Success Coordinator/Graduation Coach @ Hermiston High School

Hermiston School District is seeking a fulltime Success Coordinator/Graduation Coach. The successful candidate willprovide the administration and staff with leadership and communication focusing on the atrisk student population as a Tier 2 intervention specialist. Much of the work with students is personalized to the students needs and is often oneonone. Target start date August 2025.

The Success Coordinators role is to guide atrisk 9th and 10th graders to academic success and the completion of a high school diploma. As the team leader of the 9th and 10th Grade Success Teams the candidate will facilitate intervention systems andprocesses for early identification of students who need extra support.

Qualifications include but are not limited to:

1. Bachelors Degree in Education or related field. Masters Degree preferred.
2. Minimum of three (3) years of experience working with secondary/postsecondary students.
3. Working knowledge of appropriate strategies for reducing behaviors that keep students from graduating.
4. Ability to easily connect with students and continually monitor progress.
5. Conduct analyses that focus on data for individual students and subgroups.
6. Knowledge and ability to synthesize data into functional forms of communication.
7. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
8. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

About the School:

Hermiston High School educates a growing population serving1650 students grades 912 with over 130 dedicated teachers and support staff members. The principal is supported by three assistant principals an athletic director and a dean of students.

The largest high school in all of Eastern Oregon Hermiston provides a robust offering of content courses as well as a variety of elective curriculums that are tied to regional college degrees certificates and programs. Annually over 5000 college credits are earned across six recognized Programs of Study through partnerships with various community colleges and institutions of higher education instructed on campus by qualified HHS staff.

Performance across the disciplines has been strong where Hermiston High School students perform at or above the state average and consistently outperform schools of similar constitution. An extremely low dropout rate one of the highest completion rates in the state and a culture towards Destination College has been well established where nearly 60% of high school graduates attend 2 and 4 year institutions following graduation.

The newer 300000 square foot campus is exceptionally wellmaintained and boasts some 70 classrooms 9 computer labs media center student fitness complex comprehensive CTE and fine arts facilities an onsite alternative school and a robust online learning program. A new $5.0M sports facility recently lauded as The Best Prep Stadium in Oregon (OregonLive 2014) provides a stateoftheart collegiatelevel track and field complex and allweather football and soccer surface.

Hermiston High School utilizes a semester schedule and modified block system that provides a combination of 50 minute and 90 minute classes during each week. Students are offered 4 different diploma completion options with the alternative high school offering a GED preparation track as well.

A diverse student body a strength of the community and the school Hermiston High School is comprised primarily of students who are considered Caucasian (55%) with the largest minority being of Hispanic decent (40%).

Staterecognized cocurricular organizations such as FFA FCCLA DECA and Robotics boast large numbers of students and incredible community support. Likewise club activities in such areas as Spanish science Key Club outdoor knowledge bowl rodeo and National Honor Society are just a few of the additional offerings students participate in.

About the District:

The Hermiston School District is the largest district in eastern Oregon exceeding 5700 students and continues to experience steady enrollment growth. It serves students in grades kindergarten through 12 with a broad range of programs from foundational learning skills to comprehensive vocational programs to an exhaustive array of postsecondary college credit bearing opportunities. The school district includes a 912 senior high school two 68 middle schools five K5 elementary schools and a robust online learning program option for students and families.

Support for the school district has been strong from the community. In 2001 voters approved a $39 million building program which included the remodel of the high school an additional elementary school and various districtwide renovations. The voters also approved a $69.9 million bond in 2008 whichserved to replace Armand Larive Middle School West Park Elementary and Sunset Elementary. Recently voters approved another bond that will add a new elementary school replace Rocky Heights Elementary provide an expansion of the high school and various districtwide renovations.

The District employs over 570 full time staff that includes approximately 330 teachers and over 240 classified support and supervisory personnel making it one of the largest employers in the city of Hermiston. A nationallyrecognized community that embraces its diversity the district serves some 28000 residents where onethird of the population is Hispanic.

The school district prides itself on the academic achievement of its students successful athletic programs nationallyrecognized club and activity organizations and its exhaustive list of academic and elective opportunities available to students. The Districts partnership with community organizations has been central to its continued success highlighted by support groups who have provided nearly a half a million dollars to assist students and programs through such venues as the Hermiston Sports Booster Club Hermiston Education Foundation Band Boosters FFA Alumni and the community sponsorship of the student homebuilding program to name a few.

Hermiston School District has a comprehensive Vision 2025 plan which outlines the direction for the District. HSD provides quality professional development for staff in a variety of areas including constructing meaning common formative assessments researchbased literacy strategies and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). These components along with an emphasis on small class sizes cutting edge technology and comprehensive curriculum support make Hermiston school District a great place to work.

About the Community:

The city of Hermiston is a vibrant and growing community ofapproximately 18000 residents located at the crossroads of the Pacific Northwest situated near the intersectionofI84 and I82 just minutes from a ColumbiaRiver port and 30 minutes from the TriCities in Washington. Hermiston and the entire Umatilla County area have excellent potential for growth in commercial industrial agricultural as well as residential development. Hermiston boasts over 100 acres for community use volleyball courts soccer fields baseball diamonds childrens play areas barbeque and picnic areas and more. Located within 10 minutes of downtown Hermiston both Umatilla and Echo have challenging golf courses. The Columbia River offers tournament level fishing as well as many water sports including swimming wind surfing and boating. Other fishing waters include the Umatilla River Cold Springs Reservoir and many ponds. Nearby is Hat Rock State Park and the Blue Mountains are within an hour drive affording a wide variety of fishing hunting and camping activities. In the winter the mountains are home to excellent snow skiing tubing snowmobiling and sledding.

Salary and Benefits: The Hermiston School District offers an extremely competitivesalary and benefits package which includes PERS retirement employerpaid pickup tuition reimbursementand a comprehensive health and benefits package. Salary listed is based upon a full year contract193 days which includes 3 paid holidays. Salary prorated for midyear hires.

Application Requirements:

The applicant must supply the following items online through Recruit & Hire :

• Online Application form
• Cover Letter
• Professional Resume
• Letters of Recommendation (encouraged but optional)

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure his/her application is complete. Only complete applications will be considered.