Graduation Coach

at  West Virginia Department of Education

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree(s) AND
• Three (3) years advising experience OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to clear required background check

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of state graduation criteria
• Knowledge of community resources
• Strong interpersonal skills with both in-person and electronic communication platforms and a customer service orientation
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point); Ability to learn new technology skills quickly
• Ability to travel 10% of the time including travel to the school office for collaboration and maintenance of records, state testing, professional development, outings, and school planning meetings.
  Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/PROTECTED VETERANS/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

THE ABOVE JOB IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST OF DUTIES AND STANDARDS OF THE POSITION. INCUMBENTS WILL FOLLOW ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS, AND PERFORM ANY OTHER RELATED DUTIES, AS ASSIGNED BY THEIR SUPERVISOR. ALL EMPLOYMENT IS “AT-WILL” AS GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE WHERE THE EMPLOYEE WORKS. IT IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD THAT THE “AT-WILL” NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT IS ONE ASPECT OF EMPLOYMENT THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED EXCEPT IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

ESSENTIAL FUNCATIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Apply expertise to collect, process and analyze data (academic tracker, age-out, graduation plans, and various demographics as obtained from TVS and TVE, etc.) on a case-by-case basis to identify students who may be at-risk and identify appropriate academic and/or socioemotional supports available; understand how students may qualify for alternative education as evidenced by the at-risk student indicators;
• Identify students that qualify and would benefit from credit recovery coursework or credit-based examinations; monitor progress of credit recovery coursework through completion;
• Create and staff CBE classes and tests for students to get back on track to graduation;
• Communicate high expectations and shows an active interest in student’s achievement, establishes and maintains a positive rapport with families; develop a communication plan for parents and students of students at risk of not graduating and executes through frequent regular communication;
• Build and sustain relationships with students to help students get back on track; Set action steps to help students get on track for graduation
• Work closely with engagement specialists and 9th grade Academy to help low-performing high school students stay on track to graduate;
• Hold sessions with 8th grade students to help transition students into high school;
• Organize and hold in person graduation planning sessions for students and families;
• Work closely with teachers, counselors and administrators to develop systematic strategies and initiatives to identify and support students and collect data to determine effectiveness of strategies and initiatives;
• Work with teachers and counselors to structure and implement the Individual Career & Academic Plan (ICAP) with academic and post-secondary goals including interventions to increase likelihood that at-risk students will stay in school and graduate;
• Collaborate with teachers and administration to develop a transition program for 9th graders to successfully adapt to high school in the virtual environment and serve as committee chair of 9th grade committee;
• Connect students and their parents with programs and social agencies throughout the community;
• Assist counselors and testing coordinators in identification of students that have not met the graduation components including personal finance, state assessments, and ICAP;
• Advertise upcoming ACT tests and available review opportunities;
• Work with counseling team to assist in coordinating Graduation Ceremony, assist in reviewing work from large projects, and collaborating to improve the department; Attend all graduation-related meetings including committee meetings;
• Support College/Career initiatives as needed;
• Review and use Graduation Plan platform;
• Manage intercession and summer school sessions