Assistant Director of Data Quality and Support

Position SummaryThe Assistant Director of Data Quality and Support will be responsible for supporting LEA schools with state reporting, resolving multiple and duplicate student enrollments, preparing data for the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), and supporting families with PEBT / summer EBT support for schools in the LEA. The employee will be responsible for the coordination of district efforts as they relate to training and implementation of PowerSchool and related applications. Primary responsibilities include leading support related to PowerSchool, supporting district and LEA employees with school data related programs, and filling ad-hoc data requests for district leadership. This employee will lead district-wide data quality training for data submissions and support the district by monitoring completion rates and compliance of all district-authorized schools.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary PowerSchool support contact for all LEA schools, including current and future direct-run schools;
• Configures new school instances, creates users, and manages system permissions;
• Performs regular data validations of the data entered into the LEA SIS; 
• Provides help desk support within the Orleans Parish LEA for cases related to PowerSchool;
• Supports schools with configuring classes, sections, student schedules, progress reports, report cards, attendance, and grade scales;
• Leads and coordinates training for data managers and other users within the LEA on topics related to PowerSchool and data quality;
• Recommends and implements changes to the Student Information System through regular communication with the Director of Testing and Legacy Services;
• Generates data reports and presentations for school leaders and other staff to assist with planning and accountability;
• Ensures participating schools within our LEA comply with requirements related to the unified enrollment system;
• Supports LEA schools with resolving state reporting errors for the LEA as requested;
• Supports data and analytics requests related to student demographics, data quality, completion monitoring, and other requests as needed;
• Supports the execution of state reporting for EdLink 360, including any state legacy systems (SIS, SPS, SPC, SER, STS, CUR, CLASS, CVR, eScholar), Civil Rights Survey, secure data transfers and others that may become a part of the district’s portfolio of data systems;
• Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience

• Associate’s Degree required. Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of five years of PowerSchool administration experience

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Proficiency in Excel required;
• Advanced proficiency with PowerSchool required;
• Experience with JCampus preferred
• Experience with state data reporting preferred;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent organizational, planning, and multitasking skills;
• Attention to detail and accuracy;
• Excellent information-gathering and monitoring skills;
• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills; and
• Ability to complete projects successfully without errors.

Salaries are determined by educational background and/or relevant years of experience.
Work EnvironmentListed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.   - Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) part of the workday; - Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more than 30 pounds rarely; - Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals) rarely; - Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely; - Normal setting for this job is an office/school setting.     
Performance EvaluationThe employee will be evaluated based on the above position using either two methods: via COMPASS or a NOLA-PS evaluating instrument. If the employee holds an Educational Leadership certification, he/she will be evaluated via COMPASS to ensure renewal of certification.
EEOC StatementNOLA Public Schools is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.