IDEA Data Strategy & TA Lead

AEM Corporation; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AEM Corporation is seeking a highly skilled IDEA Part C Data TA Provider/Expert to serve as a technical assistance provider for State and Federal customers. The role demands a strategic leader with experience in IDEA Part C data, Part B, and 618/SPP APR reporting, delivering practical solutions and sustained improvements in state data systems.

You will work with state leaders, data managers, program staff, IT teams, and partners to assess needs, develop TA plans, and translate complex

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years experience with IDEA data, data management and governance.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience with applications used to collect, aggregate, store, analyze, use and report education data.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience with the required 618 and SPP/APR reporting as required by IDEA.
• Experience with cross-agency data sharing, early childhood integrated data systems, or longitudinal data systems.
• Experience with EDPass, EMAPS, SPP/APR submission processes, or federal IDEA data-quality reviews.
• Experience with project management best practices.
• Experience working with data engineers, developers and business analysts on solutions to collect, manage and report IDEA Data
• Experience with data visualizations for internal data use and public reporting
• Experience with facilitating small and large group meetings and workshops both in person and virtually

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to state education and state lead agencies to improve the quality, accessibility, and use of IDEA data
• Support the development of tools and products to support states to improve the quality, accessibility, and use of IDEA data
• Work with states and their IDEA 618 and SPP APR reporting, public reporting of IDEA data; related issues concerning IDEA data such as data governance and data integration
• Travel to state education and state lead agencies customer sites to provide technical assistance with IDEA data management
• Collaborate across TA centers and partners as needed to resolve issues related to the state reporting of IDEA data
• Document technical assistance activities, decisions, progress, risks, outcomes, and follow-up actions.
• Assess state needs, readiness, capacity, and contextual factors and develop appropriately tailored technical assistance plans.
• Provide individualized and cross-state technical assistance through consultation, coaching, facilitation, training, peer learning, document review, and problem-solving.
• Help states translate federal requirements into sustainable business processes, data practices, governance structures, and system improvements.

Skills

IDEA data governance

Data management

Data visualization

Cross-agency collaboration

Project management

Stakeholder facilitation

Federal IDEA reporting

Tools

MS Power Platform

Power BI

Tableau

WCAG/Section 508 tools

Job description

AEM Corporation is seeking a highly skilled IDEA Part C Data TA Provider/Expert to serve as a technical assistance provider for State and Federal customers. The role demands a strategic leader with experience in IDEA Part C data, Part B, and 618/SPP APR reporting, delivering practical solutions and sustained improvements in state data systems.

You will work with state leaders, data managers, program staff, IT teams, and partners to assess needs, develop TA plans, and translate complex