Pupil Accounting Secretary - 203 Days

2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR



Posting Date: January 9, 2026



Internal Closing Date : January 20, 2026



General Closing Date: January 26, 2026/Until Filled



Position: Pupil Accounting Secretary ~ DHS Main Office ~ 203 Days

Compensation:

• Pay starts at $17.44 per hour
• Paid sick, personal, and holiday days
• Pension plan through Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS)
• Retirement Savings Plans 403B and 457 Retirement Plans
• Medical Benefits

Summary: A detail-oriented Pupil Accounting Secretary is responsible for accurate student data management and state reporting in a fast-paced high school environment. This position also provides support to the principal, assistant principals, and the school office at Dexter High School.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possess, or willingness to obtain, MSBO Pupil Accounting Certification
• Demonstrated computer experience and technology skills including word processing, database and spreadsheet applications
• Demonstrated fiscal responsibility
• Demonstrated experience in general office procedures and machines
• Organize and complete quality work in a timely fashion
• Willingness to keep updated with technology changes as related to the position
• Interpersonal and judgmental skills necessary to work effectively with parents, staff, and public
• Ability to interact positively with children and adults
• Must maintain a positive attitude and be a team player
• Possess excellent organizational, problem solving, communication and telephone skills
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to analyze situations and make logical decisions
• Ability to set, manage, and coordinate multiple priorities
• Ability to take initiative and work independently without direct supervision
• Ability to maintain tact and diplomacy under stressful situations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding information of a sensitive nature
• Ability to calculate and process payroll

Essential Job Functions:

• Proficient in Powerschool reporting
• Graduation and drop out (GAD) state reporting
• Prepare, submit, and verify student data submissions for required state reports: 3 general collections, Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL), Student Record Maintenance (SRM), Graduation and Drop Out (GAD)
• Manage the pupil accounting process and prepare reports for high school, including Alternative Education, Early Middle College, Mckinney-Vento, Special Populations (i.e., English Learner (EL), Co-op, Homebound/hospitalized, home-schooled, Virtual 50D) log entries, seclusion/restraint, special education, and virtual and international programs
• Provide effective student data management
• Require handling sensitive and confidential data
• Prioritize and manages multiple tasks including telephone calls, emails and other communications
• Backup AESOP system for calling building substitutes when necessary
• Obtain, gather, organize, and maintain pertinent confidential data in computer and paper files, including reports in Powerschool
• Register new students
• Generate and maintain accountable attendance, student records and data using proper student database
• Maintain an organized regular filing system of confidential files, incoming correspondence,
  purchase orders, and account transactions
• Generate Extra Duty/overload reports as requested
• Notary Public – Must currently hold a valid Notary Public commission or be willing to obtain
• Assist students, parents, and guests as needed
• Process report cards and progress reports
• Assist in administering medicine and first aid to students and maintaining medication logs
• Maintain confidentiality regarding information of a sensitive nature
• Maintain data including student archival records
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Bending, lifting, and overhead work required
• Attendance and punctuality to assignment required

This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.



Method of Application
Internal candidates - Must submit a letter of interest to Abby Holland at [email protected] and Barb Leonard at [email protected] by 4:00 PM on the internal closing date.


External candidates - Must complete the application located on the Dexter Community Schools website.



NOTE: This position will be posted internal and external at the same time. No external candidates will be considered until all internal obligations have been met.


The Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes"), in its educational programs and activities, including employment opportunities.



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