Attendance Assistant

TITLE: Attendance Assistant
TYPE: Non-Union Cycle II
WORK SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 7 hours per day. School Year 200 Days
REPORTS TO: Building Principal, Supervisor of Attendance
OBJECTIVE: Provide support to the Supervisor fo Attendance and the Building Principal by monitoring student absences and reporting to appropriate administrative staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESMonitor attendance daily and contact parent/guardian of each absent student.
Set up and initiate Attendance Notification calls to the parent/guardian of the students who are absent and tardy to school. Make personal calls to parent/guardian of students absent for two (2) consecutive days.
Report to the nurse daily on the students who have been absent for two (2) consecutive
Follow up with and track students who have been absent and discuss reasons for absenteeism.
Meet with students with excessive days absent and tardy to emphasize regular school attendance (daily and on time) and refer them to their school counselor if necessary. Meet regularly with students who are under 16 with excessive absences. Refer them to the Supervisor of Attendance for intervention, imperative letter and for the possibility of filing of the CRA