Graduation Coach

Job Description

Job Description

• If the current Teaching Certification is from another state, the hire must get reciprocity within the state of West Virginia within 60 days of employment

• May consider residents of surrounding states (KY, PA, OH, MD, DE, or VA)

$48,000 - $52,000 plus the eligibility of a performance bonus along with the opportunity to receive stipends

Immediate

The remote High School Graduation Coach works with counselors and administration to identify and provide interventions and support services to students that are at risk of not graduating on time, and to help ensure that students are college or career ready upon graduation. The role works directly with students during Credit Based Examinations (CBE) and Boot Camps created to help students earn credits and work closely with students and teachers to monitor pass rates while creating pathways for students to find success.

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for Any One. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

The mission of West Virginia Virtual Academy (WVVA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community.

Join us!

Passionate High School Educators are needed at the K12 partner school West Virginia Virtual Academy (WVVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

This is a REMOTE full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

• Apply expertise to collect, process and analyze data (academic tracker, age-out, graduation plans, and various demographics as obtained from TVS and TVE, etc.) on a case-by-case basis to identify students who may be at-risk and identify appropriate academic and/or socioemotional supports available; understand how students may qualify for alternative education as evidenced by the at-risk student indicators;
• Identify students that qualify and would benefit from credit recovery coursework or credit-based examinations; monitor progress of credit recovery coursework through completion;
• Create and staff CBE classes and tests for students to get back on track to graduation;
• Communicate high expectations and shows an active interest in student’s achievement, establishes and maintains a positive rapport with families; develop a communication plan for parents and students of students at risk of not graduating and executes through frequent regular communication;
• Build and sustain relationships with students to help students get back on track;
  Set action steps to help students get on track for graduation;
• Work closely with engagement specialists and 9th grade Academy to help low-performing high school students stay on track to graduate;
• Hold sessions with 8th grade students to help transition students into high school;
• Organize and hold in person graduation planning sessions for students and families;
• Work closely with teachers, counselors and administrators to develop systematic strategies and initiatives to identify and support students and collect data to determine effectiveness of strategies and initiatives;
• Work with teachers and counselors to structure and implement the Individual Career & Academic Plan (ICAP) with academic and post-secondary goals including interventions to increase likelihood that at-risk students will stay in school and graduate;
• Collaborate with teachers and administration to develop a transition program for 9th graders to successfully adapt to high school in the virtual environment and serve as…