Program Data & Compliance Associate – Education Analytics

Detroit International; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telecommuting up to 20%

Job summary

Detroit Public Schools Community District seeks a Program Associate I - Reporting & Compliance to support data quality monitoring for special education data across platforms. You will identify discrepancies before audits and produce actionable reports for ESE partner teams and district leadership.

The role requires strong analytics, knowledge of IEP processes, and experience with data platforms like PSSP, EdPlan, and Catamaran. Telecommuting up to 20% is eligible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data analytics, information systems, education, or related field.
• 1–2 years in data quality monitoring, compliance reporting, or related analytical role.
• Experience working in data systems to extract, review, and interpret data.
• Understanding of special education compliance, IEP processes, or pupil accounting.
• Strong analytical skills to distinguish data errors from compliance issues.
• Ability to clearly communicate findings to non-technical partners.
• Ability to manage recurring monitoring cycles and meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with MTSS frameworks and tiered intervention tracking.
• Experience with PSSP, EdPlan, Catamaran, or similar platforms (preferred).
• Knowledge of Michigan CEPI reporting and pupil accounting (preferred).
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, or similar reporting tools (preferred).
• Familiarity with IDEA timelines and data documentation requirements (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Monitor ESE compliance data across platforms on a recurring schedule, identifying discrepancies and workflow errors.
• Develop and maintain data monitoring checklists and review cadences aligned to the pupil accounting calendar.
• Distinguish data quality problems resolved by end-user correction vs. systemic issues and route to technical staff.
• Support MTSS monitoring by tracking pre-referral intervention data alongside IEP compliance data.
• Produce compliance monitoring reports clearly showing risk, errors, and required actions before deadlines.
• Validate reports against known cases and expected outputs before decision-making.
• Communicate monitoring findings to ESE teams and data services with actionable context.
• Track issue resolution and document outcomes for audit-ready records.
• Maintain documentation of data quality findings, monitoring procedures, and training priorities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director, ESE Systems & Analytics.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in data analytics, -

Education

Bachelor's degree in data analytics, information systems, education, public administration, or related field

Tools

PowerSchool PSSP

EdPlan

Catamaran

SQL

Excel

Job description

Detroit Public Schools Community District seeks a Program Associate I - Reporting & Compliance to support data quality monitoring for special education data across platforms. You will identify discrepancies before audits and produce actionable reports for ESE partner teams and district leadership.

The role requires strong analytics, knowledge of IEP processes, and experience with data platforms like PSSP, EdPlan, and Catamaran. Telecommuting up to 20% is eligible.