Attendance & PEIMS Regional Manager - (24-25) - KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to 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.

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The Regional Manager, Attendance and PEIMS will lead the collection and auditing of school level data for state and federal reporting for their respective region. The Regional Manager serves as a policy expert on the Texas Education Code (TEC) as it relates to student data and Texas Education Data Standards (TEDS) to assess potential risk and ensure compliance. Additionally, this role is responsible for participating in regional activities that require compliance review such as academic calendaring, course cataloging, attendance monitoring, master scheduling, and special populations coding.  The Regional Manager, Attendance and PEIMS will report to the Sr. Director, Attendance and PEIMS.

Key Responsibilities:

Auditing/Compliance

• Coordinate auditing of District PEIMS data against campus records and generate reports on findings.
• Run edits, reports, and verification checks on data to ensure accuracy of information.
• Distribute edits and reports to appropriate staff for analysis, verification, and correction.
• Verify data submitted to TEA and submit corrections in a timely manner.
• Receive PEIMS-related information from ESC and TEA and disseminate to other staff in a timely manner, including updates to PEIMS Data Standards.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy.

Reporting

• Ensure timely collection and submission of required federal and state reports including: PEIMS, ECDS, CRDC, FSP, Fitnessgram.
• Develop deadlines and work cooperatively with campus, Finance, and Human Resources office staff to collect, organize, and format data required to submit district PEIMS data in a timely manner.
• Compile, maintain, and file physical and computerized reports, records, and documents required.

Training

• Develop, manage, and present professional development curriculum for student and SSP PEIMS data standards and procedures. Provide training and support to campus/central office staff responsible for processing PEIMS data.
• Deliver training and workflow documentation to school-based staff responsible for supporting data collection with a strong focus on high quality customer service and satisfaction.

Other

• Assist special population programs to assure the maximization of school funds generated via PEIMS.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or other administrator that are consistent with the general requirements and qualifications for the position.
• Support KTX Finance, Operations and Student Support Services leaders by providing requested regional student demographic data for federal ESSA grant submissions and other operational reports such as SPI, Transportation, and Child Nutrition.

Skills and Qualifications

• Ability to engage key stakeholders and present critical information.
• Strong organizational and management skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities and assignments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to communicate effectively and professionally; including, the ability to communicate technical information in a clear and understandable manner to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to perform effectively in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
• Experience interpreting TEA regulatory requirements and data standards and making recommendations for improvements.
• Skilled in data error identification and resolution.
• Ability to produce clear written materials.
• Team oriented mind-set.
• Customer focused and goal orientated with keen attention to detail.
• Alignment with KIPP Texas's mission and core values.

Required Education and/or Experience: 

• 5+ years of professional experience with TSDS/PEIMS or a similar role with at least 2 years of recent experience as a Manager or an equivalent role.
• Experience working with software platforms in a school district, non-profit or government agency is a plus. Experience with the Skyward platform preferred.

Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:

• Certifications and/or specific trainings or skills 

Physical Requirements: 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
• Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer/laptop
• Attending conferences or training sessions

Work Environment: 

• Typical office environment with frequent interruptions
• At least three days per week spend in schools
• This role is regional and is currently open in Austin and Houston 

Travel Requirements: 

• Ability to travel for training and conferences ~10%

Compensation & Benefits

Salary is based on years of experience, degree of education, and level of expertise. A competitive benefits package is also offered.

As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance and disability plans.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. 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.