EARLY COLLEGE COORDINATOR
Partnerships, Enrollment & Student Success
John J. Duggan Academy
Innovation Schools of Springfield Public Schools (ISSPS)
Grades 6-12 | Full-Time | 2026-2027 School Year
POSITION OVERVIEW
John J. Duggan Academy, a Grade 6-12 school within the Innovation Schools of Springfield Public Schools (ISSPS), seeks a highly organized, student-centered Early College Coordinator to lead and coordinate the school's Early College program.
The Coordinator will connect students and families, school counselors and staff, college partners, and adjunct faculty to ensure Early College opportunities align with students' academic plans and career interests. The role will build a Grades 6-12 pipeline, beginning with middle school awareness and exposure and progressing to advising, enrollment, college coursework, and credit attainment. Particular emphasis will be placed on Duggan's pathways in Education, Criminal Justice, and Health.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
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Grades 6-12 Pathway Awareness, Recruitment & Enrollment
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Partner with the middle school Dean of Culture and school staff to create Grades 6-8 exposure to college, careers, and Early College.
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Develop age-appropriate experiences connected to Education, Criminal Justice, and Health, including college visits, career speakers, and pathway activities.
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Beginning in Grade 9, provide increasingly individualized Early College advising, recruitment, applications, course selection, and enrollment support.
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Promote equitable access and actively recruit students who may not otherwise see themselves as college students.
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Provide transportation to and from college campuses.
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College Partnerships, Courses & Scheduling
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Serve as Duggan's primary school-based liaison with local college and university partners.
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Align Early College offerings with Duggan's master schedule, graduation requirements, and career pathways; coordinate schedules, calendars, locations, enrollment projections, and rosters.
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Coordinate with college partners and adjunct faculty and ensure they understand school schedules, calendars, procedures, and student supports.
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Ensure students, teachers, and adjunct faculty receive timely access to syllabi, textbooks, instructional materials, technology, and other course resources.
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Student & Family Advising and Support
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Provide ongoing Early College advising and support to students in Grades 9-12.
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Organize student and parent Early College information nights, enrollment sessions, and other family engagement opportunities.
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Prepare students and families for college-level expectations, pathways, opportunities, and responsibilities.
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Support students taking courses at Duggan and on college campuses; monitor progress and coordinate interventions when challenges arise.
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Coordinate college campus visits, orientations, and other experiences that strengthen students' connection to postsecondary education.
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Academic Alignment & High School Credit
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Work closely with Duggan school counselors to maintain an accurate crosswalk between college courses, high school courses, graduation requirements, pathway requirements, and credits.
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Ensure Early College course selections support each student's graduation plan and postsecondary goals.
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Collaborate on appropriate placement and sequencing and verify that completed college courses and earned credits are accurately reflected in student records and transcripts.
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Program Operations, Data & Accountability
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Coordinate applications, registrations, rosters, course enrollment, and required documentation; complete adds, drops, and withdrawals within college deadlines.
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Maintain and reconcile accurate enrollment, course, grade, and credit information across PowerSchool, college systems, district records, and required reporting systems.
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Coordinate college grades, transcripts, and earned credits and complete required school, district, college, and state Early College reporting.
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Track participation, enrollment, course completion, credits earned, and other outcomes; use data to identify barriers and improve student success.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
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Experience working with high school and/or college-age students.
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Strong organizational, communication, project-management, and problem-solving skills.
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Ability to coordinate multiple partners, schedules, deadlines, and student records.
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Ability to build strong relationships with students, families, school staff, college faculty, and higher education partners.
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Ability to manage student-level data accurately, maintain confidentiality, and travel to local college campuses and partner organizations as required.
Preferred
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Master's degree in school counseling, education, higher education, or related field; Massachusetts educator licensure appropriate to the position.
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Experience with Early College, dual enrollment, college access/advising, or higher education partnerships.
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Experience with college registration, transcripts, scheduling, PowerSchool and/or college student information systems.
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Experience coordinating courses taught by college adjunct faculty and knowledge of Massachusetts Early College programming.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate is both a relationship builder and a strong program operator. This individual can inspire a middle school student to imagine a future career, help a high school student select the right college course, collaborate with a counselor to ensure it meets graduation requirements, resolve registration issues with a college partner, and ensure grades and credits are accurately recorded. The successful candidate will be highly organized, proactive, collaborative, and committed to building a strong Grades 6-12 Early College pipeline at John J. Duggan Academy.
COMPENSATION & FUNDING
Salary aligned to the Springfield Public Schools salary schedule, commensurate with education and experience. Additional compensation may be provided for approved work beyond the established school year or workday.
Benefits and other terms and conditions of employment will be provided consistent with applicable Springfield Public Schools and ISSPS requirements.
"If you BELIEVE, we have a place for YOU on our team! Come work for us!"
About our District
Springfield Public Schools is a cultural gem in Western Massachusetts that is committed to providing a learning environment that opens the doors of infinite possibilities to our amazing students and staff. We strive to equip each of our approximately 24,000 students with learning experiences that enhance their knowledge and critical thinking skills. We are the 3rd largest district in Massachusetts. Our district has over 44 languages spoken and over 60 countries represented by both students and staff. We foster a positive and professional environment in our schools and worksites where people feel valued, respected, supported, seen and heard. Our students and staff share their ideas and perspectives, learning from and appreciating each other. We are a district that is committed to equity and excellence.
Join a team that Empowers Educators
In addition to offering competitive salaries and benefits, we provide numerous cutting-edge professional development opportunities for all staff. We let our data shape the professional development of the district, therefore, it is relevant and actionable. We support our teaching staff with mentors such as instructional leadership specialists and effective educator coaches to work with them throughout the year in lesson planning, data analysis and management. Our district offers career advancement opportunities and is invested in “Grow our Own” and educational pipeline programs. These programs help our staff achieve a college degree or lead to certification pathways.
If there is something that you would like to know specifically about the position that you are applying for or assistance with matching your skills to a position, Carmen Molina-Figueroa will be happy to assist you at [email protected].
The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, or military service, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation. The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.
NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT
The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.
NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION
Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, [email protected], the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.
The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Jeremy Saint Laurent, Chief Legal Counsel in Legal Services, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55325, [email protected].
Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-discrimination
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to [email protected]
