SEEM Collaborative
92 Montvale Ave
Stoneham, MA 02180
Posting: SYS0317
Date Posted: 11/08/20
Closing Date: 11/30/2009
DATA SPECIALIST
SEEM Collaborative in partnership with the District and School Assistance Center (DSAC) is seeking to fill the position of Data Specialist. The Role of the Data Specialist is to help each DSAC assist member districts and schools to use data analysis to improve decision making, practices, and outcomes. This is a school year position with an additional two weeks in the summer and is contracted and funded by a grant.
REPORTS TO: Regional Assistance Director, Northeast District School Assistance Center
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Access and analyze school and district data, including, but not limited to: Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment (MCAS) data; Student Information System (SIMS) data; Educator Personnel Information Management System (EPIMS) data; growth data; and school and district financial information.
Using the Educational Data Warehouse and other data resources to communicate the big picture of how EDW data are interrelated to school and district personnel; analyze research questions using the EDW; coach school and district personnel and other users through using reports, building reports, and using data query tools in the EDW to answer new questions;
Identify and train school and district personnel in the security issues relevant to authoring reports, as well as the laws addressing the access and use of student data and the technology that protects district and state data; and assist local school districts in extracting, transforming, cleansing, and loading local data to the EDW.
Train and support district and school leadership to create a sustainable culture of data-driven instruction and evidence-based improvement practices.
Help develop capacity within the Department and across the DSAC to support advances in data-driven decision making and use of technology in improving instruction.
Train and support district and school leadership teams in effective data management and analysis in order to allocate appropriate resources to improve classroom instruction and ultimately student achievement.
Meet regularly with Department Regional Assistance Directors, Support Facilitators, and Department personnel leaders to ensure systems alignment and coherence between school and district data analyses and improvement work.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Strong background in quantitative analysis with a high level exposure to statistical analysis to provide DSACs with the additional capacity for data-driven decision making; experience in practical data analyses and some background in research design.
Ability in data systems development, implementation, and management, including database design and advanced utilization; and ability to perform data analysis and generate reports analyzing patterns, trends, and performance results using appropriate software applications (e.g., Access, SPSS, Excel, and Cognos tools (ReportNet, PowerPlay, etc.).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven experience designing and implementing systems and structures for adult learning;
Capacity to develop and manage numerous, highly visible relationships across the DSAC and throughout the state; excellent interpersonal skills to cultivate relationships and identify high-value projects and move them forward; and ability to prepare, analyze, synthesize, and present data accurately and objectively to a range of users from beginner to advanced.
Please forward letter of interest, resume, license, certifications, and three references to:
Linda DiCecca, PHR
Administrator of Personnel Services
SEEM Collaborative
92 Montvale Ave
Stoneham, MA 02180
Fax: 781-279-0292
- Location: Stoneham, MA
- Compensation: Negotiable
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