Job Title:
Data Specialist
Grade Level/Terms of Employment:
Grade 124/ 12 months (260 days)
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Work Location:
Central Office
Immediate Supervisor:
Director of Data Analytics
General Description:
The Data Specialist designs, collects, and analyzes data for division and school-based leadership. The Specialist supports cross-functional teams in developing processes for effective tracking and communicating key performance metrics across and within schools and to key audiences. Additionally, the Specialist collaborates with cross-functional teams to execute division strategic goals via data insights and checkpoints.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis on core strategic issues for division and school leaders and synthesizes insights from these analyses
- Perform statistical analyses to support division and school leader decision-making
- Develops the dashboards, tools, and systems for division-wide analysis of student data.
- Creates data analysis procedures to assist school and division teams in establishing appropriate goals to ensure continuous improvement.
- Collaborates with multiple offices/teams to support data analysis
- Assists in the preparation of data for local, state, and federal reports
- Assists in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of data systems, including oversight, provision of technical assistance, training, and documentation.
- Develops the tools, procedures, and systems for leaders and teams to independently analyze and respond to student academic achievement data.
- Manages the data cycle and system for administering assessments, data checkpoints, and analysis
- Performs related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and three years of related work experience
- Outstanding interpersonal, teamwork, and organizational skills, including keen attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to design internal databases, including the establishment of database standards and controls, management of source data, and assurance of data quality
- Ability to