Attendance Liaison (Pool) - Memphis Shelby County Schools

Purpose and Scope:

OVERVIEW

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is seeking dynamic educational champions ready to position our district as a national exemplar of education transformation. We need leaders with a fierce commitment to actualizing a bold vision that yields ambitious outcomes for more than 110,000 students and families across the Memphis-Shelby County area. The reality is that we can do better for kids, and we will with the right leaders in place. The most successful candidates believe that more is possible for Memphis and are:

• Courageous Thinkers & Doers: Prepared to navigate and thrive in a complex and ambiguous environment on day one, present innovative ideas to address systemwide issues, and execute sustainable plans toward transformation.
• Solutions-Oriented: See the possibilities, demonstrate the capacity to synthesize information and adjust short and long-term goals, and consistently find a window when doors close to deliver measurable results for kids and families.
• High-Performing Gamechangers: Leader of leaders with the capacity to mobilize and empower an outstanding team, make people-centered data-informed decisions, and operate with a relentless hyperfocus on removing stubborn barriers that destroy the hopes and dreams of too many of our students.

 

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

 

This position is responsible for maintaining accurate attendance, daily reconciliation, ADM and truancy data at a specified school location to ensure state and federal compliance. The Attendance Liaison position works under the general direction of the Sr. Manager – Enrollment, Registration, Attendance.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Processes and reconciles daily attendance codes in PowerSchool on behalf of all teachers at a specified school location.
2. Monitors chronic absenteeism rates and student populations to proactively facilitate positive attendance and enrollment practices.
3. Collaborates with Central Office, as needed, to examine and correct attendance and enrollment data for forecasting and strategic planning.
4. Assists parents and students with daily attendance challenges affecting ADM; Initiates the tiered intervention process to remove attendance barriers.
5. Assists students and families in maintaining regular attendance and identifies students that are truant or at-risk of being truant; Monitors and tracks attendance data in the PowerSchool, ensuring truancy data is documented.
6. Acts as a primary liaison between school and Central Office, serving as direct point-of-contact to troubleshoot issues, provide guidance and address questions related to common enrollment/attendance issues (e.g., PowerSchool, PowerSchool Enrollment).
7. Effectively communicates policies and procedures, as well as interpreting and understanding of the federal, state, and local laws, to internal and external stakeholders.
8. Maintains documentation to comply with local, state, and federal audits and compliance requirements.
9. Assists in the preparation of a variety of narrative and statistical reports, correspondence and files related to the assigned service activities and operations.
10. Communicates and collaborates with appropriate external stakeholders concerning student attendance and enrollment status.
11. Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in related field; PLUS two (2) years related experience in related field; OR an equivalent combination or related education and experience totaling six (6) years. 

(PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED)

Degree Equivalency Formula:

Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

Master’s Degree=6 years plus required years of experience. 

Additional Job Details:This is a pool posting.