Attendance and Truancy Program Manager

Position Type:

Non-Certified Support/Manager

Date Posted:

6/23/2025

Location:

Administration - Culture & Student Engagement

ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205

Job Description

Job Title: Attendance and Truancy Program Manager

Job Code: 3319

Department: Family and Community Engagement

Supervisor: Director Attendance and Community Engagement

Date: April 29, 2025

FLSA Status: Exempt

Grade: 5

Compensation Range: $70,475 - 98,665

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The Attendance and Truancy Manager will lead the implementation and management of the district’s Truants Alternative and Optional Education Program (TAOEP) as well as any third-party agreements to address truancy. The position is responsible for overseeing the grant and providing targeted support to attendance specialists and school personnel in schools identified with high chronic absenteeism.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: TAEOP Attendance Support Specialists

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 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. In addition to the requirements listed below, regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives, and parameters found in the Board’s strategic plan.

Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job.

Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.

Manages, secures, and maintains the integrity of student attendance records and records systems, ensuring alignment with TAEOP requirements

Provides technical and administrative leadership in the truancy process

Monitors and reports on program outcomes

Manages the TAOEP grant, ensuring compliance with state requirements and timely preparation and submission of reports and data.

Monitors the use of grant funds and works closely with the finance department to ensure proper allocation and tracking.

Collaborates with the Director of Attendance and Community Engagement to ensure alignment of program goals with district initiatives.

Analyzes attendance data to identify trends, gaps, and successes at schools with highest rates of chronic absenteeism

Uses data to inform the allocation of resources and interventions to schools with the greatest need.

Recruits, trains, and motivates staff, providing direction and regular feedback to optimize team performance.

Develops and leads training sessions for attendance specialists, school leaders, and staff on best practices for improving attendance and reducing truancy focusing on those schools with the highest chronic absentee rates.

Provides ongoing coaching and support to attendance specialists, and using a data driven approach, provides targeted support to attendance specialists in schools with high rates of chronic absenteeism

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree required, preferably in social services, education, business, or other related field. Minimum of 3 years related experience in a school or administrative environment preferred. Experience working in diverse communities required. Previous leadership experience preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned to our core values of Character, Communication, Collaboration and Continuous Improvement.

Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and communicative skills.

Ability to interpret policy and make sound independent decisions.

Knowledge of ISBE regulations pertaining to registration and student records.

Ability to effectively use office software and hardware to operate required student information systems; prior experience with eSchool and PowerSchool is a plus.

Intercultural competence; ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds

A comprehensive benefits package including:

Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

Voluntary life insurance

Paid Sick and Personal time

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Membership in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) or Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS)

Optional 403(b) plan

Employee assistance program (EAP) WORK CALENDAR: 12 Months

WORKING CONDITIONS: Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work.

OTHER: This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.

Physical Aspects of the Position (Select all that apply)

1. - Climbing – Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

2. X Balancing – Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

3. X Stooping – Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

4. X Kneeling – Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

5. X Crouching – Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

6. - Crawling – Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

7. X Reaching – Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

8. X Standing – Particularly for sustained periods of time.

9. X Walking – Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

10. X Pushing – using upper extremities to press against something with steady force order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

11. X Pulling – Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

12. X Lifting – Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

13. X Finger use – Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.

14. X Grasping – Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm.

15. X Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which you must convey detailed or spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

16. X Hearing – Perceiving the nature of sounds. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds such as when making fine adjustments on machinery.

17. X Repetitive Motions – Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

The Physical Requirements of the Position (Select one)

1. - Sedentary Work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary Work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

2. X Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rate for Light Work.

3. - Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

4. - Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

5. - Very Heavy Work – Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision (Select all that apply)

1. X Machine Operations – inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, or visual inspection.

2. - Mechanics – Skilled tradespeople – This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals with machines such as power tools, lathes, and drills.

3. - Mobile Equipment – This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment.

4. - Other – This is a minimum standard based on the criteria of accuracy and neatness of work for janitors, sweepers, etc.

The Conditions the Worker will be subject to in this position (Select all that apply)

1. X The worker is subject to inside environment conditions.

2. - The worker is subject to outside environment conditions.

3. - The worker is subject to extreme heat or cold for periods of greater than one hour.

4. - The worker is subject to noise which would cause them to have to shout.

5. - The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.