Student Reengagement Coordinator

Classification:
Exempt |

Reports To:

Principal | Date Completed: [date] | Date Revised: [date]

RESIDENCY IN MICHIGAN IS REQUIRED!

The Student Reengagement Coordinator is the heart of our school’s commitment to student presence, persistence, and success. This role exists because we believe every student deserves a champion—someone who notices when they’re struggling, reaches out with care and consistency, and works alongside families to remove the barriers that keep them from showing up. It is a relationship-first position rooted in empathy, trust, and a deep commitment to student success, with a focus on identifying chronic absenteeism early and providing data-driven and compassionate support.

• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly attendance for all enrolled students.
• Identify patterns of chronic absenteeism and truancy at early stages, prior to escalation.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date attendance records and documentation in compliance with state and school policies.
• Generate and analyze attendance reports to present trends, concerns, and progress to school leadership.
• Coordinate with teachers to receive timely absence notifications and participation flags.
• Monitor and notify of new enrollments that are at high risk of truancy and low academic success, using the early warning system (prior school history, current attendance thresholds, historical behavior reports).
• Serve as first point of contact for families regarding attendance concerns—reaching out with warmth, consistency, and urgency.
• Make phone calls, send emails, and utilize other communication platforms to connect with families at the earliest signs of disengagement.
• Facilitate attendance conferences with families to collaboratively identify barriers and develop realistic attendance improvement plans.
• Maintain detailed logs of all outreach attempts and family communications, using our Pulse system.
• Translate attendance data into accessible, non-intimidating language for families during conferences and written communications.
• Conduct empathetic, structured conversations with families to uncover root causes of absences (technology, scheduling, health, motivation, life circumstances, etc.), including home visits when necessary.
• Connect students and families with relevant Family and Community Liaison support.
• Develop and implement individualized reengagement plans in partnership with students, families, and school staff.
• Continue to follow up consistently on attendance improvement plans and adjust strategies based on progress.
• Collaborate with teachers, counselors, and administration to create a coordinated support team around chronically absent students.
• Maintain and continuously improve intervention tiers.
• Ensure attendance practices align with Michigan compulsory education laws and school policy.
• Prepare required attendance documentation for truancy referrals when family intervention has not produced improvement, ensuring families understand each step of the process.
• Coordinate with local authorities or court systems as needed, prioritizing family dignity and student well-being.
• Track all school‑issued technology assigned to withdrawn students.
• Communicate with families of withdrawn students regarding the return of school devices, coordinating device pickup, drop‑off, or shipping logistics.
• Maintain accurate records of device status, condition, and return timelines.
• Escalate unresolved technology recovery cases to administration as appropriate.
• Maintain exceptional organization and meticulous attention to detail.
• Provide data analysis of attendance reports and relevant tracking information.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position does not have direct supervision over staff and does not evaluate staff.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, education, or human services.
• Previous work experience with students is a plus.
• Proficiency in Google applications and tools.

This role operates in a virtual home office environment but requires regular in‑person attendance at professional development, field trips, graduation, and state assessment administration, with up to 20 days of travel during the school year.

8:00 am — 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, with additional hours as needed. The hours are not flexible. This is a 12‑month salaried position.

Regularly required to talk and hear; vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Other duties may be assigned as needed, and responsibilities may change over time.

Summit Management Consulting, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.