Teacher Education Data Manager

SUNY Cortland • Cortland, NY

79d • $65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Teacher Education Data Manager supports the collection, analysis, and reporting of data related to teacher candidate outcomes. This position maintains the teacher education unit's assessment system and contributes to the preparation of annual updates and progress reports required by the New York State Education Department, the federal government, national accrediting bodies, and other external agencies. The Data Manager also supports data collection and prepares data reports for the Teacher Education Council (TEC), TEC's Annual Data Retreat, and teacher education programs. In addition, the Data Manager works with various users of the assessment system including university faculty, staff, college students and P-12 teachers/leaders. The Data Manager works closely with the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs in collecting and organizing data related to university-wide strategic planning and institutional accreditation efforts. This includes working with employees across the college to complete the university's annual reporting process. The position is a 12-month, in-person obligation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience with data collection and reporting.
• Experience with data based technological applications, such as Excel, SPSS, etc.
• Experience working with diverse constituents.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience with academic program evaluation, assessment, and accreditation in a higher education setting.
• Experience with assessment related to specific program assessment standards and processes for accreditation.
• Experience in higher education.
• Experience working with P-12 schools.

Responsibilities

• Manage all user access to the online data management system and communicate frequently with stakeholders regarding getting access to that system.
• Support users of the online data management system, including assisting them with logging on, entering data, running reports, and accessing information.
• Provide training for all new users, including creating training materials, conducting online and in-person training workshops, troubleshooting user interface concerns, and developing guidance materials for installing and navigating system updates.
• Support School of Education and Academic Affairs leadership and faculty and staff in accessing data directly from the system as needed.
• Maintain and update the electronic data management system (Watermark) that collects and stores evidence and assessments across School of Education programs as well as University Annual Reports.
• Work with leadership in the college's Information Resources department to install Watermark system updates, resolve technical issues, and better integrate the Watermark system with the college's technological infrastructure.
• Oversee input of data related to assessment of teacher education programs and ensure all data sets are entered in a timely manner.
• Prepare data reports for internal and external constituents using statistical methods to analyze, summarize and present data.
• Support departments in implementing their program assessment and data collection plans and ensure all program data is entered by established deadlines.
• Stay current with technical processes and updates to the Watermark system by working directly with the vendor and attending professional development conferences and workshops.
• Conduct statistical analyses of data and help review and summarize assessment results using statistical analyses to monitor fairness, reliability, and validity of assessments.
• Prepare and disseminate reports to support annual and periodic data analyses and action planning in teacher education and across the university.
• Prepare reports as needed to support the development of self-studies and institutional reports.
• Oversee the dissemination of assessment data from the Watermark system to departments and university offices for program and curricular planning.

Benefits

• Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Various retirement program options.
• Paid family leave and/or parental leaves.
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
• Long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
• Professional development opportunities exist through training, continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conference travel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree