FLSA Status:  Exempt

Work Year:  251

JOB TITLE:  Information and Technology Systems Director   

SUPERVISED BY: Chief Transformation Officer

SUPERVISES:  Informational Technology staff, Instructional Technology Specialist

SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION: 

The Information and Technology Systems Director will play a pivotal role in overseeing and enhancing the information and technological infrastructure that supports our district's strategic plan and operations. The Director will manage the planning, implementation, and maintenance of all information and technology systems, ensuring they align with the district's educational goals and support efficient administrative operations. The Director will be responsible for all data reporting, state assessment administration, and compliance.

ESSENTIAL JOB ELEMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required of the position. Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.                                                                                       

• Data

1. Provides leadership, vision, and implementation oversight and support of the District’s data strategy to ensure continuous organizational development and improvement that supports the District's vision and strategic plan.
2. Data Management: Implement robust data management practices, ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of educational data. Collaborate with stakeholders to leverage data for informed decision-making.
3. Lead process for developing and maintaining a district data dashboard to report on progress toward district goals and the district strategic plan and drive decision making district wide.
4. Oversee and support all data reporting to the Board of Education and other community stakeholders.
5. Work with the Communications Director to ensure communications about district data and assessments include appropriate analysis and make recommendations for messaging.
6. In collaboration with district leaders and principals, they are responsible for implementing and developing the district Unified Improvement Plan and progress monitoring strategy.
7. Lead District efforts to analyze state and local assessment data to inform instructional initiatives in buildings and across the district.
8. Work with the Instructional Team and Leadership Team to develop and support the PLC and coaching initiatives through providing data and best practices for data-driven dialogue.
9. Work with the Director of Postsecondary Readiness to develop and identify indicators and metrics for progress monitoring program expansion.
10. Partner with the Equity Director to develop equity audit metrics and a system for progress monitoring. 

• Assessment

1. Serve as the District Assessment Coordinator for the state assessment program.
2. Oversee state and local testing setup, preparations and administration ensuring training and compliance across all schools.
3. Organize and implement the PD and training for assessment implementation and data use for teachers and staff.
4. Responsible for compiling the student growth component of teacher evaluations and reporting to principals, teachers and the state.
5. Attend state and local training.
6. Oversee district assessment data systems (EduClimber, Renaissance STAR, TS-Gold, Nagleria, PA Next, ACCESS, KITE, College Board).
7. Oversee and develop a strategy for use of educational program access (Clever, McGraw Hill Wonders/Maravillas, Reveal, SAVVAS  Easy-Bridge)

• Accountability

1. Act as the District Accountability Coordinator for the state accountability program.  (SPF’s, DPF, Accreditation, submit UIP’s, Request to Reconsider).
2. Collaborate with District leadership and principals in developing Unified Improvement Plans.
3. Act as the Local Access Manager for the district.

1. Technology
1. Strategic Planning: Develop and implement a comprehensive IT strategy aligned with the district's educational objectives, ensuring that technology initiatives contribute to the overall success of the educational programs.
2. Team Leadership: Lead and develop a skilled IT team, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities for team members.
3. Create and evaluate the IT department’s systems for help-desk support for local and off-site users of computers, technology peripherals, telephone/voicemail, and other digital technologies in a positive, caring, efficient, and effective manner.
4. Create and evaluate the IT department’s systems to plan, assign, direct, and provide guidance for technology support issues related to software, hardware, or working practices that can not be resolved quickly or remotely.
5. Provide support, supervision, direction, and long-term planning for District IT department staff. 
6. Coordinate with the finance department to develop the IT department's annual budget in alignment with District goals.
7. Oversee staff device selection, purchase, distribution, and maintenance. 
8. Oversee student device selection, purchase, distribution, and maintenance. 
9. Oversee student data information systems to facilitate collection, management, and distribution of
10. student data.
11. Continuously seek to broaden knowledge and skills by researching problems and finding solutions to stay current with technology systems and solutions.
12. Monitor and track support requests being made, as well as solutions, and communicate data with the department to improve district support services.
13. Oversee special projects for the department as required, including but not limited to website updates, annual systems updates, etc.

1. Other duties as assigned

CONTACTS: Students, Staff, Parents, and Community members

QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS:

1. Bachelor's degree required. Master’s Degree in an education-related field preferred.
2. Demonstrated effective analysis and presentation of data.
3. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including leading effectively through influence.
4. Demonstrate commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
5. Proven experience in a leadership role within educational technology or a similar field.
6. In-depth knowledge of information systems, networking, cybersecurity, and educational technology trends.
7. Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
8. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
9. Familiarity with relevant compliance and regulatory requirements in education technology.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS: 

The physical demands, work environment factors and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Analyzing

Computing

Instructing

Negotiating

Budgeting

Designing

Evaluating

Reviewing

Coordinating

Developing

Public Speaking

Planning

Communicating

Implementing

Moderate lifting to 50 lb.

Purchasing

Prepared/Revised Date: January, 2024

AUGUST

__Assessment Calendar

__Assessment System setups (FAST, NWEA)

__Potential Staff training

–Renaissance STAR setup

–Clever Set up

–SPF analysis and communications support

SEPTEMBER

__DAC state training

__NWEA administration

__FAST administration

__CMAS analysis 

OCTOBER

__DAC training

__SIP support

–STAR Analysis

__Teacher PD

__RTI analysis

NOVEMBER
__DAC Training

__District Accom Training

__RTI analysis

__WIDA training

DECEMBER

__State UAR submissions

__WIDA setup

__WIDA training

JANUARY

__WIDA administration

__STAR data dig

__School RTI conversations

FEBRUARY

__WIDA administration

__CMAS data import

__WIDA SBD

MARCH

__CMAS test prep

__District CMAS training

APRIL

__CMAS administration

__TS Gold Analysis

MAY

__SBDs

__READ state data reporting

__ Ed Effectives Data pull

JUNE

__SBDs

__Teacher evaluations

JULY

__Data uploads

__Data analysis