Information Systems Manager

Information Systems Manager

The Information Systems Manager is responsible for planning, analyzing, recommending, implementing, and supporting the District’s information systems and their associated integrations. The primary responsibilities of this position center on the administration, maintenance, and support of the PowerSchool Student Information System, including its data integrity, reporting, and integration with other District systems.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience working with a ticketing system independently and with minimum supervision.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to work alternative work schedules as needed (flex hours).
• Strong communication and interaction skills with both staff, students, and families of varying grade levels.

Education, Training, and Experience:

• Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree preferred, in computer science, information technology, business, or equivalent.
• 3 to 5 years experience or other similar related positions.
• Experience and/or certification working with technology systems such as PowerSchool, FinalSite (Blackboard), SNAP, Clever, Follett Destiny, Mosyle, eTrition, Raptor, Pickup Patrol, SQL, Oracle, ODBC, Excel, Google Sheets, etc., required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain, support, and troubleshoot of the District’s database systems.
• Coordinate and conduct all database activities, including program updates/patches, maintenance, cataloging, report design & generation, locking & access rights, etc., to comply with the District's policies and to maintain the integrity and security of the databases.
• Maintain development, test, production, report and testing environments for all applicable systems, including synchronizing data between environments to ensure integrity.
• Provide technical assistance to all users in the District, and coordinate training on new systems technology, as determined by the Director.
• This role will oversee and assist staff with various elements/procedures regarding state reporting.
• Manage enrollment forms for any necessary changes for all schools, provide and train on enrollment processes and procedures. Test functionality for staff and parents.
• Coordinate various database backups, restores, rollbacks, and recovery processes as needed.
• Develop and evaluate options in infrastructure planning to support new applications and technologies. Coordinate deployment of network & database projects with the Director.
• Manage the administration of network accounts, including assigning usernames & passwords, security groups and access to various network systems.
• Assist the Director with maintaining district compliance and documentation for staff and student data privacy (aka DPAs); RSA 189:66.
• Provide the Director with regular updates and feedback regarding network and database systems in a proactive manner.
• Maintain proficiency with the systems used within the District.
• Attend conferences, educational meetings, and review professional literature to keep current on industry and technology trends and practices, and maintain personal and professional technology skills & knowledge base.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director or School District Administration.

Status: Exempt. Schedule: 1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. On-Site, In Person

Salary & Benefits: $60,000 - $75,000 Per Year Depending On Experience and Qualifications - 85% District Contribution To Health Insurance - Participation in New Hampshire State Retirement System - Dental, 403b, FSA, Life, LTD, PTO, Etc.