seniors in completing college entrance

   applications, FAFSA, scholarship applications, etc.;

? Performs other duties as requested or assigned.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

Salary Information

Salary : $51,350