Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA) is seeking an extraordinary Systems and Technology Associate to work in our school. BDEA is an innovative public high school whose mission is to engage young adults to build a vision for their future through supportive relationships and meaningful competency-based learning experiences. BDEA students are 16 to 23 years old and have previously attended traditional schools where they may have felt lost, unsafe, or disengaged. Upon entering BDEA, students are eager to succeed and flourish because they are listened to and respected for who they are and for the gifts they possess. Our students work with experienced faculty in an environment that blends strong academics and social emotional support so students can earn a Boston Public Schools diploma in a model that inspires critical and creative thinking, independent learning, and active citizenship.  As a competency-based school, BDEA does not have grade levels and serves students with different academic needs up to age 23, including those who are being promoted from middle school without being academically prepared for high school; those who have dropped out of high school and have decided to return to earn a diploma, and those who are unable to attend regular school hours due to health issues, full time work and/or full time parenting obligations. The school employs 60 full and part-time staff to work with 410 students and is governed by an active Board of Trustees. All employees of the school are expected to uphold the mission of the school to build a consistent, unified, anti-racist, inclusive community that stimulates greater student agency, engagement, and academic achievement.  .

The Systems and Technology Associate will manage multiple tasks related to the school’s accountability requirements relative to assessments, and data collection, analysis, and reporting. This person will support data entry within BDEA’s unique data infrastructure CONNECTs, built on the Salesforce platform.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Student Assessments

1. Coordinate and manage all external student assessments (diagnostics, NWEA-MAPS pre-and post-tests, MCAS, and WIDA, and other state assessments):
• Create a testing environment that follows testing practices and protocols and ensures a positive peaceful and safe learning environment for students
• Coordinate and disseminate test schedules
• Ensure proper staffing and training of test proctors/monitors
• Serve as a proctor for testing (MCAS, re-test MCAS, WIDA, NWEA-MAPS)
• Distribute results to staff, students and families
• Support all logistical testing needs

1. Ensure effective collection and dissemination of all school wide-data (e.g., student performance, attendance, graduation, and dropout) and provide analysis and reports of all assessment data to content teams, the Academic Response Committee, Admin, Instructional Leaders, the Student Support Team, and Post-Graduate Planning.

Data Management

1. Work collaboratively with BDEA’s Senior Systems Developer to learn all operating skills of CONNECTS and databases.
• Support the BDEA Admissions Manager by creating rosters and test sessions for orientation groups in the NWEA-MAPS database. Report results in a timely manner to Instructional Leaders for scheduling purposes.
• Support student intake process by pulling MCAS, transcripts, and other data from external sources to support student intake process
• Input data into CONNECTS data system with attention to detail and precision (student intake data, MCAS scores, transcript credit, etc.)
2. Understand the priorities of the various school programs and departments and incorporate their needs into a CONNECTS data collection and analysis process.
3. Develop, coordinate, and administer surveys (students, families, and staff) to solicit input regarding school climate, attendance, programming, scheduling, safety, health and wellness, etc. in order to identify and address barriers to improved student outcomes, and highlight promising practices.
• Identify key trends in data to inform existing programs or help uncover systemic challenges to student achievement that deserve attention and policy or program intervention.
4. Perform new user setup, user maintenance, reporting, data security, and training across various systems

Technology Coordination

1. Serves as the liaison between BPSTechnology and Boston Day and Evening Academy:
• Uses One2One Manager to manage and track inventory.
• Coordinates the distribution, collection, organization, and storage of devices, with the support of BDEA Operations.
• Prepares devices in need of repair and coordinates the pickup, collection, and distribution of these devices.
• Evaluates and troubleshoots Chromebooks prior to sending in for repair.
• Attends all required training sessions and meetings.
• Facilitates a technology team composed of staff, students, and families to advise on and support the implementation of technology at their school.
• In partnership with school leadership and the school community, maintains and updates the school’s 1:1 Technology Implementation Guide as a centralized hub for information about the school’s 1:1 processes.

Terms:   BPS Managerial Class, Tier B.  As a Horace Mann Charter School, employees are paid a competitive salary in accordance with the BPS managerial scale.  The position is 223 work days between July 1st and June 30th each year.  The employee will be required to adhere to the work conditions, including calendar, schedule and flexibility established by the School. The work schedule will be set by the staff member and the HoS according to school needs. Other benefits include Medical and Dental benefits, eligibility for City of Boston retirement.  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Mastery of Excel is required
• Work or college experience working in data analysis, collection, and/or reporting; strong ability to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data
• Experience in program and/or project evaluation; familiarity with CRMs
• Programming in Salesforce, SPSS, or other statistical packages is an advantage
• Familiarity with state-required and other assessments
• Acute attention to detail with timely project completion
• Excellent written/oral communication and organizational skills; Bilingual Spanish or Creole is a strong plus
• Strong and tested ability to participate effectively in teams; have a collaborative work style 
• Passion for coordinating multiple “moving parts” (logistics, schedule, people, etc.)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment
• Be able to interact with young people and their families in a respectful and caring manner
• Adhere to BDEA’s Non-Discrimination Policy (see below)
• A sense of humor!

Boston Day and Evening Academy, in accordance with its non-discrimination and zero tolerance policy, does not discriminate in its programs, activities, facilities, employment and educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, religious beliefs, national origin, ancestry, retaliation, sexual orientation, genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of intimidation, threat, coercion and/or harassment that insults the dignity of others and interferes with their freedom to learn or work.

Application Procedure

Apply through Boston Public Schools’ Human Capital website: http://bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4637. Attn: Accountability and Communication Manager

The following staff member agrees to the changes in the above job description, previously Data and Accountability Associate.