Classified Graduation Coach; GEAR

Graduation Coach (Classified)

Starting Date:
Immediately

Note:

This position is a seven-year grant and is federally funded through the Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Partnership Grant (CFDA #84.334A) and is subject to audits by the federal government.

• Must hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
• Working knowledge of appropriate strategies for reducing behaviors that put students at risk of not graduating from high school
• Ability to communicate effectively with youth and adults
• Ability to monitor behavior intervention plans and strategies
• Knowledge of and the ability to review data, including that available from the Mississippi Department of Education and from other sources
• An understanding of the multiplicity of social services available in the community to support students at risk of not graduating
• Knowledge of alternative education opportunities (e.g., Credit Recovery, Mississippi Virtual High School, REAP)

Building Principal

• Assist counselors with identifying high school students with a high probability of not graduating
• Assist counselors in identifying potential dropouts for incoming freshmen
• Assist counselors/teachers in updating and monitoring ICAP
• Collaborate with counselors to conduct an analysis that focuses on data for individual students and subgroups such as:
  • State Standardized Tests: SATP and MAP
  • National Standardized Tests: SAT and ACT
  • Local Records: attendance records, behavior records, records of teacher conferences, records of parent conferences, records of student conferences, TST meeting minutes, grade retention records, and records of credits earned
• Assist Attendance Counselors with tracking attendance for potential drop-outs
• Assist counselors with developing and implementing intervention strategies for students with chronic absenteeism to increase the likelihood that these students will stay in school and graduate
• Supports and assists counselors with tracking the progress of individual and subpopulations of students as they progress toward graduation
• Assist with collecting, organizing, and maintaining school and student documentation/evidence aligned with State and Federal Programs (e.g., Title I, School Improvement, Inventory)
• Assist counselors as they provide support to seniors in completing college entrance applications, FAFSA, scholarship applications, etc.
• Performs other duties as requested or assigned

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

Classification:
Graduation Coach (Classified)

Scale:
Classified Non-Exempt – Hourly Staff

Grade: H

Days Employed: 204 per school year

Beginning hourly rate: $23.00 (Will be paid no more than the maximum annual rate of $51,350)

Position Type:
Full-Time