West Ada School District · 6 days ago
Student Information Specialist
Meridian, ID
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$19.14/hr - $19.14/hr
2+ years expWest Ada School District is seeking a Student Information Specialist to support the evaluation, coordination, and implementation of their Student Information System (SIS). The role involves assisting with data management, user training, and ensuring compliance with reporting standards for the district's SIS.
Education
Responsibilities
Serves as SIS support by entering, summarizing, analyzing, and reviewing data for accuracy to produce standard, custom, and confidential reports
Serves as an escalated tiered resource to resolve issues involving SIS software and integrations with district adopted curriculum
Works closely with the Student Information Systems Lead, System Administrator, and Site Technology staff to maintain the operability of the SIS software
Works with Student Information Systems Lead to evaluate third party software to enhance SIS functionality
Assists with training school and district related staff including but not limited to registration, scheduling, and student information software
Assists with school level liaisons on software updates, training updates, documentation, and support issues
Works to accurately input, maintain, reconcile and report data to school system business owners
Ensure system is configured to support student federal, state, and district report compliance, and assist in the process to validate and provide data to district subject matter experts
Follows district grade reporting calendar timeline to implement the registrar operational tasks; progress reporting process, grade reporting process, and transcript process
Provides information to the public, teachers, and other employees regarding policies, regulations, school activities, and rules
Maintains accurate files and records related to registration and student records
Attends SIS software and state training sessions on a regular basis
Makes recommendations for changes in procedures to ensure the consistency of data entry in SIS software for maintaining data quality
Performs other related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Minimum 2 years' experience with K-12 student information systems, school finance, state reporting data collection, or other relevant database systems
Or, an equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and/or experience
Ability to analyze data in excel
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Self-motivated and self-directed, highly organized, and detail-oriented
Professional demeanor with strong ethical standards and ability to adapt to change
Excellent computer skills and trouble-shooting skills
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment, on multiple projects simultaneously both as a team member and individually
Ability to apply independent judgment in correcting data errors or omissions
Ability to exercise a high degree of confidentiality regarding student data in accordance with federal privacy laws, and any additional standards required by the state or local school district
Ability to work effectively with others of diverse backgrounds and various education levels and to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments
Ability to train and communicate with non-technical staff including the ability to present complex concepts in easily
Preferred
Write and read Structured Data Language (SQL) is preferred
Experience working with elementary and secondary public-school operations is preferred
Experience using internal or third-party report writing tools to create data exports or reports for various stakeholders is preferred
Company
West Ada School District
West Ada School District is based in Meridian, Idaho. In addition to Meridian, the District operates public schools in Eagle, Star and western Boise.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
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