Data Strategist

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2024-11-22

Location:Administration or As Assigned

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.

Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Executive Director, Research, Evaluation and Accountability
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 14
Compensation: $ 63,240.00 - $ 88,536.00

Under general supervision, designs, develops, and maintains a variety of data sets, data analysis, and report solutions for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Utilizes a variety of software applications (i.e., R, SQL, Microsoft Excel, and PowerBI, etc.) to complete the work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Extracts/retrieves data from multiple data sources to create reports and perform data validation
• Performs complex data analysis in support of ad-hoc and standing data/information requests from internal and external stakeholders
• Prepares documentation necessary to develop reports for all levels of management and operations and identifies the data elements needed to complete the reports
• Develops dynamic scripts to automate business processes between multiple disparate systems, applications, and data
• Defines, designs, develops, and implements technology solutions to improve business functions
• Supports advanced analytic work (predictive modeling, machine learning, sample matching, etc.)
• Monitors the accuracy and completeness of reported information.  Conducts research necessary to resolve discrepancies in data.
• Ensures that reported data meets all applicable laws and regulations as they relate to the reporting requirements
• Provides technical expertise on complex data projects and makes suggestions on using technology to improve business process efficiencies.
• Prepares presentations that help explain complex analyses for a wide audience
• Provides administrative and communications support necessary to put the department's strategy and plans into action
• Partners with internal stakeholders to help develop standard processes for accessing and examining internal data systems
• Participates in professional development activities (i.e., meetings, seminars, conferences, etc.) to improve and remain abreast of professional and legislative advancements and innovations.  Remains abreast of changing and emerging technologies.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Level of Supervision 

No supervisory responsibilities. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited col