Academic Coordinator: 53rd Street
Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary:
The Academic Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring high-quality academic programming and data compliance in the Community Learning Center (CLC). This position is responsible for coordinating the academic components of the CLC Program Plan, aligning program activities with grant goals, supporting student achievement, and tracking outcomes. The Academic Coordinator collaborates with school leadership, teachers, and stakeholders to design, monitor, and evaluate programs that meet the needs of students with the greatest academic challenges. This is a grant-funded position, and continued employment is contingent upon the availability of funding.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
Mission Impact
- Assist the Site Coordinator, Principal, Lead Agency, and other stakeholders from the CLC team in developing an annual, DPI-ready CLC Program Plan and Needs Assessment.
- Coordinate the collection, analysis, and evaluation of student achievement data to drive academic programming and meet grant goals and outcomes.
- Assist in recruiting and retaining students with the greatest academic need based on established criteria, including benchmark scores, grades, and referrals.
- Collect, monitor, evaluate, and share student data to measure program effectiveness.
- Report student progress to the School Learning Team, School Governance Council, parents, school staff, and the community as required by DPI.
People Power
- Attend mandatory monthly MPS CLC Academic Coordinator meetings and additional school-based meetings (e.g., School Learning Team, Grade Level, Department, Parent Meetings).
- Collaborate regularly with classroom teachers regarding student progress and needs.
- Support group leaders and CLC instructors without directly facilitating classes on an ongoing basis.
Safety
- Participate in school safety planning and procedures, including emergency preparedness.
Financial Sustainability
- Support grant-related funding requirements through accurate data tracking and timely reporting.
Compliance
- Ensure adherence to all U.S. Department of Education GPRA requirements.
- Collaborate with Lead Agency, Site Coordinator, and school administration to complete and submit the CLC Yearly Progress Report (YPR) in accordance with DPI deadlines.
- Complete annual mid-year and end-of-year reviews with Principals, Lead Agency Representatives, and CLC Project Team.
- Ensure program activities align with grant goals, objectives, and DPI guidelines.
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Education Requirements:
- High School Diploma
- WI Paraprofessional License
Competencies Measured:
A successful employee in this role demonstrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors indicative of the following competencies.
Core:
- Agility & Resiliency
- Commitment to Youth Development
- Physical and Emotional Safety
- Develop Meaningful Connections
- Curiosity and Inspiration
Functional:
- Professional writing and communication skills
- Advanced computer skills
- Time management
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to touch, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee must be able to demonstrate and perform various sports activities. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
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