Director of Technology, Student Data and Innovation

Director of Technology, Student Data and Innovation

• Position Type:
  Administration/ Director (Non-Instructional)
• Date Posted: 10/13/2026
• Location:
  
  Battle Creek Public Schools Administration

Every Student. Every Dream. Every Day.

At Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS), we see, challenge, and support every scholar to reach their infinite potential. BCPS offers a range of innovative learning opportunities, including IB, arts, STEM, Career Academies, early childhood, and adult education, all grounded in academic excellence, equity, and community.

Join a district that invests in its people. BCPS offers a $51,500 starting teacher salary, comprehensive benefits, tuition reimbursement, paid professional development, mentoring and instructional support, plus housing incentives (for teachers and administrators) of up to $20,000 for home purchase assistance or $4,500 in rental assistance. Whether you're a teacher, support professional, or leader, BCPS offers meaningful work in a community that values you.

The Director of Technology is primarily concerned with the development, implementation, operation, monitoring, and evaluation of the technology program for the school system. This individual provides leadership in identifying hardware and software purchases, ensuring that they are consistent with the school system instructional technology plan and state technology guidelines. The employee coordinates, and may deliver, staff development on technology competencies needed for teaching the district Computer/Technology Skills Curriculum to students and for acquiring the required technology competencies.

The employee works collaboratively with the other members of the school system central office staff and school building staff to use technology and include technology applications as an integral part of the total instructional program.

• Provides leadership for short and long-range planning for all technology initiatives: vision, goals, program objectives/strategies/activities, infrastructure, staffing, training, evaluation, budgeting, and collaboration with others. Assist the administrators with implementing the system and the building-level technology plans.
• Plans, develops, and implements staff development activities to meet established instructional technology integration needs, computer skills curriculum, and ensure our teachers are technically competent.
• Works with other Directors to integrate technology in the ongoing instructional program for all curriculum areas by identifying strategies and materials, and by implementing activities for integration.
• Is knowledgeable of the hardware configurations and proprietary systems used in the districts other departments. Use the state and local technology plans to establish standards for the purchase of equipment, software, related media, and supplies for instructional technology integration and management activities according to the local purchasing guidelines.
• Supervises the system-wide inventory of technology assets.
• Oversees and provides technology support system.
• Plans and coordinates the implementation of special activities to promote technology.
• Serves as a clearinghouse of information on trends, research, applications, and effective practices related to the use of technology in the school program and school system.
• Serves as a system contact for all technology-related communication.
• Responsible for campus-wide information technology planning and leadership. Has operational responsibility for the campus information technology infrastructure including the inter- and intra-building wiring plant, the voice and video networks, two-way radio systems, the data backbone network and the campus telephone and internet connections.
• Continually asses and evaluate the districts local and wide area networks and implement best practice solutions to reduce costs and provide for sustainability of the districts technology infrastructure.
• Serves on boards and committees outside of the school district to enhance public relations and encourage partnerships with local and state businesses/organizations.

• Master's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, educational technology or related field.

• General knowledge of resources that support Computer/Technology Curriculum, and instructional integration of technology.
• System Engineer level knowledge of infrastructure requirements and components of local and wide area networks, internet,…