At KIPP Chicago, we are guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our campuses are located in the Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park neighborhoods. KIPP Chicago also advises over 2000 KIPP alumni currently in high school or college through our KIPP Forward program.  KIPP Chicago is the highest-performing network of schools in Chicago, as measured by our city’s school quality index.  We attract, develop, and retain a diverse and talented staff of educators. Our students and families choose our schools because our teachers are exceptional educators who work together as a collective to ensure students achieve and thrive.  For more data and information about our successes and vision for the future, visit www.kippchicago.org

KIPP Chicago seeks a full-time Data Systems Coordinator for our Regional Data Team. This junior level position is based in Chicago, IL and has a start date of July 1, 2022. The Data Systems Coordinator reports to our Managing Director of Data Science & Analytics and collaborates extensively with our Data Analyst, and will use their data management and analysis skills to ensure educational equality and equity for students. While this position is focused primarily on academic-related programs/systems, it also includes fluency with and utilization of Paycor, our Human Resources Information System (HRIS), and collaboration with our Director of Human Resources, to support staff members’ HR needs.

The KIPP Chicago Data Team serves an internal advisory function, supporting schools and regional teams (academic, talent, alumni support, operations, HR) with analysis, prediction, and data systems support. The Data Team’s work runs the gamut from performing ad hoc analyses and decision support for regional leaders to servicing the software necessary for everyday learning. A significant portion of our work involves coordinating various software platforms, using the R programming language and Google Cloud Platform products, and Python and SQL in use and in production.

The Data Systems Coordinator's top priorities are ensuring that the data systems that support teaching and learning in our schools operate efficiently, analyzing the data these systems collect and generate, and supporting staff HR needs via our HRIS. This may mean troubleshooting with school operations staff, huddling with the Director of HR, or analyzing data during our weekly Data Team meeting. No day is typical, but there are cycles throughout the year. Systems turn-over, set-up, and rostering occur at the start of the school year. In the middle of the year are interim assessments and pilots of new technology.  The end of the year sees many compliance and data reconciliation tasks come to the fore. At times there might be an “all-hands-on-deck” research task to help with a new priority.

The Data Systems Coordinator's responsibilities include the following:

• Manage, maintain, and optimize our three major student data tracking systems: PowerSchool, DeansList, and Illuminate

• Integrate student information system student rosters with educational technology rosters and maintain rostering systems through Clever

• Ensure data integrity across systems

• Serve as liaison between schools and ed tech companies, troubleshooting and diagnosing issues and elevating problems to vendors when necessary

• Review and resolve data tickets as they come through from teachers

• Maintain student information systems by keeping track of rosters and transfers and enrollment

• Manage progress report and report card publishing processes

• Optimize data collection practices with vendors & internal stakeholders like our Managing Director of Operations and Heads of Schools

• Work with the Director of HR to maintain the data integrity of our Human Resources Information System (HRIS)

• Work with the Director of HR to test and troubleshoot new staff-facing applications and HRIS updates

• Review and resolve HR tickets as they come through from staff members

While the day-to-day work you’ll do is focused on systems, we will build in time to ensure you can develop your skills in data analysis & coding.

Qualifications & Mindsets

• Good data sense / numeracy: you notice when the Ns don’t look right and realize the implications of using a weighted mean vs. a straight average of subgroup averages. Even more, you know why we often prefer the median.

• You should have proficiency with at least some of these technical areas; the right candidate can pick up the others on the job:

• Using spreadsheet or database software to analyze and interpret data

• Reconciling data from disparate sources and systems

• Performing and interpreting basic data analysis (change of time, aggregation)

• Understanding and use of a Student Information System

• Understanding and use of a Human Resources Information System

• Strong written and oral communication skills: You share the appropriate amount, at the appropriate level for the audience, in a clear and compelling way

• Ready to roll up sleeves and learn

• Ability to work efficiently amidst competing priorities

• Superlative attention to detail

• Comfort with receiving and sharing constructive feedback

• Curiosity about topics in K-12 education

• Commitment to improving learning conditions for students

• Experience in a K-12 charter school environment

• Experience in a human resources position

• Bachelor’s degree

• College coursework in data and/or human resources is preferred

• Ability to clear a CPS Background check by May 1, 2022

• All KIPP Chicago staff are required to provide documentation of full Covid-19 vaccination by or before 10/15/2021, unless approved for medical or religious exemption. (Updated 8/24/2021).  

COMPENSATION

KIPP Chicago Schools offers a competitive compensation and benefits package:

• Salaries based on experience related to role and responsibilities

• Contributions to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund in accordance with Illinois state law

• Competitive rates for medical insurance and short-term disability insurance.  Dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance are offered at no cost.

• An optional 403(b) retirement account

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

 KIPP Chicago is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. KIPP Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic background. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.