Student Data Systems Specialist

Lakeville Area Schools has a Student Data Systems Specialist position available for the 26/27 school year.

This position is a 261 days per year 8 hours a day position.

Salary: $80,000 - $92,000

The Instructional Data Systems Specialist provides district wide ownership of the user-facing student data systems, operational workflows, and data structures that support instruction, assessment, specialized programs, compliance, and continuous improvement. The position configures and maintains systems; translates program requirements into consistent data structures, district-approved decision rules, reports, and processes; and ensures that educators and program leaders have timely, accurate, usable information. The specialist serves as the liaison between instructional program leaders and technical staff, partners closely with the District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) and technical data analytics staff, and serves as the district's backup DAC.

• Administer and configure district student data systems and applications, including Edu Climber, Infinite Campus gradebook and assessment structures, Fast Bridge, CAPTI, Class Link-connected applications, and other assigned instructional data tools.
• Manage annual system cycles, including school-year rollovers, data-entry windows, benchmarks, smart forms, thresholds, tags, permission groups, rosters, archives, and other recurring configurations.
• Maintain role-based access and user permissions in collaboration with program leaders and technology staff, ensuring that staff have appropriate access based on job responsibilities.
• Coordinate with technology staff and vendors to troubleshoot system issues, resolve service requests, and improve the usability and reliability of district data tools.

• Design and maintain standardized workflows for collecting, transferring, validating, storing, archiving, and reporting student data across district systems and programs.
• Conduct routine data validation and quality checks; identify inconsistencies, determine likely sources, and coordinate timely corrections with the appropriate system or program owner.
• Develop and maintain annual operating calendars, standard operating procedures, system configuration records, process maps, training resources, and other documentation necessary for continuity and consistent implementation.
• Support district data-governance practices, including common definitions, data ownership, responsible access, retention, privacy, and compliance with FERPA and applicable state and federal requirements.

• Organize and prepare post-assessment data so teachers, school leaders, and program leaders have timely and actionable information for instructional and program decisions.
• Translate criteria established by program leaders into documented data rules, system configurations, rosters, threshold reports, and recurring workflows that support consistent implementation.
• Develop and maintain data structures and operational processes for programs including MTSS, Title I, English Language Development, Special Education, Gifted and Talented/Honors, Achievement and Integration, ADSIS, Bilingual Seals, the Local Literacy Plan, and other specialized or legislatively required initiatives.
• Support program monitoring, eligibility and placement processes, intervention documentation, compliance reporting, and program evaluation while ensuring that final instructional and eligibility decisions remain with the appropriate program leaders and teams.

• Configure and maintain PK-12 Infinite Campus gradebook…