Analyst, Data, Office of Data & AccountabilityAnalyst, Data, Office of Data & Accountability
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Our public school students need your expertise, passion and leadership.
We are looking for highly motivated and skilled talent to join our team at District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). We seek individuals who are passionate about transforming the DC school system and making a significant difference in the lives of public school students, parents, principals, teachers, and central office employees.
DCPS serves 45,000 students in the nation's capital through the efforts of approximately 4,000 educators in 123 schools. As part of a comprehensive reform effort to become the preeminent urban school system in America, DCPS intends to have the highest-performing, best paid, most satisfied, and most honored educator force in the nation and a distinctive central office staff whose work supports and drives instructional excellence and significant achievement gains for DCPS ition Overview
The Office of Data and Accountability (ODA) is focused on providing high quality data, information and analysis to enable the sweeping reforms currently underway at the District of Columbia Public Schools.
ODA serves as the analytic hub for the district by providing data to support policy and implementation goals from the central office to the classroom. In addition, ODA assists in the development and dissemination of all achievement related data, directs research and evaluation projects, oversees data system functions in DCPS, and manages summative and formative assessment activities.
The guiding principle of ODA is to support decision-making both within and outside DCPS with accurate and relevant information about how our students and the district as a whole are performing. ODA supplies the DCPS central office and schools with streamlined data systems that generate high-quality, results-focused information, and provide supports to transform data into actionable information.
ODA is divided into four departments that manage a varied portfolio of projects. ODA's major lines of work by department are as follows:
Assessment & Accountability:
* Conducting and facilitating analysis, research and program evaluation to support decision-making at the classroom, school, district and city levels
* Managing and supporting the administration and reporting of assessments and surveys
Continuous Improvement:
* Assessing and building schools' capacity to understand and use data
* Developing systems and processes that enable a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
Data Systems
* Managing the design, development, implementation and operation of select district information systems
Strategic Alignment & Performance Management:
* Monitoring ODA's performance against internal and external commitments
* Developing processes to ensure alignment across ODA and other DCPS central office departments
Data Analysts are responsible for supporting the strategic use of data and analytics to drive instructional and management decisions throughout DCPS. Specifically, the incumbent will assemble, clean, manage and analyze large student-level datasets for accountability, research, evaluation and performance management projects. Analysts are also responsible for defining, calculating and providing access to key school performance metrics.
The Data Analyst reports to the Manager of Analysis and Continuous Improvement and will join a growing analytic team focused on providing high quality information and analysis to schools, central office divisions and other city cational Requirements
Bachelor's degreeQualifications
Bachelor's degree and 1-3 years work experience required. Undergraduate major with significant quantitative focus, such as social science, education, public policy, applied mathematics, statistics or related fields. Master's degree preferred. Previous exposure to or experience in the education sector a plus.
At least one year of experience in programming Stata or SAS, which may include data management, cleaning, analysis and report writing. Advanced Excel fluency, including ability to quickly merge and summarize data.
Excellent quantitative thinking, including the ability to examine available data, apply decision rules and analytical methods, produce descriptive and inferential statistics and prepare meaningful reports based on analyses that enable programmatic next steps and actions. Comfort with or interest in research design, program evaluation and statistical estimation.
Demonstrated commitment to using data analysis to inform decision-making, applying skills to communicate complex, technical information to a variety of non-technical audiences.
Familiarity with No Child Left Behind and interest in fulfilling compliance requirements through data analysis.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy of information, including the ability to organize large amounts of data and track multiple projects simultaneously, setting priorities for analysis and use in consultation with numerous stakeholders.
Personal qualities of top candidates
* Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education
* Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
* Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the improvement of central office performance and school leadership, instruction, and operations, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
* Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
* Adaptability: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.
* Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others
* Dependability: Does whatever it takes to consistently deliver with high quality under tight deadlines; successfully manages own projects through strong organization, detailed workplans, and balancing of multiple priorities.
* Communication and Customer Service Skills: Communicates clearly and compellingly with diverse stakeholders in both oral and written forms; anticipates and responds to customer needs in a high-quality and courteous ponsibilities
* Locates, transforms and combines available source data for key analyses, evaluating its fitness of use for various analytic purposes
* Troubleshoots anomalies in data, identifying methodological complications for analysis and provides recommendations for resolution
* Conceptualizes, formats and automates the creation of student- and school-level data reports for school audiences, including principals and school leadership teams
* Catalogues and provides access to all student data for accountability purposes, including student achievement information, and serves as metric owner for all student achievement related data available to schools via performance dashboards and reports
* Documents business rules and technical requirements for priority analyses and makes recommendations for improvement
* Writes and presents key findings from analysis, drafting reports and presentations for a variety of audiences including executives, program teams and technical colleagues
* Contributes to ad hoc research and evaluation projects, applying statistical techniques as appropriate
* Supports and carries out the Chancellor's mission to transform DC Public Schools and close the achievement gap
* Performs other related duties as assigned
Notice of Criminal Background accordance with the Criminal Background Checks for the Protection of Children Act of 2004, this position has been designated and identified as one which requires a criminal background check and/or traffic record check. If you are tentatively selected for the position, a criminal background check and/or traffic record check (for positions which require the operation of a motor vehicle) will be conducted. A final offer of employment is contingent upon the receipt of a satisfactory criminal background check and/or traffic record check.
Notice of accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, District of Columbia Official Code Section 2-1401.01 et seq. (Act), the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) does not discriminate (including employment therein and admission thereto) on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, source of income, status as a victim of an interfamily offense, or place of residence or business. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination, which is prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above-protected categories is prohibited. Discrimination in violation of the aforementioned laws will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.
Title IX regulation requires schools to implement specific and continuing steps to protect students and others against discrimination on the basis of sex. Students, parents and/or guardians with inquiries regarding Title IX non-discrimination policies related to students and student activities shall contact:
Title IX Coordinator
Office of Youth Engagement
District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First St, NE, 8thFloor Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC 20002
or
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Telephone:
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Email:
Inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies of DCPS will be handled as follows:
Employees with inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies related to employment and employees or who wish to file a discrimination complaint should contact:
Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist
Office of Labor Management & Employee Relations
District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First St, NE, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20002
Students, parents and/or guardians with inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies related to students and student activities, including Section 504, should contact:
Director of Targeted Student Support
Office of Youth Engagement
District of Columbia Public Schools
1200 First St, NE, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20002
Position InformationOpening Date: June 17, 2011
Closing Date: June 17, 2012
Vacancy Announcement Number: 10-ODA-103
Salary: $47,929-$50,996
Location: Washington, DC
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