Director of Data and Information Systems

Pittsford Central School District; Town of Pittsford (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsford Central School District is seeking a Director of Data and Information Technology to lead the collection, management, analysis, reporting, governance support, and security of district data for students, staff, and operations. This role oversees the district’s student information systems, state/federal reporting, analytics, and data-informed decision support.

Reporting to the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, you will collaborate with district leaders, instructional staff, and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in education, data analytics, information systems, instructional technology, statistics, computer science, or related field; SDA/SDL certification required.
• Experience with data management, analysis, reporting, and information systems in education or similarly complex organizations, including student information systems.
• Ability to analyze and communicate complex information while applying data privacy, access-control, and information-security principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for data, analytics, and information-services functions aligned with instructional priorities and regulatory needs.
• Lead configuration and oversight of student information systems (e.g., enrollment, scheduling, grades, and reporting).
• Coordinate security, access, and data flows across departments; ensure data accuracy and timely submission for reporting.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and planning tools to support district-wide planning and improvement.
• Collaborate with BOCES, NYSED, vendors, and district staff to resolve reporting issues and data discrepancies.

Skills

Data analytics

Reporting

Data visualization

Security

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in education or related field

SDA/SDL certification

Tools

Infinite Campus

Job description

Position Summary

The Director of Data and Information Technology provides strategic and operational leadership for the collection, management, analysis, reporting, governance support, security support, and effective use of student, instructional, and organizational data across the District. The Director leads the District’s student information systems, state and federal data reporting, assessment-data processes, enrollment analysis, data visualization, and data-informed decision-support functions.

Reporting to the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, the Director works collaboratively with central office administrators, building leaders, instructional staff, support departments, BOCES, and external partners to ensure that District data and information systems are accurate, secure, accessible, integrated, and effectively used to advance student learning, organizational improvement, strategic planning, and regulatory compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the District’s data, student/staff information, analytics, assessment reporting, and information-services functions, including development of a Districtwide strategy aligned with instructional priorities, strategic goals, compliance requirements, and operational needs.
• Establish annual priorities, calendars, service expectations, documentation standards, and continuity plans, and participate on District leadership teams and committees as assigned.
• Serve as the District lead for Infinite Campus and related student information systems, overseeing enrollment, registration, scheduling, course setup, attendance, grading, report cards, transcripts, calendars, academic records, and annual rollover processes.
• Coordinate system access, user roles, permissions, security profiles, upgrades, integrations, testing, documentation, communications, and data flows across departments.
• Oversee the accurate validation, correction, certification, and timely submission of required student, staff, assessment, accountability, and other data, including SIRS, New York State Data Warehouse, and Level 0 reporting requirements.
• Serve as a primary liaison with BOCES, NYSED, vendors, and District personnel regarding reporting requirements, data discrepancies, and system issues
• Analyze student achievement, enrollment, demographic, program, survey, attendance, assessment, accountability, and organizational data; prepare projections, trend analyses, longitudinal studies, profiles, dashboards, and planning tools.
• Design, administer, analyze, and report on District surveys, and develop key performance indicators and data visualizations that support strategic planning, program review, resource allocation, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate or support data processes associated with local and State assessments, including rosters, system setup, imports, audits, reporting, and verification of results.
• Collaborate with instructional leaders and staff to ensure timely access to meaningful assessment and performance data and to support gradebook, grading-window, course, roster, scheduling and student-record processes.
• Support the development and maintenance of data-governance standards, definitions, ownership expectations, retention practices, business rules, and compliance with FERPA, New York Education Law §2-d, District policies, records requirements, and applicable privacy and security standards.
• Collaborate with technology and administrative leaders regarding secure integrations, access controls, incident response, business continuity, backup practices, vendor protections, and periodic audits of data access, accuracy, completeness and security.
• Plan and deliver professional learning for users of District data and information systems, while promoting data literacy and the responsible, effective use of data throughout the District.
• Provide high-level troubleshooting and coordinate resolution of complex data, reporting, system, and workflow issues.
• Supervise, evaluate, coach, and support assigned personnel; assign responsibilities, establish priorities, monitor deadlines, and coordinate coverage for critical processes and peak workload periods.
• Assist with development and administration of the department budget, contracts, software renewals, and related purchasing, as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction.

Qualifications

Required

• Master’s degree in education, data analytics, information systems, educational technology, statistics, computer science, public administration, or a related field; SDA/SDL certification required.
• Demonstrated experience with data management, analysis, reporting, and information systems in an educational or similarly complex organization, including experience managing or supporting a student information system or comparable enterprise platform.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and communicate complex information, apply data privacy, access-control, records, and information-security principles, and lead multiple priorities and high-impact projects with strong organization, judgment, collaboration, accuracy, and discretion.