What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director of Data Quality and Support position at NOLA Public Schools?
NOLA Public Schools Vision
The vision of the NOLA Public Schools is that every student receives a high-quality education that fosters their individual capabilities, while ensuring that they thrive, achieve physical and mental wellness, and are prepared for civic, social, and economic success.
Position Summary
The Assistant Director of Data Quality and Support will be responsible for supporting LEA schools with state reporting, resolving multiple and duplicate student enrollments, preparing data for the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), and supporting families with PEBT support for schools in the LEA. The employee will be responsible for the coordination of district efforts as they relate to training and implementation of PowerSchool and related applications. Primary responsibilities include leading support related to PowerSchool, supporting district and LEA employees with school data related programs, and filling ad-hoc data requests for district leadership. This employee will lead district-wide data quality training for data submissions and support the district by monitoring completion rates and compliance of all district-authorized schools.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs regular data validations of the data entered into the LEA SIS;
- Provides help desk support within the Orleans Parish LEA for cases related to PowerSchool;
- Ensures participating schools within our LEA comply with requirements related to the unified enrollment system;
- Leads and coordinates training for data managers and other users within the LEA on topics related to PowerSchool and data quality;
- Provides data reports and presentations to school leaders to assist with planning and accountability;
- Supports LEA schools with resolving state reporting errors for the LEA; SIS, CUR, SPC, SPS, STS.
- Supports data and analytics requests related to student demographics, data quality, completion monitoring, and other requests as needed;
- Recommends and implements changes to the Student Information System through regular communication with the Director of Testing and Legacy Services;
- Supports the execution of state reporting for EdLink 360, including any state legacy systems (SIS, SPS, SPC, SER, STS, CUR, CLASS, CVR, eScholar), Civil Rights Survey, secure data transfers and others that may become a part of our solution set at the LEA and/or network level as needed;
- Supports schools with configuring classes, sections, student schedules, progress reports, report cards, and grade scales;
- Performs other duties as required.
Educations and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or four years of related experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of data management experience.
Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
- Proficiency in Excel required;
- Advanced proficiency with PowerSchool required;
- Experience with JCampus preferred;
- Experience with state data reporting preferred;
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
- Excellent organizational, planning, and multitasking skills;
- Attention to detail and accuracy;
- Excellent information-gathering and monitoring skills;
- Problem analysis and problem-solving skills; and
- Ability to complete projects successfully without errors.
Salaries are determined by educational background and/or relevant years of experience.
Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) part of the workday;
- Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more than 30 pounds rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals) rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
- Normal setting for this job is an office/school setting.
Performance Evaluation
The employee will be evaluated based on the above position using either two methods: via COMPASS or a NOLA-PS evaluating instrument. If the employee holds an Educational Leadership certification, he/she will be evaluated via COMPASS to ensure renewal of certification.
EEOC Statement
NOLA Public Schools is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
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