Data Analyst, Implementation Office

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

1d•$61,510 - $86,114•Onsite

About The Position

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop. In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work. BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive. THE OPPORTUNITY: Location: Administration or As Assigned Reports to: Director, Elementary Curriculum and Instruction FLSA Status: Exempt Salary Band: 6 Compensation: $ 61,510.00 - $ 86,114.00 Internal applicants are required to upload a resume to their application The Department of Research, Evaluation, and Accountability (REA), carries out the District's data analytics, accountability, and research work. This Data Analyst will report to the Executive Director of Research, Evaluation, and Accountability. The Data Analyst (Analyst) will provide key support for projects required to ensure the successful development and implementation of the District’s key performance indicators. In this support role, the Analyst will contribute to the development of CMSD by helping to manage data collection with school-based and central office staff, assisting with data analysis and producing and distributing reports.

Requirements

BA/BS with experience in data analysis, statistical reporting, or similar data-rich work preferred
1-2 years of experience preferred
Experience using quantitative skills to examine and transform large datasets using statistical (R, Stata) and/or database programs (Microsoft SQL Server)
Experience working with large datasets from multiple source systems
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels
Interest in using and developing quantitative data analysis skills
Tenacity, resourcefulness, and the ability to interact effectively with people to acquire information and cooperation
Excellent organizational skills, the ability to balance multiple priorities, and relentless attention to detail
Personal sense of accountability for the success of Cleveland students
Sense of urgency balanced by sensitivity for good process and meaningful results
Comfort with the challenges of shaping new work

Nice To Haves

Experience with data visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau) a plus

Responsibilities

Analyze and summarize school and student data to help inform policy and practice
Assemble data and reports in response to internal and external requests
Support advanced analytic work (predictive modeling, machine learning, sample matching, etc.) as needed
Prepare presentations that help explain complex analyses for a wide audience
Provide administrative and communications support necessary to put the REA strategy and plans into action
Work with internal stakeholders to help develop standard processes for accessing and examining internal data systems