Academic Advisor Share:

Responsibilities

• Works with School Principals and provides key leadership and support to all school staff, students, and families.
• Meets with students who need support and assistance in managing their academic program, school, and home life.
• Manages, updates, and interprets student transcripts, personal education plan, and school schedule.
• Works in the Student Management System to review, update and manage all student information.
• Serves as a point of contact for all those involved with POIC + RAHS students.
• Works with the School Principal, teachers, and school staff to create the master class schedule used for the school year at their campus.
• Assists with de-escalation and conflict resolution of students and families.
• Reviews student progress reports and report cards, updates student transcripts based on Report Card progress, and works with teachers and school staff to ensure students and their families receive timely information about academic progress.
• Conducts orientations with new students.
• Serves as a key contact for school district partners and staff.
• Tracks the progress of students toward completion of required Work Sample certification of Master of Essential Skills in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
• Tracks student academic progress toward graduation (with a heavy emphasis on seniors), ensures that graduation requirements are met.
• Responsible for tracking senior credit attainment and graduation planning.
• Connects students with scholarship opportunities and supports students with scholarship applications. Assigns students to appropriate academic classes based on student needs and interests, reviews of student transcripts and current school progress.
• Inputs -out of district- transcripts for new students.

Qualifications

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.