Opportunity Academy - Learning Lab Coordinator

DISTRICT OVERVIEW Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5,100 students, of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging. Holyoke Public Schools’ strategic plan, “Moving Forward Together,” builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work together, and how we support students’ well being. Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges. We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist, inclusive, and culturally responsive. We ensure that students, families, and staff get the support they need to be successful. We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted, with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past. We promote access and inclusion for all students, staff, and families. We respect, embrace, and honor the diversity of our students, families, staff, and community. We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others. We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our community’s success. Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments.

HPS has engaged in a high school redesign process starting in 2018, with the founding of HHSOA as one of the three main high school campuses as a critical piece of that redesign. Built upon choice, flexibility and access to diverse and challenging educational opportunities, HHSOA’s unique approach to the alternative model deepens student engagement and provides families and business and civic leaders explicit opportunities to partner with educators to help guide students’ career and college plans, as well as strengthen our local economy; while simultaneously addressing each student’s path to graduation and post-secondary readiness through an individualized approach.

Learning Lab Coordinator — Opportunity Academy

Job Description

The Learning Lab Coordinator manages personalized learning, online coursework, assessments, and tutors to help students build skills, earn credits, and reach graduation and postsecondary goals.

Classroom Instruction and Culture

• Maintain a calm, focused Learning Lab through strong relationships, high expectations, and consistent routines.
• Support student independence while providing individual and small-group instruction.

Learning Platforms and Assessment

• Manage and troubleshoot Edmentum’s Plato, Exact Path, STAR Testing, and Google Classroom.
• Monitor student engagement, course progress, and completion.

Remote Learning

• Support remote students with course access, expectations, and academic progress.
• Maintain regular check-ins and track attendance, engagement, and completed work.
• Coordinate with teachers and Primary Persons when students need additional support.

Edmentum Course Completion and Credit Attainment

• Review transcripts with Primary Persons before assigning courses to avoid duplicate credits.
• Assign only vetted courses, with a maximum of three courses per student at a time.
• Verify completion of guided notes, all tutorials, mastery tests, and passing post-test scores.
• Ensure students notify the Coordinator when coursework is completed.
• Finalize courses in Edmentum and enter all completion credits and grades in FileMaker.
• Monitor the annual maximum of 25 Edmentum credits per student and audit courses one to two times per cycle.

Primary Person Responsibilities

• Serve as the Primary Person for assigned students, maintaining weekly student check-ins and family outreach at least twice per cycle.
• Support students with goal setting, attendance, credit attainment, and graduation planning.
• Maintain Personalized Learning Plans and document outreach and progress in FileMaker.
• Coordinate case conferences and follow up on identified supports.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in staff meetings, professional development, and school events.
• Complete assigned coverage, supervision, and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting youth facing barriers to academic success.
• Experience in an urban and/or high school setting.
• Strong initiative, organization, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and maintain accurate records.
• Experience managing online platforms 
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.