Manager of Data Support

ABOUT US

The Primary School is creating a new school model that brings together all of the adults in a child’s life, including parents, educators, and medical and mental health providers, starting from a very early age. We recognize the entrenched racism that exists within our public systems and the unjust impact this has had on families of color. Our aim is that children and families most impacted by systemic poverty and racism receive the multidisciplinary support they deserve to be well, learn, and thrive.

Long-term, we hope to create a game-changing school model that can be replicated across the country. As we continue to learn and grow, we plan to share what we’ve learned and pursue policy and systems change on a local, state, and national level. We are supported by a growing coalition of philanthropic partners, building on the generous support of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Our approach has three defining characteristics:

• We start early. We start working with children as young as 18 months and provide full-time school starting at age three to reach them at a critical stage in development.
• We partner with parents. We believe that when parents thrive, children thrive, so we support the wellness and growth of parents alongside the growth of their children.
• We integrate services. Our unique model unites health care and education, building a multi-disciplinary team and holistic system of care around a child’s full needs.

In 2016, we opened our flagship school in East Palo Alto, California, with our first class of four year olds. We have grown to serve over 300 children and their families through a birth to three program, parent wellness program, full-day preschool, and elementary school, which will grow through eighth grade. In 2021, we opened our second site in the East Bay.

ABOUT OUR EAST PALO ALTO SITE

We are continuing to grow our East Palo Alto site and are excited to launch 5th grade for our 2022-2023 school year. In our school program, we currently serve over 300 students across two preschool grades (3 and 4 year olds) and kindergarten through fifth grade. Integrated into our program are the other core components of our model including our parent program - partnering closely with parents throughout their child’s development and providing wellness programming for caregivers; our birth to 3 program - coordinating early developmental screenings and intervention services; and our medical home partnerships - working with existing health care providers in the community to coordinate care for children.

ABOUT OUR EAST BAY SITE

We opened our second site with a founding class of four-year-old children and families who started preschool in August 2021. Drawing on key learnings from our first site, core components of the model include our parent program - partnering closely with parents throughout their child’s development and providing wellness programming for caregivers; our birth to 3 program - coordinating early developmental screenings and intervention services; and our medical home partnerships - working with existing health care providers in the community, including Kaiser Permanente in the East Bay, to coordinate care for children.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Manager of Data Supportreports to the Vice President of Learning & Innovation in the Central Office and will be part of the Learning and Data Team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with staff at two sites (East Palo Alto and East Bay) to ensure timely, accurate and complete data collection across multiple program areas (school, parent program, birth-3 and health). Includes a range of data types, such as: student assessment data, parent surveys, implementation data, and intake/registration.
• Oversee and conduct data analysis and reporting related to Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Oversee and create data summaries to help program leaders and staff gain a deeper understanding of the data
• Support program leaders and staff in using data to inform their work
• Support with implementation and change management for new data systems
• Manage Data Associate and Data Fellow roles, including allocating these resources and other resources as available across key priorities and projects
• Point person for data requests from staff across the organization (both site staff and central office staff)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong project management skills, including the ability to effectively develop and plan against timelines and prioritize for many different work streams simultaneously
• Ability to both see the big picture and have close attention to detail
• Ability to synthesize data and help practitioners draw connections to their work and use data to inform practice
• Humility and openness regarding data collection and interpretation. Balance rigor and real life challenges related to data collection.
• Ability to approach data with both an accountability and learning lens
• Experience working in schools and with education data. Big plus if you have experience working with other types of child and family data (e.g., programming for parents, health, birth-3 services)

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

COMPENSATION

Annual salary range begins at $73,000. Compensation is commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health benefits, 401k retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care FSA, and generous paid time off, including a competitive paid parental leave benefit.