CERTIFIED GRADUATION COACH Position Available In Hinds, Mississippi

CERTIFIED GRADUATION COACH

Jackson Public Schools MS
Forest Hill High School – Jackson, Mississippi This job is also posted in Jackson Public Schools MS
Job Details

Job ID:

5086824

Application Deadline:

Posted until filled

Posted:

Apr 8, 2025

Starting Date:

Immediately
Job Description

GRADUATION COACH, CERTIFIED

Qualifications:

Mississippi certification in the following areas: Teaching, Service (School Counseling, School Psychology, and/or School Social Work) or Leadership
At least three years experience in one or a combination of the certificated areas above in secondary schools
Successful experiences working with secondary at-risk students
Working knowledge of appropriate strategies for reducing behaviors that put students at risk of not graduating from high school
Ability to communicate effectively with youth and adults
Ability to analyze, develop, implement, and track intervention plans and strategies
Knowledge of and the ability to analyze data, including that available from the Mississippi Department of Education and from other sources
An understanding of the multiplicity of social services available in the community to support students at risk of not graduating
Knowledge of alternative education opportunities (e.g. Credit Recovery, Plato, Mississippi Virtual High School

Reports To:

Building Principal

Essential Functions:

The High School Graduation Coach shall work to improve graduation rates for all population subgroups within the school by performing the following duties and responsibilities.
Utilizes the components of a profile of characteristics of potential dropouts to identify high school students with the high probability of not graduating
Collaborates with feeder middle school(s) to utilize the components of a profile of characteristics of potential dropouts to identify middle school students with the high probability of not graduating
Conducts an analysis that focuses on data for individual students and subgroups such as:

State Standardized Tests:

Subject Area Testing Program (SATP)

National Standardized Tests:

SAT and ACT

Local Records:

attendance records, behavior records, records of teacher conferences, records of parent conferences, records of student conferences, TST meeting minutes, grade retention records, and records of credits earned
Works with students to develop a graduation and achievement plan to include the best program to meet academic and post-secondary goals
Develops and submit monthly progress reports to principal
Coordinates a transition program for 9th graders to successfully adapt to the rigor of high school
Develops a “Graduation Team” for each identified student that minimally includes an administrator, two teachers, a counselor and/or school social worker or a representative from a local support or mentoring agency
Develops a local mentoring program with business partners and connect individual students with mentors
Tracks the progress of individual and subpopulations of students as they progress toward graduation
Provides training to parents of students identified as being at risk of not graduating
Provides training to middle school and high school teachers on support measures that work with youth identified as at risk of not graduating and the youth’s parents/guardians
Identifies and links area social agencies with youth at risk of not graduating and their parents/guardians
Conducts quarterly vertical team meetings among elementary, middle, and high school faculty and staff to develop action steps to improve individual student and subgroup transition success rate
Attends, participate in, and redeliver as appropriate all required high school graduation coach training provided by the Department of Education and/or its collaborative partners
Develops partnerships with community organizations to support the goals of the high school graduation initiative
Conducts and analyze on-going formative and summative evaluation data of program effectiveness such as:
What interventions were most utilized in achievement plans created for each at risk student
Number and percent of at risk students who met part or all of their goals in their academic plan
Number and percent of identified at risk students in the school compared to total school population and rationale for why the number/percent is higher or lower than the state average
Provides and/or submit reports to the Department of Education as scheduled and requested
Performs other duties as requested or assigned
Salary Information

Classification:

Graduation Coach, High School

Scale:

TS-X

Grade:

A-AAAA

Days Employed:

190 per school year

Range:

$47,245.00 – $78,740.00 ANNUALLY

Overtime:

Exempt
Codes

MS Personnel/Accreditation Data:

601013 (Lead Teacher)

JPSD Job Position Title:

Position Type:

Full-Time
Job Requirements