Coordinator – Student Information Systems (SIS)

Job Description

POSITION: Coordinator – Student Information Systems (SIS)

REPORTS TO:   Manager – Student Information Systems

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: Immediate

COMPENSATION: $24.34 - $28.60/ hour

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of an equity driven, team-oriented culture. 

Our campuses are advancing educational equity. Some quick stats about us:

• 19,500 Students
• 2,300 Team Members
• 15 Secondary Campuses
• 9 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options  within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE OPPORTUNITY

YES Prep needs a dynamic Student Information Systems Coordinator, with a diverse set of experiences, to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.

To put it simply, the SIS Coordinator will be responsible for providing application technical support and training to SIS end-users. The SIS coordinator will maintain student information system modules and regularly monitor data input to ensure data follows all state and federal requirements.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:

• Providing application technical support and training to Skyward users remotely via Teams or by traveling to campus sites;
• Updating Skyward training materials for the purpose of instruction and reference;
• Participating in meetings around student information system capabilities and procedures;
• Assisting in state and federal compliance and reporting needs of student information system stakeholders;
• Maintaining SIS security roles and account access levels;
• Assisting SIS Specialists with validation of data and various reports, dashboards and letter templates using the SIS report writing tool;
• Maintaining Skyward family access, district and building configuration;
• Completing and maintaining daily staff, security and students access imports
• Assisting in ensuring attendance, discipline, grading and master scheduling configurations are up-to-date and aligned with state requirements;
• Maintaining district r