Manager of Student Information Systems; SIS State Reporting

Organization Overview

Excel Academy is a network of 5 schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island that prepares students in grades 5-12 to succeed in high school and college and engage productively in their communities. The majority of our 1,700 students identify as Latinx or Hispanic and will be the first in their families to graduate from college. Families choose Excel because our students consistently outperform their peers in growth and achievement and are 5x more likely to graduate from college.

At Excel, we believe that every student—regardless of race, zip code, or economic status - deserves access to a free, high quality holistic education. During their middle school journey with us, students grow at a pace faster than most peers in their state. This is possible through a combination of high expectations, rigorous instruction, and individualized support. At our nationally ranked high school, students achieve at the highest level and are poised for success in their chosen college or career path.

Everyday, our team members choose to be positive, drive their own growth, uplift one another, and hold the highest possible beliefs for what students can achieve.

Excel Academy is seeking a highly organized, systems-oriented problem solver to serve as our Manager of Student Information Systems & State Reporting. This role owns the systems, processes, and projects that ensure student data is accurate, accessible, compliant, and useful across Excel Academy's Massachusetts and Rhode Island schools.

The Manager serves as the network's primary owner of our student information systems and related data ecosystem, including Power School, Deans List, Clever, state reporting systems, and associated integrations. The Manager also owns state and federal student data reporting, leads systems-related projects, and partners closely with school Operations teams, academic leaders, Technology, and other network teams to ensure our systems effectively support schools.

$70,000 - $95,000 commensurate with experience. The ideal candidate would start as soon as possible.

• Serve as the primary network owner and administrator of Power School, Deans List, Clever, SWIPE, and related student information systems and integrations, ensuring systems are accurately configured and operate reliably for school and network users.
• Manage system configuration and business rules related to enrollment, attendance, course catalogs, sections, scheduling, grading, staff and student records, and other core school processes.
• Partner with academic and operational stakeholders to ensure Power School and related systems accurately reflect Excel's academic policies, operational practices, and reporting requirements.
• Manage user setup, permissions, workflows, system customizations, and ongoing system maintenance.
• Lead annual system setup, rollover, scheduling, closeout, and other recurring system lifecycle processes.
• Lead the research, requirements gathering, design, testing, and implementation of new SIS features, customizations, integrations, and add-on modules.
• Identify opportunities to improve or automate existing processes and implement solutions that increase accuracy, reliability, and efficiency.

• Own the integrity of data flowing between Power School and connected systems, including but not limited to Deans List, Clever, LittleSIS, and state reporting platforms.
• Manage and monitor recurring imports, exports, rostering processes, automated data exchanges, and other integrations.
• Proactively identify data discrepancies, failed integrations, configuration problems, and other system issues before they significantly affect schools or reporting.
• Troubleshoot complex data and systems problems, identify root causes, and coordinate with vendors, technology staff, and other partners to drive issues through resolution.
• Maintain clear documentation of integrations, system configurations, business rules, dependencies, and recurring processes.

• Own the accurate and timely…