Attendance Improvement Specialist

Santa Fe Independent School District•Santa Fe, TX

17h•Onsite

About The Position

To support student success by improving attendance through direct intervention with students and families, and by managing truancy enforcement at the district level.

Requirements

High school diploma or higher
Ability to maintain accurate and auditable records.
Ability to use personal computer and software to develop or maintain spreadsheets and databases and do word processing.
Effective organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Proficient keyboarding and file maintenance skills.
Knowledge of legal proceedings about filing class C misdemeanor charges.
Familiarity with Texas Education Code as it pertains to attendance.

Nice To Haves

Clerical Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure families provide current contact information and establish contact when attendance concerns arise.
Send required notifications regarding compulsory attendance violations, truancy consequences, and risks of loss of credit or summer school eligibility.
Follow defined steps and timelines when families do not respond to campus communication.
Monitor attendance in Skyward and review campus efforts to improve attendance.
Coordinate and document interventions involving teachers, counselors, and principals to address truancy.
Determine when escalation to court action is appropriate.
Track make-up hours and communicate updates to Assistant Principals.
Run and process tardy reports regularly, coordinating with Assistant Principals for discipline when needed.
Compile information for daily attendance call-outs.
Run attendance reports and generate attendance notice letters.
Support attendance incentive ideas and manage implementation.
Serve as an active member of the Attendance Committee.
Process new student records, including transcript requests, cumulative folders, data entry (TREX), and notifying teachers of incoming grades.
Handle student information requests (transcripts for colleges, NCAA, CPS, military, legal, etc.).
Process student withdrawals, send records, and notify teachers of withdrawal grades.
Manage records retention, including purging and filing graduate/ex-student records.
Complete job verifications.
Process Verification of Enrollment (VOE) and proof of enrollment letters.
Manage grades in Skyward, including reports, grade changes, and reconciling office and gradebook systems.
Assist teachers with gradebook questions.
Create and manage Skyward security groups to monitor student progress.
Stay compliant with state and district policies and regulations related to job functions.
Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Display tolerance necessary for accepting supervision for and criticism of job performance.
Work in harmony with supervisory, faculty, and peer personnel.
Use professional information discreetly and judiciously.
Support and follow administrative and Board policy.
Represent the school system to the community in a positive, professional way.
Maintain a sincere, friendly attitude toward patrons.
Perform other duties as assigned.