Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that all of our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 50% of our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 8 times the national rate for students in our communities!

IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building c apacity, to meet the demands, IDEA's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve nearly 45,000 students across Texas and Louisiana. By 2022, IDEA will serve 100,000 students. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions and new launches in Tarrant County (Fort Worth/Arlington), New Orleans, Houston (2020), Permian Basin (2021), and Tampa Bay (2021)!

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

To learn more about IDEA, check out this video .

Role Mission: The SIS Data Manager leads the national portfolio of all work relating to the clear and accurate management of student data at IDEA Public Schools. This manager aspires to design, implement, and improve processes and systems to ensure all schools and staff are empowered to facilitate their work with the highest degree of legitimacy in data integrity.

Accountabilities

1. 100% Data Accuracy as m easured by PEIMS State Submissions

• Establishes a clear annual cycle for managing the successful submission of required PEIMS data
• Develops extensive data visibility within and across IDEA departments to identify data anomalies and minimize risk
• Establishes strong business partnerships with department heads, school leaders, and regional leaders to guide the overall strategy for the student data pipeline
• Develops robust protocols for proactively managing changes, updates, and requests by the Texas Education Agency to ensure IDEA meets all obligations

2. Achieve 100% Beginning of Year Readiness for SIS Data Operations by the First Day of School

• Partner with School Launch and other Information Systems departments to identify and develop strategies for launching new regions and schools
• Lead infrastructure expansions and adjustments to optimize SIS (PowerSchool) performance
• Drive configuration and setup of new instances and schools for first day success
• Lead review and update of automated processes, reports, etc. for the new academic year
• In coordination with the Director of SIS, identify opportunities and challenges for meaningful reform to expand capacity and build efficiencies each year

3. 97.5% Average Daily Attendance (ADA) for the networ k

• Ensure clear data visibility around progress towards goals, trends over time, and areas of concern to empower maximum freedom of action
• Surface data around compliance with the district procedures manual and State Attendance Accounting Handbook
• Internally and with district partners, contribute to a growing culture of analytics to ensure campus, regional, and national staff are working smarter versus harder in identifying root causes behind gaps and meaningful interventions

4. 85% Retention of SIS Coordinators & Registrars

• Oversee the development and improvement of data visibility at the campus to ensure rapid adoption and awareness among staff
• Partner with SIS Operations Manager and Director to design effective training and rollout strategies
• Problem solve around acute and chronic challenge areas relating to hiring, onboarding, developing, and retaining SIS & Registrars
• Operationalize major KPIs and reports in partnership with the Software Development department to entrench key processes and behaviors through intuition and usability

5. We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May include direct management of up to two (2) direct reports, including Data Analyst and Project Manager

Competencies

• Exception data analysis and critical thi nking skills
• Solutions oriented
• Ability to manage multiple critical projects, sometimes with competing timelines
• Ability to engage stakeholders, end users, and thought partners in process improvement
• Strong communication

Qualifications

• Education: BA Required; BA in Accounting, Information Management, Computer Science, or MBA strongly preferred
• Experience: 5 years of proven leadership in SIS Data Systems

Knowledge and Skills

• PowerSchool Administration or experience working in a K-12 educational setting dealing with PEIMS preferred
• Knowledge on technology plan design that includes network architecture, software selection.
• Knowledge on Oracle administration (Tables, View, Functions, Procedures, Triggers )
• P-SQL (Oracle)
• Upgrade and reconfigure PowerSchool Server nodes.

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.