ENL Data Specialist

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. MSDWT has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last sixty years.

Our mission is to nurture our students into tomorrow's leaders by cultivating learning environments that ignite innovation, amplify diverse and critical thinking, and inspire growth and achievement.

If you are applying for this position using an outside job board (i.e. Indeed), please visit our website directly to apply at www.msdwt.k12.in.us/careers.

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: ENL Data Specialist
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor's degree preferred
Location: Central Office
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 working hours with a 30 minute unpaid lunch. Working hours TBD.
Calendar Length: School year, 215 working days*
FLSA Classification: Hourly, non-exempt
Salary: $23.00/hr ($39,560 annually) . Additional compensation available for post-secondary education and approved industry certifications.
Benefits: Paid leave days, paid holidays, retirement contributions (PERF, 401a, VEBA), life insurance and health, dental and vision insurance offerings.

JOB EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Position Purpose / Description

• The ENL Data Specialist will oversee data entry and document collection for all processes and reports related to multilingual education. Key responsibilities included but are not limited to:
• Manage district Multi-Language Learner Data including:
• Managing the Language Minority (LM) report data in Skyward
• Supporting schools in maintaining accurate and updated data
• Providing training to registrars and relevant staff about collecting and updating relevant data
• Reviewing and resolving errors in Data Exchange
• Support the MLL Coordinator in overseeing MLL compliance data including:
• Individual Learning Plan and Annual Parent Notification completion
• Good Cause Exemption review and data entry
• WIDA data entry
• Oversee Refugee enrollment and data
• Coordinate Refugee enrollment appointments
• Oversee Refugee orientation process
• Manage Refugee reporting data compliance
• Support schools with MLL, Immigrant and Refugee records requests and transfers from state systems
• Fulfilling CEC translation requests
• Support the MLL Coordinator in managing ENL related grants and budgets:
• Maintain updated tracking
• Submit requisitions and orders as approved by the coordinator
• Support ENL teachers with Power School Special Programs Use
• Support the MLL department with data pulls and data analysis throughout the year
• Support the MLL coordinator with maintaining online MLL department presence
• Update the MLL Hub
• Coordinate MLL Social Media Posts
• Support with other communications efforts as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

REQUIRED:

• Expert in using Microsoft Excel to manipulate and analyze data

PREFERRED:

• Previous experience in state reporting
• Previous experience with Skyward
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree preferred.

*Working Calendar

A key responsibility of this role includes mandatory state reporting. Specific working days for this position may differ slightly from the district's published 215 day working calendar in order to ensure reporting deadlines are met.

Physical Demands

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT

PERCENT OF TIME

Seldom = Less than 25%

Occasional = 26 to 50%

Often = 51 to 75%

Very Frequent = 76% and above

Ability to stand for extended periods of time: Seldom
Ability to carry more than 50 pounds: Seldom
Amount to lift more than 50 pounds: Seldom
Amount of force to push/pull up to more than 50pounds: Seldom
Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations: Very Frequent
Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter: Very Frequent
Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels: Very Frequent
Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation: Very Frequent
Ability to operate office equipment: Very Frequent
Ability to reach in all directions: Often
Climbing: Seldom
Overhead work: Seldom

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is an equal opportunity/equal access employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all applicable Federal and Indiana State laws, regulations, and executive orders in its programs and activities. Washington Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status.

• Attachment(s):
• ENL Data Specialist.docx.pdf