Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 330,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

The Chief Education Office (CEdO) establishes the Instructional Core Vision for the District and ensures that students flourish, teachers thrive, and principals lead a focused and effective continuous improvement agenda. This focus includes recommitting to CPS Vision for Academic Progress, including High-Quality Rigorous Instruction, Talented and Empowered Educators, and Supportive Learning Communities. The Chief Education Office shares accountability with schools for achieving excellence and supports school leaders in their unwavering commitment to preparing all CPS students for future success.

Under the direction of the Chief Education Office, the Data Coordinator will support the establishment of the Instructional Core Vision for the District and ensure that students flourish, teachers thrive, principals feel supported, and the city’s educational landscape improves. This position will help advance the change management process inherent in the organizational shift from outcome data to practice data, and support operations and special projects of the Chief Education Office and its six Academic Offices. The Data Coordinator will report to the Senior Advisor to the Chief Education Officer.

The Data Coordinator will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• District-level data coordination
• Compile data and assist in the facilitation of CEdO Quarterly Data Reviews by defining business rules for the 70+ academic offices' Shared Metrics, compiling visualizations, and presenting the district-wide student data to central office stakeholders.
• Triangulate trends occurring at the student level with ongoing workstreams, initiatives, and strategies at the district level to effectively triage resourcing and opportunity gaps.
• Leverage and build upon experience with various tools used to collect, manipulate, and store district-level data (ie: Google Suite, CPS District Dashboard, Tableau, CSV syncing, etc.)
• Network-level data consolidation
• Transcribe and categorize responses from our 600+ principals through coding, identifying trends, and compiling after-action reports from activities at Network meetings.
• Establish a strong, frequent, reciprocal feedback loop between Principals and CEdO, maintaining a high level of thoughtfulness, transparency, timeliness, and follow-up in the data capture process.
• Project support
• Provide support in managing systems and processes related to the CEdO and CEO offices, as well as the 6 Academic Offices that CEdO oversees, including but not limited to Principal Webinars with CEO and CEdO, Summer Programs After-Action Review, Newcomer Migrant Enrollment, Postsecondary Program Inquiry Project, Intern, and Fellow Hiring and Management.
• Creation and maintenance of resources
• Build and modify decks, templates, charts, organizers, spreadsheets, forms, posters, and other deliverables for CEdO team members upon request, including but not limited to District-wide Professional Learning Calendar, CEdO Departmental Bi-Weekly Reporting, Academic Office Staff Extended Directory, and the CEdO Team Internal Drive.
• Other duties as assigned

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Data Coordinator must possess the following qualifications:

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Experience Required:

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in K-12 Education project or program work and data coordination, and/or one (1) year of participation in an approved CPS Fellowship program, is required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to build collaborative relationships with a variety of constituent groups, including external partners, to ensure the entire system operates in the most effective manner possible to support academic offices and school leaders
• Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps
• Experience with Project Management practices
• Knowledgeable about organization and process structures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to apply process standards
• Self-motivated individual capable of taking initiative to ensure the timely and accurate completion of assigned work
• Ability to effectively communicate with teams, project groups and functional management to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions
• Ability to work independently towards established goals, as well as collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of the organization

Conditions of Employment

As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

• Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency - Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district. The Chicago residency requirement does not apply to temporary/part-time positions, however, all CPS employees must be residents of Illinois.
• Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 - Unless approved for a medical or religious exemption, all employees are required to be up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters, and to submit proof of vaccination to the district within 30 days of hire. “Up-to-date” on vaccination is defined as being at least two weeks past all primary vaccine doses and any applicable boosters.