Student Information Integrity Specialist - Information Systems

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Fulltime (40 hours per week)

Base Hourly:

$24.72

Class/Calendar:

B2512 months

Benefits:

Vacation sick leave holidaysretirement matched through the Arizona State Retirement System health and life insurance

Performance Pay:

Available annually

New Hire Experience:

1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement up to atenyear maximum

New Hire Education:

1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or higher degree if not required for the position

Job Summary:

To provide an indepth understanding of the student information applications; to facilitate districtwide processing initiatives; to ensure the integrity of information reported to State government (SAIS) and other outside agencies; and to communicate regularly with school secretaries office specialists attendance clerks registrars and administrators regarding attendance and registration processes.

Candidates must complete an online application

Key Responsibilities:

This section outlines the primary duties and key responsibilities required for this role detailing the essential tasks and functions necessary to perform the job successfully with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Evaluate student applications to ensure conformance to requirements and specifications
• Communicate regularly with school secretaries office specialists attendance clerks registrars and administrators regarding attendance registration and discipline incident reporting requirements and processes and provide support and documentation as needed
• Conduct regular data integrity reviews to ensure compliance with state reporting standards
• Monitor review and facilitate in correction of state reporting exceptions and reconciliation of district and state reporting results
• Validate concurrent enrollments and research SAIS ID issues
• Enter district calendars for schools at ADE
• Coordinate with EVIT on reporting issues related to concurrently enrolled and satellite students
• Provide support and information on admission of non district students/tuition waivers
• Participate in and provide support to student information audit process
• Work closely with district support staff and software vendors to improve product quality and ease of use
• Verify the correctness of reports and queries and modify as required
• Assist with support and training for student information applications
• Provide documentation to be included in instructional guides online documentation procedural instructions support guides and meeting informational packets
• Facilitate districtwide processing initiatives related to student information systems
• Assist with system administration functions related to student information systems as needed
• Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit
• Regular and ontime attendance required
• Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools.

Required Qualifications:

To be eligible for this position an applicant must meet the following required qualifications. Verification of these required qualifications is necessary.

Education:

• High school education or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

It is preferred that the applicant possess the following preferred qualifications; however the following qualifications are not required to be eligible for this position.

Education:

• Familiarity with Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) relating to public education State reporting requirements (SAIS and Az SAFE) and District recordkeeping guidelines preferred

Experience:

• Experience with Synergy SASI or another student information system preferred

Skills & Competencies:

This section outlines the critical skills and competencies required to excel in this role enabling effective performance adaptability and consistent achievement of job responsibilities.

• Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate.
• Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name served by strength and need and graduates ready for college career and community.
• Moderate proficiency in typing with good accuracy; above average test battery; high math aptitude
• Computer proficiency to include basic software applications (Word Excel etc)
• Knowledge and understanding of student attendance and registration requirements.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills and ability to handle heavy telephone support traffic
• Ability to learn quickly grasp new concepts and work with limited supervision
• Strong problemsolving skills with a disciplined and structured approach to problem resolution
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions while engaged with multiple diverse assignments in a flexible environment where requirements and procedures continuously evolve
• Ability to work in a team environment sharing workloads and responsibilities
• Understanding of district recordkeeping standards and state reporting guidelines helpful

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

This section outlines the work environment and physical conditions associated with this role. It includes information on whether the job involves working in an office classroom or other settings and if there are physical activities like standing walking or lifting.

• Based at school districts administrative offices or IT departments
• Most of the job involves working on computers using student information systems spreadsheets and databases
• Regular interaction with school registrars data clerks IT staff and administrators to verify and manage student records
• Schedule aligned with school hours and district calendar may require occasional extended hours during enrollment periods or audits
• Primarily a desk job involving prolonged periods of sitting and typing
• May require lifting or moving items like files binders or small office equipment (typically under 20lbs

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

Mesa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and antidiscrimination. The District strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry ethnicity sex (including gender pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) age physical or mental disability citizenship past current or prospective service in the uniformed services genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

Applicants and employees may contact Human Resources to request reasonable accommodations needed to perform the essential functions of this position.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority