SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR - ACCOUNTABILITY

Orange County Public Schools; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County Public Schools is seeking a data analytics professional to provide expertise in accountability, data reporting strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives to support district goals.

The role requires experience with SQL, SPSS, or R, and proficiency in Cognos, Tableau, and Power BI, along with strong collaboration with school and district staff to drive data-informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field is required; doctorate desirable.
• Three years of experience in large-scale data analysis and visualization for accountability or improvement initiatives.
• Experience with SQL, SPSS, or R for educational data analysis.
• Ability to write and present data to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate data analyses to support district accountability and improvement goals.
• Lead data projects, coordinating with district leaders and schools to meet timelines.
• Utilize SQL, SPSS, or R and visualization tools to produce actionable insights.
• Create and present reporting dashboards for administrators, teachers, and communities.
• Ensure compliance with district, state, and federal data requirements in analyses.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

SPSS

R

Data visualization

Communication

Collaboration

Project management

Education

Master’s degree

Doctorate (Desirable)

Tools

Cognos

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Salary Schedule

To provide expertise and access to district services in the areas of accountability, data and reporting strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives to assist school and district leaders with achieving district goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree (earned doctorate from an accredited institution desirable).
• Three (3) years of experience in large-scale data analysis and visualization involving the use of query languages or statistical software (e.g., SQL, SPSS, and/or R) for instructional purposes related to accountability or continuous improvement initiatives (experience in educational leadership administration preferred).
• Demonstrated success in the management of large projects and working with others in a collaborative manner to establish goals and objectives, develop action plans, conduct data analysis, and communicate results.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Demonstrated knowledge of data management, analysis, interpretation, reporting and visualization strategies. Demonstrated experience in the use of query languages, statistical analysis software (e.g., SQL, SPSS, and/or R), and data visualization applications (e.g., Cognos, Tableau, Power BI). Demonstrated ability to identify key data sources to meet district informational needs. Demonstrated skill and experience in writing and presenting data in a variety of formats to administrators, teachers, support staff, parents, and members of the community. Demonstrated ability to independently plan, execute, and monitor the completion of tasks and projects according to established timelines with minimal supervision. Demonstrated ability to work, communicate, and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrated ability in planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring processes related to all areas of responsibility in compliance with local, state, and federal requirements. Demonstrated ability to adapt to changes in priorities and work assignments. Demonstrated ability to facilitate group processes and engage in conflict resolution, planning, and decision-making between school and district leadership to build consensus and develop goals.

REPORTS TO Director - Accountability

SUPERVISES None

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT

Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Describes physical conditions of this position. Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

70 Sitting Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.

10 Standing Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.

10 Walking Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

5 Bending Lowering the body forward from the waist.

5 Reaching Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

5 Lifting Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.

80 Finger Dexterity Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.

70 Grasping Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

90 Talking Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.

90 Hearing Acuity The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.

90 Visual Acuity The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

Note Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Indoors and Outdoors The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manifest a professional code of ethics and values.
• Respond to internal and external stakeholders in a timely, accurate courteous, and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
• Model the routine, intentional, and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
• Maintain high levels of proficiency with technology applications and statistical software used by the district and required to perform in current position.
• Represent the office and district in internal and external presentations, meetings, and conferences.
• Provide a system of support by developing and implementing processes to assist district departments, area offices, and schools with accountability, data and reporting strategies, continuous improvement initiatives, and job-embedded professional development.
• Execute district, state, and federal policies and procedures, and communicate requirements to district departments, area offices, and schools in a clear and intelligible manner.
• Support and communicate requirements of district, state, and federal policies and procedures, and communicate requirements to district departments, area offices, and schools in a clear and intelligible manner.
• Evaluate data needs of district and school leaders, as well as data reporting needs of the district, and assist in developing plans to provide actionable responses.
• Ensure that the development and implementation of procedures and processes are produced and in place to meet critical district, state, and federal requirements related to areas of responsibility, and clearly communicate requirements to district and school leaders.
• Carry out and monitor school accountability processes to include regular updates of accountability changes to district and school personnel through a variety of forms in a focused way that can be adequately addressed in the time available.
• Ensure that updated documentation is produced and available for all processes directly related to areas of responsibility as identified by the supervisor(s).
• Manage assigned projects, data requests, and projects and maintain timely and accurate information.
• Maintain collaborative working relationships with other district divisions and departments (e.g., Information Technology Services, Teaching and Learning, and Human Resources), and external stakeholders to implement data solutions for district and school needs.
• Provide leadership in working with district and school leaders to identify and monitor practices and processes that achieve outcomes that support the district’s model of instruction.
• Support and monitor clear and measurable goals for all relevant areas of responsibility focused on critical needs for improving student achievement and the needed operational support within the district.
• Provide job-embedded professional development through sharing information and providing expertise regarding current trends and best practices in data analysis, reporting, and visualization.
• Keep the supervisor and other key people informed of critical issues about which they should be aware.
• Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines and the district’s instructional initiatives.
• Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
• Develop leadership in subordinates.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
• Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
• Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.

Perform Other Duties And Responsibilities As Assigned By Supervisor.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Non-bargaining unit compensation plan, twelve months, 8.0 hours per day.

EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

03/01/2024