Senior Manager of Educational Technology

DSST Public Schools (DSST) seeks a Senior Manager of Educational Technology to join one of the leading charter school organizations in Colorado. DSST Public Schools’ mission is to transform urban public education by eliminating educational inequity and preparing all students for success in college and the 21 st century.

The Senior Manager of Educational Technology is the key driver in leveraging technology as a tool to improve student outcomes. This role oversees every element of the education technology landscape, from driving consistent high-level use of Infinite Campus, to managing both the LMS and assessment system, to ensuring an excellent technology experience at the classroom level, to impacting the roadmap of internal software tools. This position requires someone with experience with managing systems, collaborating with other departments, driving change and working with a wide variety of education techno logy products from a district-based perspective.

Essential Functions :

5 0% - Oversee and drive DSST’s ecosystem of education technology tools

• Serve as the first contact for Tier II support of educational technology systems and assist staff to quickly resolve problems they encounter in their use of core tools

• Serve as the Product Manager and primary support for Canvas, the network Learning Management System

• Serve as the Product Manager and primary support for Pear Assessment, the network assessment s ystem

• Collaborate with managers from Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, as well as the Academic Program team to ensure that current tools meet the academic needs of DSST schools

• Proje ct manager for all Pear Assessment assessments; includes but is not limited to Network Assessments, Benchmarks, U nit Assessments, and curriculum aligned mastery checks.

• Create, run, and improve systems for annual and ongoing selection , procurement and purchasing process of digital learning tools for each DSST school

• Collect feedback from school - based staff about their technology needs and ensure that their voices are heard in key network technology decisions

• Manage vendor relationships to improve the implementation of their tools and impact the roadmap of those tools based on the needs of our schools

• Coordinate with Senior Manager of Help Desk staff to facilitate communications between groups, through meetings and documentation to ensure both teams are aware and prepared for emerging tech needs

3 0% - Manage the student information pipeline, ensuring that critical data within DSST’s student information system (including scheduling, grades, and transcripts) is entered and collected in an efficient and effective way.

• Document, train, and iterate upon procedures for ensuring accurate input, distribution, and storage of student data in the School Information System( SIS), Infinite Campus

• Create and manage a manual of scheduling procedures

• Preside over the Lead Schedulers at all schools, tracking their identification by SDs, training them, ensuring they are familiar and up-to-date with best practices and leading regular meetings and trainings.

• Coordinate with Operations team and Academic Program team to communicate with school staff to ensure that student data-including schedules, grades, and transcripts-meet our high bar of excellence for data integrity and efficient systematization

• Explore and analyze data to identify trends and flags that schools can leverage to be more proactive in their approach to utilizing student data

1 0% - Create network systems that ensure teachers are trained and empowered to leverage existing education technology

• Work with the Academic Program team to design and schedule training on ed tech tools that is meaningfully connected to academic goals and practices.

• Develop, maintain , and improve the delivery of digital training and professional development materials for teachers

• Create instructional and training resources to help teachers more effectively and innovatively leverage instructional technology in their classrooms

• Collaborate with teachers to help address instructional needs through innovative uses of new and existing education technology tools

• Support a team of School Technology Leads from each DSST school to ensure teachers have the tools and support they need

10% - Help shape and drive the vision for educational technology in DSST

• Partner with the Director of Academic & Business Systems to build a vision for ed tech in DSST and drive toward that vision.

• Use analytic and project management skills to add value to technology processes not directly related to classroom instruction

• Test and provide feedback on new software tools

5% - Support DSST Network events and priorities as needed

• Other duties as assigned

Do you have experience in Vendor relationship building?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * At least 4 years’ experience with common Education Technology applications ( e.g. Infinite Campus, Google Classroom, IXL, NewsELA , etc.)

• At least 4 years’ experience implementing classroom-based structures to improve student outcomes through creative use of technology

• At least 4 years’ experience supporting ed tech tools at the administrative level.

• At least 4 years working knowledge of common data tools ( e.g. Excel)

• Bachelor’s Degree required from accredited university, * At least 5+ years of professional experience with 2+ years of experience in education (classroom experience preferred), 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Pulled from the full job description

• Paid parental leave
• Parental leave
• Adoption assistance, * Comprehensive Compensation & Benefits: Competitive pay and a Total Rewards package that includes fertility and adoption support, educator-focused mental-health care, and everyday perks like Safeway grocery discounts.
• Growth & Opportunity: Weekly 1:1 coaching, data-driven feedback, and clear career pathways such as Apprentice Teacher and Emerging Leader.
• Rewards & Recognition: Core Value and TOAST Awards, milestone celebrations, and the signature Flower Person Award honoring staff who help our community flourish.
• Whole Human Wellness: Access to the Therapist of Color Collaborative, Wellness Wednesdays, comprehensive health coverage, and six weeks of paid parental leave.
• Thriving in Colorado: Time to recharge with 11+ weeks off each year, relocation support for out of state applicants, and local discounts that help you enjoy life in our beautiful sunshine filled state.

Learn more about our Quantum 5 Culture and Compensation & Benefits .

At DSST Public Schools , we are proud to achieve transformational results for our 7,500+ students - 97% of whom attend a Green (top-rated) school. Just as important is how we achieve them: values-centered, human-focused, and together.