Education Data, Analysis, and Collections Specialist Education Program Specialist I

Introduction

The Maryland State Department of Education is dedicated to supporting a world-class educational system that prepares all students for college and career success in the 21st century. With excellent stewardship from our divisions, we oversee State and federal programs that support the needs of students, teachers, principals, and other educators throughout Maryland.

GRADE

Not specified

LOCATION OF POSITION

Baltimore City

POSITION DUTIES

• Design, create, and manage SAS datasets.
• Ensure quality, validity, and usability of data.
• Create, maintain, and support reporting functions.
• Analyze data for federal or state reporting requirements.
• Create, modify, and update SAS code or other programming languages to incorporate changes in data collection processes.
• Provide education data and analyses in response to ad-hoc inquiries.
• Provide expertise and technical support to MSDE Staff and local education agencies.
• Acquire education data from local education agencies (LEA's) and MSDE applications and databases.
• Ensure quality, validity, and usability of data.
• Provide technical support to LEA staff and MSDE staff to ensure data acquisition and reporting align with the department's goals.
• Create documentation to support the collection of education data including guidance and best practices.
• Develop data queries, datasets, and reports that are responsive to legislative and public information act requests.
• Summarize and report findings of education data.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: A Master's degree or the equivalent of 36 credit hours of post-baccalaureate course work from an accredited college or university.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• SELECTION PROCESS: Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

BENEFITS

• Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents. As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled. The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits.

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

• Please see the further instructions provided in the original posting.