Manager of Alumni Persistence

Company Description

KIPP is a non-profit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools serving elementary, middle and high school students. Our schools are part of the free public school system and enrollment is open to all students in Baltimore City. KIPP Baltimore was founded in 2002 with the opening of KIPP Ujima Village Academy middle school. In 2009, KIPP Harmony Academy was launched, and they now collectively serve more than 1,500 kindergarten through eighth grade students each day.

Both schools are operated by KIPP Baltimore, whose mission is together with families and communities, to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose
-college, career, and beyond-so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

In addition to the high-quality academic opportunities that students receive while attending KIPP Harmony Academy and KIPP Ujima Village Academy, KIPP Baltimore also makes a long-term investment in our students both while they are at KIPP schools and beyond through the KIPP Forward program. KIPP Forward supports and guides students to gain admission to college-preparatory high schools and supports them on pathways to post-secondary success.

KIPP Baltimore is part of a non-profit network of 255 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students.

Job Description

The Manager of Alumni Persistence works with KIPP Baltimore alumni who have graduated from high school, supporting them as they persist to and through their postsecondary pathways. The Manager of Alumni Persistence helps students navigate their post-secondary programs and institutions so that they can successfully attain the credentials needed to achieve individual goals and lead fulfilling lives. The Manager of Alumni Persistence reports to the Director of KIPP Forward.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manager of Alumni Persistence responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Collaborate with teammates to devise a strong student transition plan from Career and College Advising to Alumni Persistence advisors by:

* Reviewing transition documents for matriculating 12th graders including the Transition Spreadsheet and Pre-College and CTE Benchmarks.

* Engaging in introductory one-on-one or group meetings with students, with the support of the career and college advising team.

* Participating in transition meetings with the career and college advising team.

* Supporting rising college and post-secondary program freshmen with matriculation tasks such as verification, completing housing applications, registering for courses, etc.

* Maintain a caseload of alumni enrolled in post-secondary programs and institutions and support their return to, persistence in and graduation from these pathways by:

* Building relationships with the alumni in a caseload.

* Providing opportunities for alumni to connect to each other and to KIPP Baltimore staff and students through events and programming.

* Assisting students with class selection, registration, and financial aid.

* Staying in contact (calling, texting, visiting) with alumni in a caseload to monitor their progress and troubleshoot challenges (i.e./ academic probation, personal challenges, financial aid situations, etc.)

* Recording all alumni benchmark assessment data, contact notes, and enrollment information in the alumni database.

* Implementing programming, including a book scholarship program, to support post-secondary persistence and credential completion.

* Connecting alumni with community resources that will help them meet their individual goals including tutors, mentors, internship and job opportunities, summer programs, etc.

* Serving as a reference for students for jobs and various opportunities.

* Work within the KIPP Forward team and perform the following general responsibilities:

* Update the alumni database with contact notes after meetings, phone calls, or texts with students, family members, mentors and high school personnel

* Develop positive, appropriate relationships with current students and alumni.

* Develop positive,…