Posted on August 4, 2021
For continued support of the Alumni Success Director who is responsible for seeing that their high school’s graduates: matriculate into their “best-fit” colleges and postsecondary institutions; persevere through a myriad of challenges – including the COVID-19 pandemic; and successfully persist and graduate. First-generation students, as many of their scholars are, often require additional guidance to navigate the obstacles involved with maintaining their financial aid and scholarship compliance, housing, academics, and managing time and relationships. The Director oversees all college matriculation and persistence efforts for their alumni, and in close coordination with the Alumni Success Manager, will stay in touch with their college students, track their progress, and offer academic, emotional, and financial advising and support, providing both immediate and long-term guidance that will increase the Charter School’s graduates’ ultimate college graduation rates. Coney Island Prep is a rigorous college-preparatory charter school located in the Coney Island community of Brooklyn that serves over 1,000 students in grades K-12.