Front Office Support - Attendance Officer

Attendance Officer

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Qualifications:

• High school diploma (minimum)
• Two years prior school experience
• Ability to utilize existing computer technology and software.
• Professional standards which will allow presentations and communications with social service agencies, parents and professionals.
• Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.

Job Overview:

To maintain an accurate record of all students attending MaST Community Charter School and to investigate, monitor, and follow existing board policy governing student attendance and consequences for truant students.

Responsibilities:

1. Monitors daily attendance rates to ensure a 95% daily rate. Reports findings to the CEO.
2. Reports to appropriate principal when a student is absent more than ten (10) consecutive school days.
3. Development and implementation of an attendance incentive program. Monitors weekly attendance by homeroom and assigns points, rewards, etc.
4. Monitors each individual student's attendance for excessive absences, tardiness and non-submission of excuse notes.
5. Monitors and codes excused absences, i.e., long-term absences with home schooling, college visits, religious holidays, etc.
6. Provides assistance to homeroom teachers with attendance coding and input corrections and/or additions.
7. Issues parent/guardian letters for students in non-compliance with the Student Handbook regarding attendance policies.
8. Meets with parents/guardian of students who exceed the absence/tardy guidelines and places students on attendance probation.
9. Arranges a hearing with the Discipline Committee of the Board of Trustees if a student's absences/tardiness persists.
10. Prepares reports and attendance histories for each student that will be attending a hearing for each Discipline Committee member prior to the hearing.
11. Attends Discipline Committee meetings and implements recommendations of the members.
12. Follow-up with parents/guardians to ensure recommendations are being followed and takes necessary steps if not.
13. File all correspondence generated in reference to attendance in student files.

Terms of Employment: Twelve (12) months. Contract terms and salary to be determined by the Board of Trustees.