Data & Software Manager (2024-2025)

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Internal Application Deadline: Friday, January 12, 2024; 4:00 PM CST

Employment Type: Full-time, in-person, 12-month network-based role for the 2024-2025 school year.

Salary: The salary range for this role is $60,450-$69,550, with placement within the range based on prior comparable professional and leadership experience.

About Valor: Founded in 2014, Valor Collegiate Academies is a top-performing, public charter school network in Nashville, Tennessee, serving students in Grades 5-12 across three schools. Our mission is to create a community where students of all backgrounds have equitable access to an education that prepares them to live inspired and purposeful lives. This mission is made possible through an innovative school model that balances rigorous academics and whole-child education in an intentionally diverse environment. Learn more about Valor: https://valorcollegiate.org/our-model/

Role Overview:

Valor Collegiate Academies is seeking a Data and Software Manager who is excited to share our mission of empowering scholars to live inspired and purposeful lives.

The Data and Software Manager reports to the Director of Data & Strategic Analytics performs a vital role in informing Valor’s outcomes and strategy by gathering, organizing, collecting, reporting, and presenting data. This role manages Valor’s software infrastructure, including rostering, technical troubleshooting, and staff training on all edtech platforms. This person works closely with school and network leaders on data projects. The Data & Software Manager also supports staff professional learning on instructional software and data systems, and is responsible for set-up and management of multiple student information systems and applications.

The work for this role is performed in a hybrid school environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to walk short distances between campuses on-site and own a traffic or school-based duty.

Key Responsibilities:

Software Management & Training (65%)

Serve as the technical expert for all edtech platforms including but not limited to: Illuminate, Kickboard, Aimsweb, Google Admin, GoGuardian, Hapara, IXL, NWEA, Learning Ally, ALEKS.
Maintain accurate rosters and manage those rosters by importing data and creating user accounts in various edtech platforms.
Set up and monitor Clever auto-rostering process.
Respond to data tickets for software requests.
Own all software beginning of year set up, including adjusting settings, creating accounts, importing rosters, and creating Gradebooks.
Provision and deprovision all student and staff edtech accounts.
Lead staff training on software platforms during summer professional learning, and throughout the year as needed.
Troubleshoot any edtech platform challenges, including communicating with external vendors as needed.
Document all software systems for training and sustainability purposes.
School Data Projects (20%)

Support solutions to all school data reporting needs including report cards, transcripts and other reporting needs.
Own middle school scheduling processes, including the creation of documents and training materials for school-based leaders.
Lead communication with school-based teams regarding academic data systems, including report cards, grading systems, and NWEA MAP testing.
Develop timelines and project plans for data projects to support schools.
Software Strategy & Data Leadership (10%)

Develop a sustainable software infrastructure strategy by critically examining our systems and identifying strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Evaluate data systems to identify opportunities for automation and increased efficiency.
Serve as a data leader by holding staff accountable to data systems and norms.
Data Analytics (5%)

Respond to analytics requests from school and network teams as needed.
Lead one-on-one and group training sessions for staff on Google Sheets and data analytics skills.
General Valor Leader Responsibilities:

Network leaders are also expected to:

Enforce, uphold, and exhibit the organization’s values, student and faculty management policies, and culture.
Own an arrival, midday, and/or dismissal duty to support school-based needs.
Sit on Valor’s Built to Last anchor team and support the vision of the team through exemplary work.
Attend weekly in-person faculty Circles on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00PM
Lean in to support across the network or with school-based teams as needed, under the guidance and direction of this role’s manager
Critical Experiences and Qualifications:

Qualifications & Experiences

A Bachelor’s degree is required
A minimum of 1-2 years of formal data management experience in a comparable role, preferably within a fast-paced education start-up operating environment or a similar position
Advanced knowledge of Excel, or other equivalent software
Advanced knowledge of Google Sheets and Google Drive. Experience with formulas such as INDEX MATCH, COUNTIF, AVERGEIFS, QUERY, etc.
Experience managing data, importing/exporting data, and creating dashboards for data analytics
Experience with instructional technology, and the skillset to train others on the use of technology strongly preferred
Other Skills, Characteristics & Driving Beliefs

Grit and perseverance to work within a fast-paced, startup environment
Strong analytical thinker and problem solver
Mastery of and enthusiasm for training teachers on blended learning and using technology
Commitment to use data and technology to personalize learning for both adults and scholars
Commitment and enthusiasm for working with an ethnically & economically diverse student body
Ability to model, live, and reinforce the school’s core values with colleagues, scholars, families, and the larger community
Optimism, resilience, curiosity, a sense of humor, and a burning passion for personal growth and student and teacher success.
Interview Process:

Here is what you can expect in the process for this role

Resume & Cover Letter Review
Phone Interview
Performance Task
Final Interview with Leaders
Reference Checks
Offer extension
Compensation & Benefits:

The salary range for this role is $60,450-$69,550
Robust retirement and benefits plan through Metro Nashville Public School
Comprehensive health (medical, dental, and vision) and retirement benefits
Fully-paid 8 week parental leave policy
15 days of PTO annually, plus access to an org-wide PTO Sharing program
Free access to an on-site strength & conditioning facility, Vanderbilt Health Clinic, retirement counseling, and mental health support and resources
Employee laptop and unlimited supplies
Full-time employees wishing to enroll their child at Valor in grades 5-12 will be placed at the top of the new student waitlist.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

Valor believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization that enables students and staff to thrive. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to thrive in a diverse world.