Attendance Clerk - Crestwood

Sumter School District Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

JOB GOAL: To maintain accurate attendance records, to report problems to the principal, to file reports as requested, and to encourage students to attend school regularly.

• Maintains a professional awareness of regulations regarding child welfare and attendance by having a working knowledge of state law, Board policy, and administrative regulations.
• Completes forms from the District Office.
• Keeps current and accurate records of attendance.
• Supervises and receives the collection pupil accounting data for submission to the District Office.
• Organizes and presents periodic enrollment, membership, and other attendance related reports.
• Confers regularly with principal regarding students who are frequently absent.
• Develops program to promote regular school attendance.
• Refers to the district attendance supervisor those cases of chronic absenteeism, tardiness and/or truancy as it relates to the District Attendance Policy.
• Investigates attendance problems reported by others.
• Contacts parents on third consecutive day a student is absent.
• Consults with students on tardiness and reminds parents of official school beginning time.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

TERMS: 200 days. Salary and work year to be recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Board.

EVALUATION: The principal will evaluate performance of this job annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation.

Sumter School District Equal Job Opportunity