Early College Coordinator at Duggan

John J. Duggan Academy

Grades 6-12 | Full-Time |  School Year

John J. Duggan Academy, a Grade 6-12 school within the Innovation Schools of Springfield Public Schools (ISSPS), seeks a highly organized, student-centered Early College Coordinator to lead and coordinate the school's Early College program.

The Coordinator will connect students and families, school counselors and staff, college partners, and adjunct faculty to ensure Early College opportunities align with students' academic plans and career interests. The role will build a Grades 6-12 pipeline, beginning with middle school awareness and exposure and progressing to advising, enrollment, college coursework, and credit attainment. Particular emphasis will be placed on Duggan's pathways in Education, Criminal Justice, and Health.

• Grades 6-12 Pathway Awareness, Recruitment & Enrollment
• Partner with the middle school Dean of Culture and school staff to create Grades 6-8 exposure to college, careers, and Early College.
• Develop age-appropriate experiences connected to Education, Criminal Justice, and Health, including college visits, career speakers, and pathway activities.
• Beginning in Grade 9, provide increasingly individualized Early College advising, recruitment, applications, course selection, and enrollment support.
• Promote equitable access and actively recruit students who may not otherwise see themselves as college students.
• Provide transportation to and from college campuses.
• College Partnerships, Courses & Scheduling
• Serve as Duggan's primary school-based liaison with local college and university partners.
• Align Early College offerings with Duggan's master schedule, graduation requirements, and career pathways; coordinate schedules, calendars, locations, enrollment projections, and rosters.
• Coordinate with college partners and adjunct faculty and ensure they understand school schedules, calendars, procedures, and student supports.
• Ensure students, teachers, and adjunct faculty receive timely access to syllabi, textbooks, instructional materials, technology, and other course resources.
• Student & Family Advising and Support
• Provide ongoing Early College advising and support to students in Grades 9-12.
• Organize student and parent Early College information nights, enrollment sessions, and other family engagement opportunities.
• Prepare students and families for college-level expectations, pathways, opportunities, and responsibilities.
• Support students taking courses at Duggan and on college campuses; monitor progress and coordinate interventions when challenges arise.
• Coordinate college campus visits, orientations, and other experiences that strengthen students' connection to postsecondary education.
• Academic Alignment & High School Credit
• Work closely with Duggan school counselors to maintain an accurate crosswalk between college courses, high school courses, graduation requirements, pathway requirements, and credits.
• Ensure Early College course selections support each student's graduation plan and postsecondary goals.
• Collaborate on appropriate placement and sequencing and verify that completed college courses and earned credits are accurately reflected in student records and transcripts.
• Program Operations, Data & Accountability
• Coordinate applications, registrations, rosters, course enrollment, and required documentation; complete adds, drops, and withdrawals within college deadlines.
• Maintain and reconcile accurate enrollment, course, grade, and credit information across Power School, college systems, district records, and required reporting systems.
• Coordinate college grades, transcripts, and earned credits and complete required school, district, college, and state Early College reporting.
• Track participation, enrollment, course completion, credits earned, and other outcomes; use data to identify barriers and improve student success.

Required

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience working with high school and/or college-age students.
• Strong organizational, communication, project-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple partners,…