Director of Reporting Integrity and Compliance

Denton Independent School District•Denton, TX

About The Position

The Director of Reporting Integrity and Compliance leads districtwide data integrity and reporting readiness for assigned state and federal regulatory reporting, including the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). The position coordinates campuses, departments, and data owners to establish reporting timelines, data-quality standards, validation procedures, training, and accountability measures aligned with Texas Education Agency and applicable federal requirements. It leads PEIMS business-process coordination and data validation in collaboration with the designated PEIMS Coordinator and Technology personnel responsible for technical processing and submission, and coordinates assigned federal reporting from collection and validation through review and authorized submission. The role focuses on regulatory reporting and does not own district information systems, technical infrastructure, or student-performance and instructional analytics. The director establishes reporting calendars, procedures, controls, documentation requirements, and data ownership; monitors deadlines and data-quality issues; coordinates corrective action, reviews, and audits; and advises district leadership about significant risks. The position leads PEIMS and CRDC readiness and reporting, supports the integrity of attendance, enrollment, registration, withdrawal, and program data, and coordinates with campuses, departments, data owners, and Technology personnel. It also develops and delivers professional learning, communicates requirements and changes, and promotes repeatable reporting procedures and shared accountability for source-data quality. The position supervises and evaluates assigned staff and may recommend employment actions. It uses standard office equipment, including a personal computer and peripherals. The work may involve prolonged or irregular hours to meet state or federal reporting deadlines, occasional districtwide and statewide travel, prolonged sitting, frequent keyboarding, occasional light lifting, and managing complex and confidential information, interruptions, and concurrent deadlines. The position is exempt, with 230 duty days per school year. The minimum salary listed is $111,292. Appointment is recommended to the Board of Trustees by the Superintendent and requires final Board approval.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in education, business administration, data management, information systems, public administration, or a related field.
Five years of experience in education, including campus- or district-level operations.
Experience with PEIMS, student attendance accounting, state or federal education reporting, or regulatory data compliance.
Experience coordinating complex, cross-functional processes involving multiple departments, campuses, programs, or data owners.
Experience with data validation, reconciliation, compliance monitoring, auditing, quality assurance, or business-process analysis.
Comprehensive knowledge of TEA PEIMS data standards, the Texas Student Attendance Accounting Handbook, and applicable state reporting requirements.
Comprehensive knowledge of CRDC and applicable state and federal requirements governing student, staff, financial, enrollment, attendance, discipline, and program data.
Comprehensive knowledge of data governance, internal controls, data-quality assurance, regulatory reporting, documentation, and auditing practices.
Working knowledge of student information systems and other district business systems used to maintain state and federal reporting data.
Advanced ability to validate, reconcile, analyze, and interpret data for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
Ability to establish standardized business processes, manage reporting timelines and dependencies, clarify data ownership and accountability, and coordinate corrective action across departments and campuses.
Advanced organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including facilitation, training, collaboration, and problem-solving.
Ability to maintain confidential, secure, accurate, and auditable records.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Valid Texas teaching or administrative certification.
Experience developing and delivering professional learning related to data, compliance, or reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead districtwide efforts to ensure the accuracy, completeness, consistency, documentation, and timely preparation of data for assigned state and federal reporting.
Establish and maintain reporting calendars, milestones, procedures, validation practices, documentation requirements, internal controls, and accountability measures.
Define business ownership for reported data and coordinate responsibilities for data collection, maintenance, validation, correction, and documentation.
Monitor reporting responsibilities, deadlines, and data-quality issues; escalate significant risks and coordinate corrective action through resolution.
Facilitate resolution of cross-functional issues involving data ownership, business rules, reporting definitions, authoritative sources, or conflicting information.
Conduct or coordinate periodic reviews and audits of reporting data, processes, and supporting documentation, and recommend improvements.
Lead districtwide preparation and validation of data for applicable PEIMS collections and reporting cycles; monitor calendars, checkpoints, internal deadlines, validation results, exceptions, and corrections.
Coordinate with district and campus data owners to ensure accurate and complete PEIMS information, and monitor compliance with applicable PEIMS, attendance, enrollment, discipline, program, and documentation requirements.
Coordinate PEIMS-related reviews, audits, and validation activities; collaborate with the PEIMS Architect, designated PEIMS Coordinator, and Technology personnel on schedules, dependencies, validation results, and submission readiness.
Serve as a district resource regarding PEIMS business rules, procedures, data-quality expectations, and reporting requirements.
Lead district preparation, validation, review, and submission of the federal CRDC; establish timelines, responsibilities, documentation, validation procedures, and internal review processes.
Coordinate collection of CRDC information, validate and reconcile reported data, maintain supporting documentation, submit the CRDC following internal review and authorization, and coordinate responses to data-quality inquiries or corrections.
Coordinate other assigned federal regulatory data collections consistent with the position's responsibilities.
Provide districtwide leadership for the integrity of attendance, enrollment, withdrawal, registration, and related student data affecting assigned reporting.
Establish standardized procedures, documentation requirements, validation practices, manuals, and data-quality resources for campus personnel; guide staff on applicable attendance, enrollment, registration, and reporting requirements.
Collaborate with relevant departments to validate program, course, graduation, discipline, staffing, service, eligibility, and participation data required for assigned reporting.
Develop and lead professional learning on PEIMS, CRDC, attendance, enrollment, data integrity, validation, and assigned reporting requirements.
Communicate changes in requirements, standards, timelines, and procedures, and prepare guidance, calendars, checklists, and reference materials.
Meet with district and campus personnel to review data quality, reporting readiness, emerging concerns, and corrective actions.
Serve as the primary liaison among campuses, departments, program leaders, data owners, and Technology personnel regarding assigned reporting.
Identify business requirements for reports, validation tools, or system changes; communicate requirements to Technology personnel; and participate in business-process testing and data validation when changes affect reporting.
Advise district leadership about significant reporting, data-integrity, compliance, audit, or organizational risks.
Promote continuity through documentation, cross-training, professional learning, and repeatable reporting procedures.
Supervise and evaluate assigned staff and recommend employment actions, including hiring, placement, renewal, and nonrenewal.
Follow district policies, safety protocols, and emergency procedures; participate in strategic planning, leadership collaboration, and professional growth; and perform additional assigned duties.