Data, Information, and Assessment Systems Specialist (Secondary Education)

Challenge Preparatory Charter School•Queens, NY

About The Position

Challenge Preparatory Charter School (Challenge Prep), founded in 2010, serves over 1200 students from Kindergarten to 12th grade across 3 sites in Far Rockaway, Queens. Our mission is to prepare students for academic excellence, mastery of NY State Learning Standards, and career aspirations. We foster intellectual, aesthetic, social, emotional, and ethical development, preparing students to be responsible 21st-century citizens. Our rigorous program includes a safe, supportive, technology-infused, data-enriched environment with social-emotional learning, authentic field experiences, career counseling, and college coursework. We operate as one organization across multiple sites, expecting team collaboration to support all scholars. The Data, Information, and Assessment Systems Specialist will report to the Secondary School Principal and the Senior Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning, managing school-wide and network-wide data and systems needs. This role is responsible for producing, organizing, and analyzing data to support student achievement, aiming to create systems that seamlessly connect educational data for powerful analytics for educators.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of K-12 school systems and understanding of ways in which core data and digital systems function and can be leveraged to improve outcomes for students
4+ years of proven experience designing, deploying, and managing core information systems
Bachelor's degree in Computer Technology or related field or equivalent work experience
Working technical knowledge of data modeling techniques including conceptual, logical, and physical
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
Ability to conduct research into systems issues and products as required
Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language
Highly self-motivated and directed
Keen attention to detail
Proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities

Nice To Haves

Strategic systems thinker
Detail-oriented
Collaborative project manager
Excellent grasp of data and digital technologies commonly used in K-12 education
Thrives on an entrepreneurial and growing team
Anticipates system and database needs and proactively takes action
Demonstrated success working in schools
Strong knowledge of technology systems for curriculum and design and implementation
Passion to lead and support others in a fast-paced environment
Willing to go above and beyond each day to serve our school
Ready to pitch in wherever needed

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of the school’s leadership team
Actively collaborate with the school-wide Data and Information Systems Specialist
Actively manage our Student Information System (PowerSchool), and expand schoolwide usage of and fluency with this tool
Serve as liaison between the school and our identity management consulting company
Serve as the primary point of contact and resident “expert” to support school teams with implementing and using our SIS, LMS, and other educational platforms/programs
Collaborate with instructional leadership team members to design, create, and implement internally-created assessments
Collect, sort, analyze, and present scholar academic data in a variety of formats for student action planning, monthly board reports, etc.
Plan, facilitate data days and other professional learning opportunities where needed
Review and present the K-5 data in various ways- NYCDOE, NYSED, BOCES, and compliance reports to the elementary administrative team
Assist with GradeBook, Progress Reports, Report Cards, ongoing student achievement data collection, and reporting and analysis
Develop & maintain user roles & permissions (including onboarding and offboarding) within our education technology platforms
Collaborate with school-based Ops team to ensure proper setup, cleanup, and protocols for data entry
Support and coordinate troubleshooting for school leaders, teachers and staff across data systems, applications and reporting requests
Create, maintain, and adjust master and student schedules
Additional duties as assigned