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Ascend is Brooklyn’s premier K–12 public charter network, committed to graduating high-achieving students who have access to boundless choice in their futures—not only through college acceptance, but through meaningful preparation for career readiness and thriving adult lives.

Across our schools, we pair rigorous academics with strong systems, supportive adult culture, and a deep belief in students’ brilliance and potential. Our work is grounded in the understanding that preparing students for long-term success requires excellence in instruction, intentional culture-building, and disciplined execution at every level of the organization.

At Ascend, adults are held to high standards because our students deserve nothing less. How we teach, lead, collaborate, and make decisions every day directly shapes the opportunities our students will have tomorrow.

Join us in shaping learning environments where curiosity is nurtured, excellence is the norm, and every student is prepared for a lifetime of boundless choice.

The Student Data Manager is the operational backbone of the school's academic records function. This role owns the master schedule, manages all student data systems, and ensures that every student and family has timely, accurate information about enrollment, transcripts, grades, and scheduling. The Student Data Manager works across nearly every department in the building and is essential to the school running smoothly day to day.

The Student Data Manager owns three core workflows:

Schedule Management and Student Placement

• Builds the master schedule from scratch each year and owns all changes throughout the school year
• Coordinating course requests, managing section adjustments, placing students accurately in the student information system, and communicating changes to teachers, families, and administrators in a timely way
• Holds daily mandatory office hours to support students and families with scheduling questions and resolves conflicts quickly to minimize disruption to instruction

Academic Records and Compliance

• Maintains accurate enrollment records, official transcripts, and all compliance documentation required by the school, network, and city
• Running the school gradebook, exporting weekly report cards for all students, and ensuring records are complete and audit-ready at all times.
• Tracks credit accumulation for every student and flags off-track students to the appropriate Leader as soon as concerns arise — not at the end of the term

Data Reporting and Cross-Functional Support

• Serves as the school’s central data resource
• Producing regular reports on enrollment, attendance, and academic progress for school leadership; supporting the Leadership Team with course placement and section change decisions; and partnering with the Director of Pathways on transcript pulls, graduation audits, and Regents compliance

The Student Data Manager reports directly to the Principal in Residence. This role does not have direct reports.

The Student Data Manager works closely with:

• Deans of Instruction (STEM and HUM) on course placement, section changes, and off-track student flags
• The Director of Pathways on transcripts, graduation audits, and Regents compliance
• The Dean of Operations on scheduling logistics, testing accommodations, and facilities coordination
• Classroom teachers on gradebook management and report card accuracy
• Families and students through daily mandatory office hours

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a school-based administrative or data management role
• Prior experience with a student information system required (ATS, Infinite Campus, or similar strongly preferred)
• Demonstrated experience building or managing a school master schedule preferred
• Proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel; comfort working with large data sets

• Relentlessly organized — manages multiple data streams simultaneously without letting anything fall through the cracks
• Clear, timely communicator who turns data into information that families and staff can actually act on
• Proactive and solution-oriented; surfaces problems before they become crises
• Comfortable working across departments and adapting communication style to different audiences
• High integrity around data accuracy — understands that a wrong transcript or a missed flag can change a student’s trajectory
• Calm under pressure during high-volume periods (schedule builds, report card exports, Regents season)

The salary for this position begins at $70,000. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience and levels of attained education.

Brooklyn, NY

This is a full-time, in-person role requiring daily presence on campus and participation in school-wide programming and faculty collaboration.