School
Dekalb Preparatory Academy
Description
Mission: DeKalb Preparatory Academy is the diverse community where teachers, children, parents, and leaders learn together. Students cultivate knowledge and learn to think critically and act collaboratively and compassionately.
Our experiential curriculum intertwines sciences, humanities, and the arts to prepare children to shape our world.
We believe in our responsibility to partner with parents, creating an ideal environment in which students will have the opportunity to:
- Strive for academic excellence.
- Explore a diverse curriculum.
- Prepare to succeed in a global environment.
- Provide service to a growing community.
- Participate in character education, developing a respect for others through exemplary mentorship.
- Experience cooperative educational communities in all content areas from fine arts to technology.
- Develop students into life-long learners
Essential Functions:
Registrar is responsible for all student registration, enrollments, and withdrawals. Administer, navigate, implement, and update student and school data demographics in Infinite Campus data base. Compile and generate data reports for DPA departments. Serve as liaison between the building, faculty, staff, students and the public.
- Act as Infinite Campus data base administrator; execute ad-hoc reports for principals, district, and staff. Update all information in IC primarily census. Act as Infinite Campus coaches and parent’s portal support. Trouble shoot and resolve any IC question staff and parents may have.
- Register incoming students. Review student registration packet with student, streamline information (literacy and language home language survey) background checks, identify needs of student, and notify administration and counselors of any red flags or concerns. Create student enrollment in IC, create student schedule in IC, request records from previous schools, create manual cum record.
- Receive incoming counseling calls. Prescreen and resolve parent questions and convey concerns to appropriate staff members.
- Compile GPAs and create award certificates, submit honor roll list of students to local newspaper agency for publishing, extract GPA from IC creating an ADHOC filter and exporting to Excel.
- Develop Master Schedule with Principal. Create, set-up and structure schedule in IC. Input student course request in walk-in scheduler. Run Wizard and revise data. A 10%
- Communicate with Open Enrollment office regarding enrollment and withdrawals of students for upcoming school years. Add in IC if enrolling, input end date in IC if withdrawing. Establish communication with other DPA registrar offices and follow OE procedures as directed by district.
- Track all incoming and withdrawing students for October Count. Keep detailed records for submission to Education Center. Compile, generate and create all reports from IC and submit to budgeting office.
- Coordinate fall registration. Compile enrollment packet material, create course request forms, and submit forms for Spanish translation.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills.
- Maintains professional and friendly demeanor.
- Possesses excellent organizational skills.
- Capable of managing time efficiently.
- Demonstrate ability to multi-task effectively.
- Works well with a variety of students, administrators, and parents.
- Possesses basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Demonstrates strong writing and editing abilities.
- Possesses excellent telephone etiquette.
- Communicates clearly and effectively.
- Demonstrates familiarity with basic office equipment such as multi-line phones, fax machines, and scanners.
Education and/or Experience:
- High school diploma or GED is required.
- Bachelor’s Degree is recommended.
- Previous work experience in an office setting is required.
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an office setting.
Benefits
- 100% employer paid health, dental and vision insurance
- Employer contribution into TRSGA retirement program for employee
- Competitive salary range
- Paid vacation/sick leave
How to Apply
Submit Resumes: hr@dekalbprepacademy.org
