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 Utilize early warning indicators to identify high school students who are most at risk of notgraduating. Collaborate with school leaders, counselors, and teachers to develop systemic strategies to identify and support students. Develop and implement individual intervention strategies and graduation plans to increase the likelihood thatthese students will stay in school and graduate. Coordinate transitions and monitor schedules for identified ninth graders to help them successfully adapt to the rigor of high school. Conduct meetings among feeder elementary, middle, and high school faculty and staff to develop action steps to improve individual student and subgroup transition success rate. Collaborate with faculty, administrators, and curriculum department to adapt curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of identified at risk students. Develop partnerships with community organizations to support the goals of the graduation initiative, includingmentoring and tutoring. Conduct and analyze on-going formative and summative evaluation data of program effectiveness

 Use all relevant data to identic student who are at-risk of dropping out of high school. Assess each student’s needs, set academic goals and formulate a comprehensive plan for assistance in coordination with each student, parent(s),teachers, guidance counselors, and community partner. Assist in the strategic implementation of prevention/intervention philosophy programs and services.  Plan and implement research-based programs and services to reduce behavior risks. Assist schools in adopting research-based strategies to reduce problem behavior through the training of faculty, parents and other partners. Collaborate with community agencies and organization to meet needs of school. Assist in development and implementation of evaluation strategies. Provide staff development services as required.  School program development to increase academic success, behavior, and attendance.  Serve as an active member of the PBSI/Discipline Committee Team. Increase parental involvement in school

 Provided support to selected departments within the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Responsible for maintaining agency services orientation materials and documentation. Researched, developed, and expanded online material to support the Director of Agency Services. Returned all calls and written correspondence to organizations about missing documents that ACFB needed to complete their application process. Maintained organization records; converted to electronic files. Input delivery and pick-up documentation of 50-100 weekly food drives on weekly bases for all businesses, schools and qualifying organizations. Facilitated and executed the education outreach tours with the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Maintained food drive information database.

 Reported to the President/CEO and worked closely with contract and corporate partners in fulfilling performance evaluation duties. Conducted needs assessments and recommended interventions or actions concerning employees. Coordinated and collaborated with Women in Community Service (WICS) and Corp Center Business Community LIAISON (BCLS) to engage community members to assist Job Corps participants. Planned and facilitated staff development workshops and weekly conference call training. Coached managers on performance issues and deliveries of performance as required by contract and other applicable mandates. Collaborated with staff to move contracts to next level of performance, effectiveness, and impact, especially as it related to detailed execution of policies, procedures, and plans. Trained and assisted with staff training in coordination with the Prime Contractor Leadership Team and Job Corps Centers. Prepared and analyzed a variety of qualitative, quantitative and narrative reports in accordance with and as prescribed by Project Corporate, Department of Labor, or other bonfire agencies, government bodies, or partners.

 Developed and presented educational/training seminars stressing problem-solving solutions. Developed paperwork, conducted research, coordinated activities, and administered test.  Provided Career Counseling services to vocational/college preparatory students. Worked closely with school counselor, registrar and students to monitor participants’ academic progress. Developed scholarships with public/private sector for graduates enrolling into college. Provided participants with assistance completing college, financial aid, and scholarship applications. Established successful relationship with numerous college recruiters and coaches. Communicated with college students once a month to monitor full-time status and academic progress. Met and maintained monthly recruitment goals for all students. Maintained database files and processed applicant folders on students.  Provided detailed, monthly outreach reports to the State Coordinator