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Mission Statement:
Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.
Primary Purpose:
To lead and oversee and facilitate required state and federal reporting functions, including attendance, PEIMS, CRDC, and related accountability reporting, while ensuring compliance, operational accuracy, and alignment with state and federal requirements. Provide training and support for PEIMS and student attendance reporting, special populations, and other programs as required by state or federal law. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Submit complete and accurate PEIMS/TSDS data in the Texas Education Agency (TEA) prescribed format to the Education Service Center (ESC) and TEA in a timely manner.
• Work with PowerSchool support and Uplift Power School administrators to resolve state reporting problems, communicate district needs, and troubleshoot reports.
• Manage the team responsible for PEIMS support with related system platform applications, projects, daily workflow activities, data quality and records.
• Develop leadership skills within the staff of the State Reporting team.
• Responsible for designing an effective strategic organization focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency.
• Responsible for building relationships with other industry leaders to ensure Uplift is leveraging best practices.
• Establish timelines and distribute a calendar of events of PEIMS-related deadlines for PEIMS submissions, capturing, processing, verifying, and reporting data to TEA.
• Attend all regional PEIMS workshops and disseminate information to Uplift Education staff.
• Plan and coordinate with the CMO SR Team to implement and maintain the training of appropriate campus resources:
  • Dissemination of PEIMS-related information received from TEA and the Regional Education Service Center to other staff.
  • Provide training and support to the state reporting team, campuses, and business personnel office staff responsible for processing PEIMS data.
  • Communicate effectively with Campus-based staff who impact attendance and PEIMS coding.
  • Disseminate the current Attendance Accounting Handbook and serve as support for district questions concerning the district attendance eligibility and accounting procedures.
• Plan/coordinate with the CMO SR Team to implement and maintain the collection and verification of PEIMS data elements:
  • Lead campus internal reviews, meetings, and training sessions as required
  • Coordinate and collaborate with the CMO SR Team on the collection, integration, and formatting of all data required for PEIMS submission according to the data standards.
  • Work cooperatively with campus, business, and personnel office staff to collect, organize, and format data required for submitting district PEIMS.
  • Verify data submitted to TEA with the CMO SR Team and submit corrections in a timely manner
  • Run reports and verification checks on data to ensure accuracy of information
  • Distribute reports to appropriate staff for analysis, verification, and corrections.
  • Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required.
  • Submit complete and accurate PEIMS data in the TEA-prescribed format to education service centers for processing.
• This position leads a team that ensures compliance with local, state, and federal funding and accountability requirements related to scholar records.
• Oversee processes related to the maintenance and integrity of updating student records (e.g., enrollment, attendance, grades) in accordance with local procedures, state and federal requirements for funding and accountability.
• Oversee withdrawal documentation, track and maintain documents for scholars withdrawing from Uplift, and ensure appropriate documentation with TEA standards.
• Oversee processes for requests for student information, including verification of enrollment and transcripts for colleges and universities' management.
  • Coordinate all records received, records sent, transcripts, and report cards with the school's academic team.
• Support the district with audit documentation and feedback requested by external auditors and the TEA.
• Guide and assist the development of strategic evaluation and audit tools for feedback to school leaders and campus staff.
• Guide and assist training procedure manuals for school staff involved in state reporting, and to leverage best practices in the network.
• Collaborate with district and department leadership to improve systems associated with the PEIMS/TSDS data collection and reporting process.
• Collaborate with outside partners to improve scholar outcomes or funding sources.
• Ensure the State Reporting Team exemplifies Uplift's core values of RISE when serving our customers, CMO, and campus staff, and our scholars.
• Maintain professional expertise through  participation in relevant  professional learning opportunities
• Research district policy, precedent, and current practices prior to taking action.
• Responsible for budget management of the state reporting department
• Responsible for the state reporting department's strategic planning to ensure the sustainability of state reporting.
• Responsible for supporting special requests
• Leads the development of innovative  tools to ensure effectiveness and efficiency

Education, Experience, and/or Certification(s)

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university or appropriate TASBO Certification
• Experience Requirements: Minimum of five years of experience with state reporting in public charter schools or traditional public schools preferred
• Special Sills/Certifications: TASBO RTSBO or RTSBA Certification preferred
   
  

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Communication Skills:
  • Ability to conduct training and informational sessions for diverse groups within the organization, including school leadership and campus staff responsible for state reporting.
  • Ability to write technical documents for training staff as well as routine reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Physical Demands:  

Work is conducted in an office environment and requires the ability to operate office equipment and technology devices.  At times, you will be expected to lift and/or carry technology equipment not to exceed 50 pounds.
Work Environment: 

Travel to multiple sites within the Uplift Education network is required.  The work environment is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Regular travel throughout the Uplift Education network may be required to support campuses, trainings, meetings, audits, and operational initiatives. Occasional prolonged or irregular hours may be necessary to support reporting deadlines and compliance requirements.
Starting Salary:  $90,000
Application Procedure:
Apply online
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.