COORDINATOR: STATE REPORTING

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In collaboration with the State Reporting and Accountability Manager and programmer/analyst, the coordinator in this position directs and organizes all aspects of APS data for state and federal reporting including serving as a point of contact for Charter Schools for reporting data to the Student Teacher Accountability Reporting System (STARS) used by the NM Public Education Department (NM PED) for collection of all data regarding state funding and other state accountability reporting elements

Essential Functions

• Follows local, state and federal law and adheres to Public Education Department and Local School Board Policy.
• Serves as coordinator/data analyst for the collection and analysis of all APS STARS related data and develops further documentation for state reporting when needed.
• Stays current with personnel and program changes in the District as they relate to STARS.
• Ensures timely collection of data elements, ensures data quality through continuous training and data analysis, and ensures continuous improvement of business processes and rules to meet ever changing state/federal mandates.
• Reviews data for compliance with state statutes, e.g., licensure, class loads, and compliance with business rules as dictated by the NM PED in its STARS manuals.
• Works with STARS representatives at any APS school and APS Student Information System staff to solve data collection errors and problems and implement new STARS requirements as needed.
• Promotes working relationships with other Public Education schools/districts and other schools in the state.
• Collaborates with NM PED on a regular basis regarding changes and/or additions to state reporting requirements, identifies any clarifying information needed regarding new data elements, and anticipates areas where new data collections will need to be created.
• Maintains Canvas class for communications and data exchange and utilize Microsoft ACCESS database tools developed for data collection and error analysis.
• Works independently to meet customer needs and anticipates upcoming state reporting requirements and requests.
• Adapts existing methods and procedures to create possible alternative solutions to moderately complex problems.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.