Coordinator - Attendance and Credit Recovery

Fort Worth ISD; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Worth ISD seeks a Coordinator for Attendance & Credit Recovery to lead district initiatives and improve student outcomes across all grades. You will oversee programs like SSI High School Credit Recovery, IGC, Attendance Recovery, and Early Warning System.

You will collaborate with campus administrators, Parent & Student Engagement, Equity & Excellence, and other Student Support Services staff to reach at-risk students. Strong data, reporting, and training skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or related field required.
• Master's degree in a relevant field preferred.
• 5–7 years of experience in education or district-level program administration.
• Experience with attendance, credit recovery, and student support initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate instructional, operational, and fiscal resources for program implementation.
• Develop and maintain information systems and records for program success.
• Use program data to inform long- and short-term action plans to improve student outcomes.
• Coordinate professional learning for district personnel.
• Monitor attendance reporting infrastructure and operations.
• Lead professional development and trainings and coordinate public-facing reports.

Skills

Attendance data analysis

MS Office 365

Edgenuity or similar LMS

Communication & collaboration

Program coordination

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or related field

Master's degree in relevant field preferred

Tools

Edgenuity

Office 365

Job description

Coordinator - Attendance & Credit Recovery

Reports to: Chief - Student & School Support

PC: 14385

Grade 305

Duty Days: 239 Days

Salary: $90,225-$108,704

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Purpose

Plans and leads initiatives toward developing and implementing a systemic process to improve attendance and credit recovery for all students in all grade levels with a specific focus on tier 3 students. Researches best practices regarding attendance and credit recovery. Develops and monitors districtwide metrics of success for specific programs including: Student Success Initiative (SSI) High School Credit Recovery; Individual Graduation Committees (IGC); Attendance Recovery; Early Warning System; and Overage Acceleration.

Oversees, implements, and monitors the operation of all components, goals, and functions for District measures pertaining to attendance and credit recovery. Identifies strategies that address issues of school completion, equity and student engagement. Provides professional support to the District by performing complex and diverse duties related to attendance and credit recovery functions. Uses a restorative approach and addresses practices that impede wraparound services. Provides professional learning and access to resources and social emotional supports needed to impact dropout rates, intervention, and recovery. Works closely with campus administrators, instructional staff, Parent and Student Engagement, Equity & Excellence and other Student Support Services personnel to address the needs of students identified as at-risk.

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinates District instructional, operational, and fiscal resources for implementation of programs.
• Develops, maintains, and uses information systems and records necessary for program success.
• Uses program data to inform long-and short-term action plans aimed at improving student learning outcomes and overall programs effectiveness.
• Coordinates and participates in professional learning for District personnel.
• Coordinates the infrastructure and operations of all attendance reporting.
• Designs and ensures that professional development and trainings have been identified and date publicized (post-secondary team planning, engagement strategies, utilizing tracking systems such as District Early Warning System).
• Designs and generates informational reports for District users.
• Participates in regular technical training and user group meetings.
• Monthly check-ins with district and campus level teams responsible for attendance and credit recovery (Parent and Student Engagement, campus attendance leads, Counseling cohort leads).
• Collects, maintains, and archives appropriate documentation for attendance and student withdrawals; prepares reports for audits as required.
• Provides information to District personnel, community groups, educational agencies, and the public concerning District policies and procedures, including formal and informal presentations.
• Ensures that campus teams implement systems to provide Academic Support and Social Emotional Support.

Monitoring & Compliance

• Monitors progress toward program goals and gathers other significant data relevant to the success of initiatives or programs.
• Meets regularly with specialized teams to analyze and interpret data and to coordinate District and campus initiative and responses to the data.
• Monitors the development and implementation of effective and efficient assessment systems and data collection processes that provide a record of baseline measures and tracks longitudinal trends.
• Monitors federal and state requirements and regulations pertaining to attendance, and professional development.
• Monitors completion rate of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) student plans based on individual student needs.Tracks course failure rates and attendance contributing to failure.Leads cohorts to implement positive behavior interventions systems.Monitors academic progress; monitors accountability systems and provides reports regularly.

Professional Learning Community

• Leads and attends professional development and specified training to enhance skills and improve program implementation.
• Secures access to resources available to support physical and mental health needs.
• Provides regular updates of program activities and services to appropriate audiences.
• Collaborates with District departments to coordinate and implement programs that support the special needs of all student populations.
• Collaborates with various departments to address learning challenges that have been identified as trends.
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops or professional meetings, or by conducting research.

Personal Work Relationships

• All Fort Worth ISD employees must maintain a commitment to the Districts mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and performs as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

Other Duties As Assigned

• Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare situations driven by need where a team effort is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of federal and state guidelines and District policies and procedures regarding education and students.
• Knowledge of current District policies and procedures as well as the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook, and PEIMS Data Standards.
• Knowledge of content facts, concepts, theories, and principles that are being taught and learned.
• Knowledge of instructional methodology.
• Knowledge of and ability to use Edgenuity or similar web-based learning platform.
• Knowledge of data information systems, data analysis and the formulation of action plans.
• Skill at the intermediate level, working with Microsoft Office 365, especially Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Skill in researching and interpreting relevant data. ? Skill in written and oral communication skills including ability to interact with and influence all levels of central office, the business community and campus staff as well as parents.
• Skill in working with initiatives that require collaboration with District and outside agencies and organizations.
• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to provide basic information and assistance to District personnel, parents, school personnel and/or outside agencies relative to District programs and activities.
• Ability to organize multiple tasks and conflicting time constraints.
• Ability to use software to access databases, email, create spreadsheets, and do word processing.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work, including maintaining attention to details and quality, and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to prepare oral or written communications, such as presentations, reports, memoranda, letters, and official documents.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Travel Requirements

• Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Physical & Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment, including computer and peripherals.
• Posture: Prolonged sitting and standing; occasional stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Motion: Frequent repetitive hand motions, including keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching.
• Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds).
• Environment: Works in an office setting; may require occasional irregular and/or prolonged hours.
• Attendance: Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
• Mental Demands: Maintains emotional control under stress; works with frequent interruptions.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree from accredited college or university in content area or Education related field area required; Masters degree from accredited college or university in a relevant field preferred.
• Certification/License: Valid Texas Teaching Certification; Valid Texas Mid-Management or Principal Certification preferred.
• Experience: 5-7 years working in education required, including a combination of the following:
• Teaching, school administration, or central administration/leadership experience; Experience with a diverse student population, especially in a large multicultural urban district preferred.

Approved Combinations

EducationExperienceBachelors degree7 yearsMasters degree5 years

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.