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    graduation coach, classified - Jackson, United States - Jackson Public Schools, MS

    Jackson Public Schools, MS
    Jackson Public Schools, MS Jackson, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Graduation Coach, High School (Classified)

    QUALIFICATIONS

    • Must hold a minimum of Bachelor's Degree
    • Working knowledge of appropriate strategies for reducing behaviors that put students
    at risk of not graduating from high school.

    • Ability to communicate effectively with youth and adults
    • Ability to monitor behavior intervention plans and strategies
    • Knowledge of and the ability to review data, including that available from the
    Mississippi Department of Education and from other sources

    • An understanding of the multiplicity of social services available in the community to
    support students at risk of not graduating

    • Knowledge of alternative education opportunities (e.g. Credit Recovery,
    Mississippi Virtual High School, REAP)


    Reports To
    Building Principal


    Essential Functions
    The High School Graduation Coach shall work to improve graduation rates for all population subgroups within the school by performing the following duties and responsibilities:

    • Assist counselors with identifying high school students with a high probability of not
    graduating;

    • Assist counselors in identifying potential dropouts for incoming freshmen;
    • Assist counselors/teachers in updating and monitoring ICAP;
    • Collaborate with counselors to conduct an analysis that focuses on data for individual

    students and subgroups such as:

    • State Standardized Tests:
    SATP and MAP


    • National Standardized Tests:
    SAT and ACT


    • Local Records:
    attendance records, behavior records, records of teacher

    conferences, records of parent conferences, records of student conferences,

    TST meeting minutes, grade retention records, and records of credits earned;

    • Assist Attendance Counselors with tracking attendance for potential drop-outs;
    • Assist counselors with developing and implementing intervention strategies for
    students with chronic absenteeism to increase the likelihood that these students will

    stay in school and graduate;

    • Supports and assists counselors with tracking the progress of individual and
    subpopulations of students as they progress toward graduation;

    • Assist with collecting, organizing, and maintaining school and student
    documentation/evidence aligned with State and Federal Programs (e.g. Title I,

    School Improvement, Inventory);

    • Assist counselors as they provide support to seniors in completing college entrance
    applications, FAFSA, scholarship applications, etc.;

    • Performs other duties as requested or assigned.


    Evaluation
    Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of personnel.


    Salary Information

    Classification:
    Graduation Coach, High School (Classified)


    Scale:
    Classified Salary Scale


    Grade:
    H


    Days Employed:
    204 per school year


    Beginning hourly rate:
    $17.50


    Overtime:
    Exempt
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