Data Analyst

ACCEL Schools operates Michigan Online School, a tuition-free K-12 online public school serving students in Michigan. The Data Analyst identifies data needs and reporting strategies, analyzes student and instructional data, creates dashboards and visualizations, and supports data-driven educational and operational decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Works closely with staff and stakeholders across the organization to gather and distribute data
• Provides in-depth analysis and reports in support of key education related decisions and goals
• Consults with staff and stakeholders to develop technology solutions in response to educational and operational needs, works closely with colleagues to accurately quantify issues in terms of data to problem-solve more effectively
• Collaborates with organizational and school level team leaders to develop and oversee training and implementation of processes that maximum operational efficiency and meet internal and external requirements
• Makes recommendations on the selection and implementation of new systems
• Analyzes data with standard statistical methods, interprets the results, and provides written summary of analyses, shares knowledge of analysis techniques and data coding with others
• Communicates and collaborates with school team in discussing business intelligence needs and functional requirements
• Assists in gathering and presenting data needed for new school development opportunities
• Collaborates with stakeholders to design and develop statistical analyses which address projected research questions; conducts research and collects data that helps to develop products and meet school needs
• Participates in ongoing decisions concerning data collections, study design, methodology, and data analysis; identifies, develops, and proposes alternative data metrics
• Collaborates with the leadership team on the creation of a school-wide data governance plan and data management policies and procedures
• Monitors and analyzes data from various assessment and instructional systems
• Creates and maintains dashboards, trackers, and various data visualizations for assessment and instructional data to inform the work of teachers and administrators
• Supports teachers with actionable data to inform classroom instruction
• Works with Success Coaches, Principals, and teachers to create and implement data based instructional plans
• Trains and supports teachers in data literacy and data driven instructional practices
• Supports teacher data meetings
• Performs all other job duties as assigned

Requirements:

• •Eligibility: Open to residents of Michigan
• • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Education, Computer Science, Math, or a related field
• • 2+ years of data extraction, analysis, and reporting experience in an educational setting
• • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite Products required
• • Ability to handle confidential information responsibly and exhibit sound judgment while maintaining that confidentiality
• • Demonstrates a reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic
• • Ability to make sound judgments after all available information has been gathered or communicated
• • Demonstrates a mature attitude and insight into matters affecting department, self and /or school welfare
• • Excellent written and oral communication skills
• • Ability to work well under pressure, effectively prioritizing and executing tasks to meet deadlines consistently
• • Customer service oriented
• • Ability to learn new technologies and acquire new skills through independent study, professional training, and from more senior team members
• • Ability to work independently and contribute to a team
• • Experience synthesizing data for accountability reports
• • Demonstrated Project Management Skills
• • Strong Organizational and prioritization skills along with the ability to meet concurrent deadlines
• • Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy
• • Ability to communicate well with stakeholders
• • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• • Experience creating and maintaining structured datasets
• • Familiarity with advanced Excel functions including Power Query
• • Experience working in K-12 education in Michigan
• • Experience with K-12 online learning preferred
• • Experience with the Michigan Department of Education school accountability report and/or state assessment system preferred