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			San Jose Unified School District Senior Research Analyst
Primary Function:
Under limited supervision, serves as a lead to research specialists and advisor to educational services staff in programming, and in interpretation and reporting of data on instructional practices and results.
Directly Responsible to Director, Educational Accountability
Major Responsibilities:
	1.	Designs software programs and queries that will provide information about school practices, customer characteristics, and results.
	2.	Plans, organizes, and maintains electronic files on student achievement, school practices, characteristics of students, staff, and parents.
	3.	Archives electronic files needed for longitudinal research on school practices, characteristics of students, staff, and parents.
	4.	Archives electronic files needed to monitor progressin desegregation of educational programs over time and to validate compliance with state and federal regulations, and orders of the federal court.
	5.	Maintains close working relationships with Fiscal Services, Human Resources, and school sites with regard to schooling practices and results.
	6.	Interprets policies and regulations with regard to collection, storage, and reporting o f data on educational services.
	7.	Maintains center for on-demand research and analysis on educational services.
	8.	Designs new analytical procedures and computer-generated reports.
	9.	Provides assistance to administrators, clerical staff, resource teachers, and school sites regarding analysis of educational services and student achievement.
	10.	Has access to and maintains confidential data regarding students, parents, and staff.
	11.	Provides technical support to staff on development of procedures for data capture and maintenance of research files.
	12.	Performs additional duties assigned by the Director, Educational Accountability.


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Qualifications
Knowledge and Skills:
	1.	Ability to create an atmosphere of respect, trust, and high morale.
	2.	Knowledge of federal, state and local policies and regulations pertaining to assessment and maintenance of data on student achievement.
	3.	Knowledge of educational programs, California Education Codes and requirements and standard practices and policies for maintaining and reporting on individual students and staff.
	4.	Knowledge of information systems services.
	5.	Ability to use standard query language and Boolean constructs for aggregation and desegregation of data.
	6.	Ability to use SPSS computer syntax and to manipulate data within a variety of software packages.
	7.	Knowledge of standards and procedures for working with confidential records.
	8.	Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
	9.	Ability to oversee and coordinate various activities of a school district research department.
	10.	Ability to prepare accurate statistical calculations and clear and concise reports.
	11.	Knowledge of standard software packages for capturing, analyzing, and reporting data.
	12.	Ability to exercise good judgment and tact.
	13.	Ability to work effectively with all segments of the educational community and general public.
	14.	Ability to assemble and analyze data, and to make appropriate recommendations for action.
	15.	Ability to design and implement procedures.
	16.	Knowledge of school district operations and procedures.
	17.	Work under the pressure of time constraints and cope with difficult situations in a sensitive and positive manner.
	18.	Ability to think logically and to solve complex problems.


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		Education, Training and Experience
			Five years of increasingly responsible experience in reporting of data including 2 years in a K-12 school district.
		Range:34 06/13/00