TITLE:     Student Services Administrator

PRIMARY FUNCTION:          To identify and work with students and families exhibiting risk factors  for poor academic / social adjustment specifically patterns of truancy.                                                                To serve as the Title IX Coordinator and Appeals Officer for the division.

QUALIFICATIONS:               1.  Hold a Master’s degree and Postgraduate Professional License
                                              with and endorsement in PreK-12 administration.

2.  Have demonstrated personal qualities which indicate the ability to deal with diverse student populations, as well as a variety of community agencies.

3.  Have successful, full-time experience as a supervisor or administrator.

4.  Experience working with special education preferred.

5.  Experience conducting investigations preferred.

REPORTS TO:                    Assistant Superintendent

PERFORMANCE

RESPONSIBILITIES:             1.  Works collaboratively with the Directors of Human Resources, Curriculum and Instruction, and Department of Pupil Personnel Services.

2.  In conjunction with school social workers, works with the Juvenile and Domestic Court as a liaison to the school to ensure compliance

    with mandates imposed by the court, including school  attendance, appropriate school behavior, passing grades in classes, and participation

  in school-based intervention services.

                                             3.  To work with counselors to monitor student truancy, including making parental contacts and home visits as needed.

4.  To work with the Truancy Response Team to devise interventions for students with patterns of truancy and act as a case manager
      to see that the interventions are carried out and the desired outcomes achieved.

  5.  To prepare reports on student attendance as requested by the  superintendent.

                                             6.  To assume any other duties as assigned by the superintendent.

                                 7.  Homeless Coordinator (Division) Certification Required

                                             8.  Truancy – Response Team Chair (Division)

                                             9.  Family Assessment Planning Team – Division Representative

                                             10.  Foster Care Liaison (Division)

 11. Learnfare Coordinator – Monthly State report regarding truancy for the division (Division)

12.  Day School Applications – Certification Required

                                              13.  Coordinator of day school students with transportation

     14.  Process and investigate all division discipline appeals requested  by students / parents.

TERMS OF

EMPLOYMENT:                   Twelve month year.  Salary and conditions to be established by the School Board.

EVALUATION:                      Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with School Board’s policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of classified  
                                                personnel.