Director of Data and Assessment

Company Description

KIPP Public Schools is a non-profit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools serving elementary, middle and high school students.  Our schools are part of the free public school system and enrollment is open to all students in Baltimore City.  KIPP Baltimore was founded in 2002 with the opening of KIPP Ujima Village Academy middle school.  In 2009, KIPP Harmony Academy was launched, and they now collectively serve more than 1,500 kindergarten through eighth grade students each day.  Both schools are operated by KIPP Baltimore, whose mission is together with families and communities, to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. 

In addition to the high-quality academic opportunities that students receive while attending KIPP Harmony Academy and KIPP Ujima Village Academy, KIPP Baltimore also makes a long-term investment in our students both while they are at KIPP schools and beyond through the KIPP Forward program.  KIPP Forward supports and guides students to gain admission to college-preparatory high schools and supports them on pathways to post-secondary success.  KIPP Baltimore is part of a non-profit network of 255 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. 

Job Description

The Director of Data and Assessment, reporting to the Chief Academic Officer, is responsible for setting and leading the vision for the use of data and educational technology in support of KIPP Baltimore’s mission.  This position requires exceptional communication and leadership skills.  Candidates should possess a  combination of experience in leading strong data-driven practices in schools and implementing instructional technology and blended learning.  This position works closely with KIPP Baltimore school leaders and regional staff, the KIPP Foundation Research & Evaluation team, and with the central office at Baltimore City Public Schools.  

The primary role for the Director of Data is in leading and supporting the use of data systems for the collection, reporting, and use of data to inform instructional practices and decision making at KIPP Baltimore.  The Director of Data builds and maintains the data architectures;  coordinates high-quality data practices across the organization; develops the rigorous analytical reports and tools that will successfully mine student and teacher data and drive decision-making and instructional practices; and communicates such findings to key stakeholders both internal and external to KIPP Baltimore.  Critical platforms to support include Tableau; Amazon Web Services (AWS); Illuminate, Infinite Campus, and Deanslist.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic planning and accountability

• Lead the implementation of the regional data vision and strategy that is aligned to KIPP Baltimore’s commitment to academic excellence and data driven instructional practices.

• Lead data governance and security strategy to develop organizational resilience to data exposure incidents.  Interpret and implement compliance strategies for data privacy laws such as FERPA, HIPAA, etc.

• Collaborate with academic leaders to inform decision making, implementation planning and ongoing support around instructional technology initiatives and products  These include blended and hybrid learning models, student assessment platforms, learning management systems and a broad set of instructional technology tools such as Clever, Deanslist, GoGuardian. Google Classroom, ClassDojo, etc.

• Build deep relationships with our new regional academic leader and each of our school leaders, investing significant time to understand each school’s priorities, challenges, systems and structures

Data and Accountability Leadership

The Director of Data, Technology and Innovation will directly manage the Manager of Data, and have ownership over the following:

• Ensure the effective implementation of KIPP Baltimore’s student information systems (Illuminate, Infinite Campus).

• Direct the crafting of high quality analyses and tools allowing KIPP Baltimore to draw implications from student, teacher and organizational data related to student assessments, teacher evaluations, and other information that will be used to inform instructional practices and strategic decisions for regional and school leaders

• Design, implement, and monitor the use of real-time data dashboards and platforms to support strategic decisions at the regional and school levels

• Manage and ensure the quality of KIPP Baltimore’s data.  Critically evaluate both quantitative and qualitative data collection, verification and storage met