ATTENDANCE & PEIMS SPECIALIST (BILINGUAL - SPANISH) | KIPP UNIVERSITY PREP HIGH SCHOOL

Company Description About KIPP Texas Public Schools  KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly students across Austin, Dallas-Ft.
Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.
Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.
Founded in Houston in , and operating as KIPP Texas since , our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering.
We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed.
Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all.
We are a network of 280 schools, nearly educators, and students and alumni.
You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.
rg/join-our-team/.
Job Description The Opportunity The School Operations Team is focused on creating the conditions by which our schools can thrive by designing and leading efficient, safe, joyful, and just systems; working to remove obstacles to learning and find creative solutions to challenges to enable the highest level of teaching and learning; and providing best-in-class customer service to families and staff members to ensure they feel welcomed, cared for and a valued member of our community.
The Attendance & PEIMS Specialist is a school based position responsible for maintaining impeccable student information data and record keeping, assisting with seamless school operations, and supporting excellent teaching and learning by providing data to inform decisions.
The Attendance and PEIMS Specialist is the data and student information expert at the school.
Key Responsibilities Manages school attendance process and maintains attendance records.
Partners with students, staff and parents to ensure students attend school every day Trains teachers on attendance procedures and inputs the data into the Student Information System (SIS)  Documents all attendance changes, corrects attendance data, and completes audits as needed Communicates attendance reporting to staff and indicates when a student is at risk Participates in the weekly attendance check-in meeting with increasing responsibilities over time Maintains accurate student data and information in compliance with federal, state, and school expectations.
Audits and corrects student data issues in the SIS and completes Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reporting Generate and review reports and verify with appropriate stakeholders Manages incoming and outgoing requests for student records through TREx Enters and updates master and students schedules in SIS Review and determine eligibility for a variety of programs and ensure that eligibility is correctly documented in systems Run grade verification reports for each grading cycle and prints progress reports and report cards Processes documentation for student enrollment and maintains all lottery records.
Verifies students are fully enrolled and makes any data corrections in registration packets and the SIS Collects any required documents for students to enroll  Sets up, manages, and audits student folders Accepts transfer requests from families and coordinates process with other schools Handles external student document requests Tracks leaver information and ensures that withdrawal meetings are held Prepares transcripts and provides proof of enrollment Qualifications   Skills and Qualifications Must be Bilingual (English and Spanish) Unwavering commitment to the KIPP Texas mission, core values and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students, families, and staff Strong project and time management skills; ability to effectively backwards plan, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail, and deliver consistent and timely results Experience with managing and entering data Sense of humility, customer service mindset, and shows urgency and the ability to proactively solve problems and make decisions quickly Ability to establish relationships and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders Desire to continuously learn and evolve as a professional Physical Requirements.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer/laptop Attending conferences or training sessions Additional Information Compensation and Benefits As a full-time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans.
KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance, and disability plans.
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.
As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
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