Position Type :
District-Teacher / Data Specialist
Date Posted : 12 / 13 / 2024
Location :
Educational Support Center, Round Lake, IL
Date Available :
Immediately Summary :
The role of the Data Specialist is to support district staff with various levels and types of data as a means to understand trends, patterns and to make predictions for decision-making at all levels. Using research-based and industry best practices, this person must understand how to make sense of information from multiple sources, be able to compile, analyze and synthesize the information and prepare reports / presentations to various stakeholder groups that are user-friendly and visually engaging.
Salary Range :
The Collective Bargaining Agreement - Lane 10
Position Classification : FLSA Designation :
Bargaining unit- EARL Exempt
Qualifications :
- D egree in mathematics, statistics, information systems, or a research related field, or equivalent work experience
- PEL or Teaching or school administrative experience in K-12 environment preferred
- Knowledge of current educational best practice and research
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office SuiteAbility to effectively analyze data, present information, and respond to questionsAbility to define problem s, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusionsAbility to write reports and generate visua lizations of relevant dataAbility to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writingEssential Functions :
Collaborate to support schools and district staff and administrators to identify opportunities for process and system improvements;Prepare reports for school and district administration that effectively communicate trends, patterns, and predictions using relevant data; including local, state, and national assessment data.Interprets and review assessment data with administrators and School Improvement Teams and provide support in the planning of action steps;Support evaluation for continuous improvement by reviewing data to report out on programming / initiative progress.Assist in the development of assessment tools for program evaluation, as well as develop testing and measurement methods used to evaluate district needs and overall academic and behavioral / SEL progress according to building and district goals;Implement and coordinate data management goals and objectives for the purpose of providing for the efficient and effective functioning of system routines and procedures;Collaborate with relevant team members to collect and analyze data;Work with IT department to develops support ad-hoc queries and reports from student system data and other district information systems;Provide expert data analysis to answer critical questions that will help personnel manage and understand the data and the trends; analyze and interpret data using statistical techniques;Create presentations and reports based on recommendations and findings including the appropriate use of graphs, infographics and other methods to visualize data;Facilitate data techniques, data analysis, data visualization, data discovery and statistical methods;Fulfill data requests, answer questions, and provide consultation for schools and district stakeholders as appropriate;Assist in creating user-friendly reports to assist stakeholders (district office and schools) in data- driven decision making;Develop and maintain historical student and school data files to monitor and track performance especially for longitudinal analysis;Compile data from multiple assessments to develop student, subject, grade-level, or school achievement profiles;Work with stakeholders to conduct training and professional development in the use of data to improve student results and areas related to job function;Determine the overall quality of data and troubleshoot to correct problems;Ensure the validity of all data presented to staff;Develop protocols to ensure data accuracy;Handle confidential information responsibly and adhere to strict confidentiality of information per district policy and statutory requirements;Participate in department and interdepartmental project teams to improve processes within the district;Assist and / or lead in designing various data collection projects and activities;Collaborate in selecting appropriate data collection instruments or in designing instruments; May assist in the development of survey instruments;Provide assistance to schools in understanding and assessing testing and evaluation results as well as school improvement plans and goals;Stay abreast of best educational practices to support analysis of data and recommendations from data.Special Note : This position works on the alternative 180 day calendar.
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