Systems Consultant/Engineering Director jobs in Charleston, SC

Who We Are

Meeting Street Schools (MSS), a unique network of five schools across South Carolina, was founded on the belief that all students can learn and deserve the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, regardless of their socio-economic background. It is our belief that a student’s zip code should not determine a student’s access to quality education. At MSS, we believe in a holistic approach to education and work to provide any and all resources that facilitate student success in the classroom and beyond as part of our twenty-year commitment from early childhood to college access.

Who We’re Looking For

You live by the adage that “what gets measured, gets done” and have deep belief and commitment to student assessments as a tool for accountability, evaluation, progress monitoring, and program improvement. You have experience building, reviewing, and explaining assessments to a diverse group of stakeholders.  You understand the key properties of student assessment–including instrument administration, item development, family/student report analysis, vendor management, and budgeting.  You consider yourself a research, instrumentation, and data analytics nerd who loves spending time creating ways to capture, analyze, and visualize data with the goal of supercharging your team’s ability to act decisively.  

You are a collaborator who feels as confident leading teachers and leaders through a data dive as you do building data dashboards or implementation trackers. You understand how to build and manage systems so that an entire organization is driving forward in unison with quality.

You demonstrate our #SolidGreen Core Values every day.  This includes a “Never Stop Learning” mindset and a “Grit & Grind” work ethic that allows you to successfully maneuver through unfamiliar situations. You are “Results Oriented” and routinely mine data and infrastructure systems for the data to make data-driven decisions. You can analyze state and local policy to ensure compliance of our programs with all local, district, state and federal policies.  You understand basic compliance while holding an “Expansive Worldview” that shapes how you think about the totality of the student experience in alignment with our Portrait of a Graduate. Your “Entrepreneurial Spirit” shines through in how you tackle new challenges.

You are both detail-oriented and a big picture thinker.  You understand how to work with an organization’s management team, how to align, and how to keep them well informed.  You can identify challenges and opportunities and help generate management team buy-in for solutions.

You report directly to a chief level role that is part of the management team at Meeting Street Schools.  You are part of the Schools/Academic Team that collaborates daily with school/network leaders.  Each network-level role plays an essential function in the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Meeting Street Schools cross-disciplinary portfolio of student assessments
• Train campus-based testing coordinators on all assessment procedures
• Design and manage yearly assessment calendars
• Serve as the point of contact with District and State testing coordinators
• Stay up to date with all state and district current testing requirements
• Manage vendors towards quality, cost, and integration with Meeting Street systems

• Manage district/partner communications related to data and information sharing
• Design/implement all student enrollment procedures and processes for all campuses
• Design and implement policies and procedures to secure accurate student data from enrollment through graduation and all key data points in-between
• Ensure data integrity through the following of/creation of data governance policies
• Support the implementation of the Excellence in Teaching Awards, which requires all components of rostering, administration, and data analytics to run smoothly

• Manage PowerSchool for all campuses in coordination with the district partnerships
• Manage school-based staff to create a yearly roll-over procedure for all data platforms
• Design and implement plans for beginning of year processes in PowerSchool
• Manage and communicate around the new-student application, lottery, and enrollment process at any schools-of-choice that require Network support to optimize
• Manage school-based IT leads in ensuring that assessment platforms are optimizing
• Oversee rostering, implementation, and usage of all blended learning platforms
• Oversee integration of student reporting systems for management team usage

• Create visual representations of data for use by district-, school-, and classroom-based (teacher) leaders to analyze.
• Design and implement data review protocols with school and district leadership
• Create data dashboards and visualizations for multiple stakeholders
• Manage and improve the the MSS data warehouse
• Train school and district-based users on assessment and blended learning platforms, including set up and rostering, technical support, and data analysis support.

• A minimum of five years of experience in educational data analysis, student assessment, or a related role, with at least two years of experience in a leadership capacity.
• Data analytics skills in making sense of large datasets for reporting purposes
• Strong understanding of K-8 education, curriculum design, and pedagogical practices.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software, with the ability to analyze complex data sets and extract actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of assessment strategies, including both formative and summative assessment methods.
• Familiarity with educational technology and data management systems.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams toward data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Master's degree or higher in Education, Data Analytics, Assessment, or a related field (preferred, not required)

The salary for this position starts at $80,000 and is commensurate with experience. Additionally, Meeting Street Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package including and not limited to:

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Pet Insurance

Life Insurance and Disability

Employee Family Wellness

Tax Favored Spending Accounts (FSA/HSA)

Retirement Plans

Referral and Retention Bonuses.

At Meeting Street Schools we are committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.