Lead Data Manager

Company Description

Wonderful College Prep Academy is a charter network in California's Central Valley committed to providing a world-class education for all students. The Academy's mission is to graduate students prepared to earn a college degree and to set them on a promising career path for life. We believe this begins with a nurturing, engaging, community-centered school environment where students develop a strong and well-rounded academic foundation. Ultimately, this will prepare generations of leaders in the Central Valley who are critical thinkers and lifelong learners. 

The Academy's first school opened in Delano in 2009, serving students from across the Central Valley in grades 6-12. In 2016, we moved to our new, state-of-the-art college prep campus in Delano, and in the Fall of 2017, added an elementary school in Delano and opened a second charter school in Lost Hills. In Delano, we serve over 1,800 students in grades TK-12, while in Lost Hills, we serve over 400 students in grades TK-12. 

We seek thoughtful, inclusive, skilled communicators and creative problem-solvers who value continuous learning and who are excited to serve our students and families. Now is the time to join a team making enduring change within the Central Valley of California and beyond! 

Click here to learn more about the Wonderful Company's other great philanthropic partnerships. 

Job Description

The Lead Data Analyst will work in partnership with the Superintendent to accurately capture information reflective of all WCPA schools and manage the data analyst team.

Data Management

• Manage school data systems for reporting, analysis, and visualization, establishing protocols and managing systems for data uploads, verification, collection, user access, and inter-system sharing/exporting
• Ensure that organization-wide data management aligns with legal and regulatory guidelines
• Lead training and develop protocols for organizational data practices and system management (SIS, assessment systems, state systems, etc.)
• Manage current data and assessment systems (Aeries, NWEA, Illuminate, ANET, Lexia) on the backend and for data verification, cleansing, and reporting features
• Devise, manage, and improve school data systems in line with appropriate statistical methodologies for reporting, analysis, and visualization, establishing protocols for collection, verification, and managing data systems. 
• Ensure that organization-wide data management aligns with applicable statistical methodology, as well as legal and regulatory guidelines
• Manage current statistical data and assessment systems (Aeries, NWEA, Illuminate, Edulastic, DIBELS) on the backend and for data verification, cleansing, and reporting features

Data Analysis

• Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports aligned to school accountability metrics, performance dashboards, compliance reporting, and public sharing of data
• Establish and manage data dashboards for executive team, school principals, directors, operational leaders, and program leaders
• Provide executive team with performance data and analysis that is aligned with annual goals and department accountability structures
• Monitor relevant key performance indicators to track and measure outcomes and impact
• Produce actionable data insights for school leaders, operational leaders, and teams through dashboards, visualizations, ad hoc reports, and analysis
• Compile, organize, study, and analyze volumes of internal and external statistical information and data related to key operational objectives
• Produce actionable data insights for school leaders, operational leaders, and teams through dashboards, visualizations, ad hoc reports, and analysis
• Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports aligned to school accountability metrics, performance dashboards, compliance reporting, and public sharing of data
• Establish and manage data dashboards for executive team, school principals, directors, operational leaders, and program leaders
• Provide executive team with performance data and statistical analysis that is aligned with annual goals and department accountability structures
• Implement statistical models to monitor relevant key performance indicators to track and measure outcomes and impact

Data Reporting

• Serve as lead administrator for school data reporting and analytics systems (CDE, Authorizer reports, Federal Grants reports, and external partners)
• Prepare and verify school data reports to authorizer, state, and federal programs
• Developing and submitting all compliance-related data reports
• Present data reports to the executive team and pro