Position: Data Manager Reports to: Principal Terms of Employment: 10 months, 11 months, 12 month work year Pay Grade:59

Nature of Work:

• Knowledge of computers, networking, and office practices.
• High level of accuracy in data entry and management.
• Administrative skills to interpret county and state policies governing enrollment/withdrawal, attendance, immunizations, and health records.
• Communication skills to communicate with school personnel, students, parents, and outside agencies.
• Computer skills to install new software and hardware and to troubleshoot software and minor hardware problems. Manual skills for cleaning and minor repair of equipment.
• Ability to perform common arithmetical functions.
• Software/word processing skills for data entry, reporting, word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, and PowerSchool program.
• Uses discretion to structure tasks to meet expectations and prioritizes to meet deadlines.
• Keeps information confidential.
• Needs limited supervision and is able to work independently and as a part of a team.
• Uses initiative in carrying out recurring assignments independently without specific instructions.
• Able to make decisions and solve problems with school data and information provided.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma and a minimum of two years of experience with computer processing and data entry required; or
• Associates Degree from a two year college or technical school preferred.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Enters and manages student data in PowerSchool, including enrollments, withdrawals, student/teacher/room schedules, transcripts, test scores, immunizations, demographics, etc.

Monitors the entry of attendance and grades by teachers into PowerSchool.

Monitors student absences for correct excused/unexcused coding.

Prepares student absence lists and daily absence bulletin.

Maintains student sign-in/sign-out logs, based upon directions from principal.

Corresponds with parents concerning student absences and tardiness, including attendance letters per school district procedures.

Directs teachers concerning attendance procedures and policies.

Employs the PowerSchool program to generate reports to satisfy the requirements of Craven County Schools, school administrators, local and state government, law enforcement and health agencies, as well as the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Oversees student entry and withdrawal from the school.

Enrolls new students throughout the year.

Enters basic student and demographic information.

Processes arriving student's cumulative records.

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