California Department Of Education Upland , CA 91785
Posted 2 months ago
Job Summary
Job Summary
The Information Systems Specialist will assume ownership of and responsibility for the maintenance of the school systems.
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements / Qualifications
Comments and Other Information
Responsibilities: • Maintaining PowerSchool and Canvas systems • Fix PowerSchool errors, update student and family information, and pull information for teachers, support staff, and admin as needed • Manage student enrollment Status in PowerSchool • Troubleshooting systems issues with teachers • Creating systems videos explaining features for teachers, support staff, and admin • Collaborate with Principal on balancing rosters and creating course plans for cohorts • Collaborate with CALPADS coordinator and Student Success Coach to identify discrep-ancies with new students for special programs • Create Master Agreements for signatures • Learning Periods: send end of LP information to teachers; including reminders for PE logs, proper work sample labeling, and any necessary video tutorials • Calculate days of attendance for all enrolled students • Create student report cards • Fix discrepancies between report cards, transcripts, and any historical grade issues for MS and HS students • Run homeroom data and add to spreadsheet tabs for each teacher • Gather work samples lists from teachers • Gather teacher Attendance Records for annual independent audit • Support teachers on syncing gradebook information between Canvas and PowerTeach-er and troubleshooting problems • Add all new student information to tutoring and testing spreadsheets and rosters • Collaborate with IT to support Chromebook and tech to new students • Troubleshoot with IT with issues that arise • Collaborate with CALPADS coordinator as needed • Collaboration meetings weekly and as needed • Collaborate with Principal to audit teacher files and folders to ensure all files are in compliance with CA standards • All admin pull files for annual independent audit • May design, write or modify computer programs as needed • Reviews and evaluates procedures, schedules and system controls. • Evaluates data and reports and maintains quality control. • Interfaces with software and hardware vendor personnel to resolve technical issues. • Creates data reports, and perform file transfers and data conversions. • Reports progress status and problem to supervisor. • Other duties as assigned Qualifications: • California residency required • High quality written and verbal communication skills • High digital proficiency in Microsoft applications, Google Workspace, and OS platforms • Ability to work well under pressure • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently • Understanding of and ability to manage confidential information • Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks • Experience working in a multi-cultural setting preferred • Ability to work with a diverse and distributed student body and peer group • High level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment based on fre-quent observations, debriefs, action planning, and progress monitoring • Knowledge of principles, techniques, methods, and procedures pertaining to the vari-ous aspects of networked computer systems • Understanding of appropriate computer hardware and software systems • Experience with computer analysis and operation techniques; programming languages, methods and techniques of training • Knowledge of database development techniques and software used to implement them.
California Department Of Education