KIPP,  the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open enrollment, college preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and life. There are 255 KIPP schools across the nation and the District of Columbia, serving more than 100,000 students. Nationally, KIPP students are graduating at 3x the national average for low-income students.

Founded in 2008 with 50 students in 5th grade, KIPP Columbus currently serves nearly 2,000 students in grades Kindergarten through twelfth. During the 2018-2019 school year, and for the third year in a row, KIPP Columbus had the highest amount of academic growth of any community school in Ohio.

The mission of KIPP Columbus is to create a system of schools where students develop the intellectual, academic, and social skills needed to understand and take action on issues they encounter in everyday life. By establishing a rigorous, safe, and personalized learning environment, KIPP Columbus will foster a culture of responsibility and service and empower all students to become active and engaged citizens. Our vision is to ensure that all students in our community will have access to a transformational education that empowers them with the knowledge, skills, and character necessary for success in college and life.

The Opportunity

At KIPP Columbus, it is critically important that we provide an excellent and equitable education to all students.  

This is an ideal opportunity for a passionate individual to enhance and develop data tools, systems, and processes to help a thriving, successful organization reach its next level of growth.

The Senior Associate of Data and Analytics is responsible for managing, analyzing, and reporting on school- and region-level student and academic data.  In this role, the Senior Associate of Data and Analytics will have an opportunity to develop deep connections with leaders and teachers to meet challenging academic goals and implement organizational data strategies around data-driven decision making and instructional practices through analysis and capacity building at the schools. The Senior Associate of Data and Analytics is a member of the School Support Team (SST), reporting to the Director of Curriculum and Instruction.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

 Creation and management of region-wide data systems. 

• Create sustainable and replicable data systems that allow for easy access and interpretation of key performance data such as academics, attendance and behavior data. 

• Assist regional leaders, school leadership teams and teachers in the use of academic data, analytical tools, and analysis to drive student growth and achievement

• Support in the creation of data infrastructure such as the warehousing of data, ensuring appropriate linking and communication of data systems and real-time updates of data systems. 

Data Analysis and Interpretation

• Support the communication of data to stakeholders by producing memorandums, presentations, and running reports to help users understand data in different ways in order to be able to drive decision making. 

• Interpret large scale data sets to be able to find patterns, trends and make statistically significant inference from data that will inform region-wide practices. 

• Be able to explain complicated data sets and interpretations to a wide-variety of stakeholders. 

Support data compliance and reporting systems. 

• Assist with federal, state and local reporting. 

• Ensure accuracy and validity of all data reporting. 

• Support in the training of school leadership teams on state reporting deadlines and compliance.

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred

• Robust quantitative and analytical skills, including experience working with large datasets to derive insights

  • Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel

  • Advanced skills with data visualization and dashboarding tools (e.g. Tableau)

  • Experience programming in data analysis languages and/or software (i.e. SQL, Python, R)

  • Experience within AWS or other cloud environments

  • Experience in the education or non-profit fields preferred

  • Experience training and communicating data and analytics products to audiences of varying levels of expertise

  • Outstanding project management, organizational skills, and an extraordinary attention to detail

• Excellent communication and influencing skills to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and the school network

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions

• Exceptional strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills

• Belief that outstanding school leaders, staff, and teachers can achieve excellent outcomes for all students

• Ability to persevere with a sense of optimism, strong problem solving skills, and desire to learn and grow in a collaborative professional learning community

• Willingness, and commitment, to go above and beyond to prove the possible with students.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities

• Model the values of KIPP Columbus (Imagine, Navigate, Seek, Persevere, Integrity, Responsibility, and Empathy)

Compensation and Benefits

KIPP Columbus offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit plan including medical and dental insurance, as well as group term life insurance, retirement plan and paid time off.  

Statement of Non-Disclosure

KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission, employment, etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code.