Systems Information Specialist (Student)

Primary Purpose:
Assists with generating reports, labels and files from the student system and provides assistance
and support to all campuses and central office staff for the entry, reporting, and maintenance of
all student information.

Education / Certification:
1. High School Diploma / GED is required.
2. Associates degree in information technology or equivalent is preferred.
Special Knowledge / Skills:
1. Ability to concentrate and communicate effectively (verbally and written).
2. Excellent oral and written communications skills.
3. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
4. Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, and Word), experience with Skyward preferred.
5. Ability to read and interpret technical materials.
6. Detail oriented.

Experience / Other Requirements:
1. Three years of experience in a school district student data entry or support position.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:
1. Represents Systems Information in a professional and helpful manner.
2. Provides computer processing support or assistance for all campuses, central office
departments, parents and the general public.
3. Assists with producing reports, labels and files for student grades, attendance, discipline,
special population and other student services as necessary.
4. Assists with researching and resolving programming problems/issues and helps determine
appropriate solutions.
5. Communicates with campuses and staff to answer questions and explain processes or
procedures.
6. Assists the Director of Student Information Services by verifying data and managing data
input throughout the year from the campuses and staff to minimize the errors during the
PEIMS reporting cycles. Researches, verifies and gathers documentation from campuses to
resolve differences at the Texas Education Agency (TEA) level relating to student
demographic information.
7. Assists with developing training materials for the student data systems.
8. Attends workshops, conferences and seminars approved by supervisor to remain current in
job responsibilities and student processes and procedures
9. Assists with the scheduling of all student reports and processing.
10. Responsible for properly maintaining district records, adhering to all policies set forth by the
district for records maintenance and learning the records retention schedule for department
records.
11. Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.

Equipment Used:
Personal computer and all other standard office equipment.

Working Conditions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
1. Maintains emotional control under stress.
2. Prolonged use of the computer.
3. Ability to lift up to 45 pounds.