What are the responsibilities and job description for the Attendance Liaison position at Memphis-Shelby County Schools?
This position is responsible for maintaining accurate attendance, daily reconciliation, ADM and truancy data at a specified school location to ensure state and federal compliance. The Attendance Liaison position works under the general direction of the Sr. Manager - Enrollment, Registration, Attendance.
(proof Of Education, Training, And/Or Experience Is Required)
Degree Equivalency Formula
Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.
Master’s Degree=6 years plus required years of experience.
- Processes and reconciles daily attendance codes in PowerSchool on behalf of all teachers at a specified school location.
- Monitors chronic absenteeism rates and student populations to proactively facilitate positive attendance and enrollment practices.
- Collaborates with Central Office, as needed, to examine and correct attendance and enrollment data for forecasting and strategic planning.
- Assists parents and students with daily attendance challenges affecting ADM; Initiates the tiered intervention process to remove attendance barriers.
- Assists students and families in maintaining regular attendance and identifies students that are truant or at-risk of being truant; Monitors and tracks attendance data in the PowerSchool, ensuring truancy data is documented.
- Acts as a primary liaison between school and Central Office, serving as direct point-of-contact to troubleshoot issues, provide guidance and address questions related to common enrollment/attendance issues (e.g., PowerSchool, PowerSchool Enrollment).
- Effectively communicates policies and procedures, as well as interpreting and understanding of the federal, state, and local laws, to internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintains documentation to comply with local, state, and federal audits and compliance requirements.
- Assists in the preparation of a variety of narrative and statistical reports, correspondence and files related to the assigned service activities and operations.
- Communicates and collaborates with appropriate external stakeholders concerning student attendance and enrollment status.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.
(proof Of Education, Training, And/Or Experience Is Required)
Degree Equivalency Formula
Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.
Master’s Degree=6 years plus required years of experience.