School Compliance Coordinator

Job Description

Residency Requirement: 

• Must be an Arkansas resident
• This a school based role.  You must be able to travel to the school office M-F between 8am and 5pm.  The office is located in Little Rock, AR

Certification: None

Start date: School Year 2026/2027 

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Passionate educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

The Student Attendance Specialist ensures that school age children are attending school regularly by investigating causes of unexcused or excessive absences, communicating with families and assisting them in problem-solving, issuing attendance-based warnings, and effectively tracking and managing attendance for compliance purposes.

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Serves as the school’s primary authority on attendance and truancy policy interpretation;
• Leads school-wide attendance efforts and absenteeism prevention programming with a two-fold focus 1) educating families on the importance of attendance with a focus on prevention and 2) intervening to fix the underlying issues that lead to absenteeism;
• Works with teachers to monitor student adherence to the school’s attendance policies;
  • Emails, calls and sends auto-dial notices to targeted student population;
  • Recommends families to the appropriate administrator for truancy intervention meetings as necessary;
  • Attends truancy meetings with school administrators;
• Independently interprets state attendance laws and ensures state compliancy guidelines are met for student attendance, progress and system logins;
• Ensures school policy and state requirements are met regarding all attendance withdrawals;
• Produces attendance/truancy reports for the school, county and state, as required;
• Analyzes attendance trends and independently directs corrective initiatives to address systemic issues;
• Presents findings and strategic recommendations directly to ARVA Admin Team to assist students in situations where referral to service agencies are necessary;

• Approves and enforces individualized attendance intervention plans to prevent juvenile delinquency and increase student attendance and engagement;
• Assists other SIS staff on projects regarding state reporting, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Two (2) years of data management experience, Excel preferred
• Experience in education
• Ability to pass required background check
• Strong organizational, analytical and time management skills;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with the eSchool and/or TRIAND
• Experience with attendance/truancy
• Knowledge of state school attendance laws, and other pertinent laws regarding K-12 education;
• Knowledge of state specific court procedures regarding truancy;
• Familiarity with online learning environment;
• Post-secondary degree in Education, Counseling, Human Services or related field of study.
• AR Education Certification

Residency Requirement: 

• Must be an Arkansas resident
• This a school based role.  You must be able to travel to the school office M-F between 8am and 5pm.  The office is located in Little Rock, AR

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Job Type

Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.