Academic Completion Specialist

Academic Completion Specialist

Spring Independent School District ADMIN BLDG - Houston, Texas Open in Google Maps

Job : 5897194

Final date to receive applications: Sep 01, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 21, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Days per Year: 198

Min: $66,441

Mid: $80,049

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Academic Completion Specialist-SCE

REPORTS TO: Director of Student Affairs

WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Exempt

PAY GRADE: AI2

PRIMARY

PURPOSE:

The Academic Completion Specialist is responsible for coordinating and implementing the district’s dropout prevention and recovery initiatives. Facilitates, monitors, and evaluates program effectiveness and reports progress results to department supervisor on a weekly basis. The Academic Completion Specialist assists assigned middle and high schools in developing dropout prevention strategies and programs.

All employees of SISD are expected to act with integrity, support organizational goals, communicate in a clear and respectful manner, championing the needs of our students and drive continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university

Preferred:

• Five years’ successful classroom experience
• Bilingual:
  English and Spanish

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/

SKILLS:

• Knowledge of the Texas graduation requirements
• Knowledge of the districts credit recovery programs
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Detail oriented and able to handle deadline pressures
• Experience in supervision of workplace learning activities

MAJOR REPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Collect, interpret, and use student data to develop a district early warning system and strategies to prevent student dropout
• Collaborate with Data Management and Compliance Department to identify students who have withdrawn from Spring ISD and have not re-enrolled in school
• Contact all students within ten days of dropping out and again 30 to 45 days later for the purpose of offering re-engagement opportunities to students
• Make personal home visits to the students who have not re-enrolled in school to identify problems and provide opportunities for enrollment in home campus or other alternative programs
• Collaborate with school administrators, guidance counselor, and student support personnel to assist in the development of an intervention plan for each identified student for the purpose of ensuring students’ success in meeting graduation requirements
• Collaborate with other district and building level personnel and administration for the purpose of serving as a liaison and resource to facilitate the growth and development of dropout prevention and recovery support
• Establish and maintain communication links with community agencies that serve homeless, neglected delinquent and disengaged students for the purpose of re-engaging affected students
• As needed, identify alternative educational placement opportunities for students in danger of dropping out of school and assist students in the enrollment process
• Collaborate with attendance officers, registrars and school based attendance hearing officers
• Support students in increasing their self-esteem, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and communication skills
• Develop daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly work schedules based upon established priorities that maximize services “at risk” students (by addressing the greatest needs of the greatest number of students)
• Deliver a wide range of direct parent activities and services including - but not limited to – in-service, training, and workshop sessions related to dropout prevention strategies
• Identify and process student/family referrals to appropriate educational, social, and other support services in the school, district, and community for students and their parents and families
• Monitors the school performance of targeted “at‑risk” students in the areas of academic achievement, attendance, and deportment
• Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents, school personnel, and other agencies associated with the school
• Communicate regularly with parents, seeking their support and advice, so as to create a…