What are the responsibilities and job description for the 24-25 - Doyle - Information Systems (IS) Manager - 1.0 FTE (40 hpw) position at mmsd?
Why You Should Work with MMSD!
MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for openings for the 2024-2025 school year. The Madison Metropolitan School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We continue to seek a diverse and talented workforce. We encourage veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA , and people with disabilities to apply.
Becoming a Model School District
The Madison Metropolitan School District is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. We have a simple but bold vision — to ensure that every school is a thriving school, fostering the growth of every student so they graduate from high school ready for college, career and community.
Our strategy is captured in our strategic framework, and centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel at school. To achieve this vision, we seek to retain staff in all positions, who are committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. Staff who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.
We firmly believe and are here to create a work environment that is challenging and rewarding, while supporting you in your career path. We aim to foster, cultivate, and retain a skilled workforce that supports and mirrors the diversity of our student population.
We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders and support staff in every school.
About Our District
The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 27,000 students. More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools. Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.
Purpose of Position: Coordinate and maximize the effectiveness and capacity of the software platforms (internally and externally hosted) across the district. This includes helping to ensure current platforms are properly maintained; new systems are vetted adequately for technical integration into the existing environment, and supporting departments with implementation efforts. The position will also manage vendor contractual obligations and district end-user requirements, including compliance communications and process documentation. In addition, the position would be responsible for managing the process and requests for new software services, customized modifications to existing software, and software development coding.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervise technical teams within the department, including senior technical staff and project leads. Provide leadership in project prioritization, tracking, and overall team management. Oversee direct reports and maintain supervisory responsibilities for assigned personnel.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead cross-functional teams in the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of district-wide platforms, including but not limited to Infinite Campus and Munis.
Reviews with instructional and technical staff the needs and ability to implement changes within, and related to, the use of the Student Information System.
Manages vendor service hours and contractor system implementation.
Leads and facilitates a Senior Level Systems Steering Committee on a consistent basis for problem solving and decision making.
Coordinates and leads a cross functional team to ensure appropriate selection, integration and implementation of new and existing software resources and data.
Maintains district’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting the district’s strategic plans, through the effective implementation of software platforms and services.
Establishes and manages the initial software development request process as well as the ongoing project process to effectively implement new and existing software platforms to achieve balance between staff capacity, appropriate allocation of resources, and end user acceptance.
Accomplishes Software Systems staff results by communicating job expectations while planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe and secure work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.
Recommends information data and development strategies, policies and procedures Is able to; identify problems and evaluate trends..
Establishes and enforces organizational/technical standards, maintains state-of-the-art knowledge and expertise, and helps foster innovation to meet identified needs.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
