School Based Student Success Specialist - Newport News, United States - Newport News Public Schools

Description

Classified - Position - Other, please specify

Job Number

Start Date

Open Date 03/12/2024

Closing Date 07/01/2024

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Director of School Counseling, this position is responsible for facilitating and monitoring the processes and requirements for the division's Student Success Process. The position works with central office personnel to identify, analyze, and share data related to student achievement. Performs work in an educational setting to enable students to achieve optimal learning. Position's primary areas of focus include academic achievement, social/emotional adjustment, and significant crises that influence academic and behavioral functioning. Serves on an interdisciplinary team designed to devise an appropriate success action plan for identified students. Responsible for monitoring schools' processes and requirements for the student success process through compliance with the division's multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). Position works with central office personnel to identify, analyze, and share data related to student achievement.

Essential Duties

1. Implements the Student Success Process for Newport News Public Schools (NNPS)
2. Plans and delivers professional learning sessions (staff development) for staff to equip teachers with knowledge and skills to develop, implement, and monitor Student Intervention Plans (SST-1) and to equip student success team members with knowledge and skills to develop, implement, and monitor Student Success Action Plans (SST-3).
3. Facilitates the development, implementation, and monitoring of Student Success Action Plans (SST-3).
4. Assists building teams in analyzing data related to national, state, and local assessments.
5. Collaborates with team for creation of Student Action Plan (SST3), follows prescribed process for completion of required paperwork in an accurate and timely manner
6. Analyzes student achievement and assessment data with administrators, leadership teams, and teachers to determine effectiveness of student success process.
7. Collaborates with school and district staff to develop intervention and prevention strategies for students and co-develops success action plans to facilitate achievement
8. Contributes to the maintenance of a shared datebase for student success action plan information
9. Develops and provides professional development related to the student success process for school based instructional and support staff
10. Manages information related to the student success process
11. Prepares and maintains activity reports, to include audit of student success process, records of professional development activities, evaluation feedback, and others as requested.
12. Works positively toward meeting identified district goals.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)

Must possess Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field. Must have some experience in providing services to school-aged children and/or families. Must possess knowledge of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and Virginia tiered systems of support (VTSS). Must possess a valid Virginia Driver's license. Must be computer literate and proficient in use of MS Office software. Experience with a student information system. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholder groups within the organization and community. Position requires the ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred, but not required.

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Reports To Director of School Counseling

Duty Days 220

Months 11

Salary Rate Range Paid in accordance with grade 32

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