District Attendance Coordinator - Johnson County Schools - TN

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a licenced teacher or  social worker with a Tennessee endorsement.
• Effective leadership skills and experiences.

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The 11 month (220 day) position at Central Office includes the following duties:

• Enforces Tennessee Compulsory School Attendance Law TCA-49-6-3001 and the districts attendance policy.
• Consult with appropriate school staff regarding necessary interventions to encourage regular attendance.
• Check all attendance reports on a regular basis from each school for accuracy
• Counsel with students and or parents to encourage regular attendance, by making school visits, home visits etc. and explain the legal ramifications involved with continued absences.
• Work with school level attendance coordinators to verify that written communication is being sent to parents when children continue to be absent.
• Filing petitions to Juvenile Court on children that do not comply with the official notice.
• Attending Juvenile Court
• Helps implement the maintenance and improvement of attendance procedures within the individual schools.
• Chairperson of the Truancy Review Board meetings that will occur at each school at least monthly
• Attend conferences and state meetings pertaining to job responsibilities
• Oversee Homeschool
• Oversee and Supervisor Homebound teacher
• Any other duties assigned by Director of Schools

 *Minimum Salary will depend on degree and years of experience.