Assistant Manager of Student Success - Texas Connections Academy @ Houston

Assistant Manager Of Student Success - Texas Connections Academy @ Houston

Texas Connections Academy @ Houston (TCAH) is a Texas Online School that offers 100% virtual instruction to public school students across Texas in grades 3-12 who are not physically present on campus during instruction. The TxVSN OLS program is authorized by Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 30A and administered through TEA. Connections Education, LLC is in partnership with Houston ISD to provide this high quality and rigorous virtual instruction through TCAH.

Texas Connections Academy @ Houston strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we serve. We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Position Summary And Responsibilities

Working remotely from your home office, the Assistant Manager of Student Success will work with the Manager of Student Success to establish processes and procedures to implement a high-quality Student Success Program in the virtual school. The Assistant Manager of Student Success will provide direction to the Advisory Team to assist students and parents in understanding and meeting graduation requirements, course selection and scheduling, post-secondary school planning, overall student success, student engagement, and crisis intervention. The Assistant Manager of Student Success will help support the entire educational program of the school with special emphasis for students to meet College, Career and Military Ready components. The job responsibilities include but are not limited to providing leadership in the following areas :

• Develop, plan, and implement student success programs for students and families related to academic / career planning and graduation;
• Organize, supervise, and evaluate the work of the guidance counselors, 504 coordinators, and Social Workers.;
• Assist the Manager of Student Success with overseeing the Student Success Department and develop processes to maintain the graduation plan for each student; An integral part of this process is assisting students and parents in developing a Four-Year plan for meeting graduation requirements;
• Interpret College, Career and Military Readiness accountability indicators and the guidance program to the faculty and acts as a consultant to them;
• Serve as a subject matter expert with College Board programs and Dual Credit programs;
• Supervise leadership and staff consisting of advisors, interventionists and counselors who comprise the Advisory Department;
• Keep abreast of all high school graduation requirements, including special requirements and communicate this information to the principal;
• Assist with the secondary school course selection process according to specific state credit and graduation requirements and student needs and interests; Support students and staff with issues related to dropping courses and changing schedules;
• Monitor and implement procedures to ensure that Connections Academy transcripts are accurate and up-to-date;
• Design, strategize, and execute initiatives for students and families addressing comprehensive counseling plans;
• Design, implement, and monitor crisis prevention and management plans for the school and provide leadership to the Social Workers;
• Oversee the reporting and referring of critical incidents that jeopardize student well-being as obligated by law, administrative regulations, or ethical standards;
• Lead the Advisory Team in identifying school and community resources and maintain an up-to-date list of those resources, making them available to school teams and families;
• Coordinate and staff to develop and implement processes to regularly and frequently review the status of each secondary school student related to attendance, participation, and performance;
• Ensure that the Advisory Team can assist teachers when students enroll mid-semester, making sure that teachers receive guidance on integrating the students into their coursework
• Provide support regarding all high school testing and coordinate alongside the District Testing Coordinator, including EOCs, PSAT, and AP exams; develop and implement programs like AP support, SAT / ACT preparation, and CCMR.
• Support Administration and Staff with the planning and implementation of high school graduation ceremonies
• Oversee compliance of 504 Advisory Team, coordinate and staff to ensure efficient and effective procedures to ensure student success, and
• Other duties as assigned.

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