Institutional Research Director jobs in Silver Spring, MD

McLean School, a K-12 co-educational independent school in Potomac, Maryland, seeks applicants for the full-time, 12-month position of Director of Technology and Institutional Research to begin July 1.

McLean School has for 70 years been helping K-12 students realize their full potential by providing a comprehensive college preparatory program for bright, college bound students, including those with dyslexia, anxiety, ADHD and executive functioning challenges. Through our Abilities Model®, we embrace both traditional learners and ones with mild to moderate learning challenges. We recognize and teach to individual strengths, responding to areas of challenge, but never defining students by them.

McLean School seeks a talented, experienced, and committed Director of Technology and Institutional Research. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience and an understanding of and how to enhance their learning with the use of technology.

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The Director of Technology and Institutional Research is responsible for leading all aspects of Technology and Research aligned with the School’s mission, vision, strategic plan and core values. This position directs and manages the School’s technology department including the System Administrator, Technology Support Specialist, Database Manager and Registrar, and K-12 Academic Technologist. 

This position reports to the Assistant Head of School for Operations and Finance.

This position oversees the technology infrastructure and operations, institutional research and K-12 technology innovation. The Director will work collaboratively with the Administrative Team, division leadership, faculty, staff, parents, students, outside consultants and vendors.

The person in this role provides thought leadership, project management and oversight. This is done within the context of the School's annual operating budget and academic priorities.

Essential Job Requirements 

In the capacity of Director of Technology

• Leads the Technology Team to ensure that the School’s technology meets the needs of McLean students, parents, faculty, and staff.

• Works collaboratively with the Head of School and Program Planning Group to develop a vision for 21st Century Learning and Technology Integration at the school. 
• Works with the Division Heads and the Assistant Heads of School to identify resources for implementation of technology vision e.g. financial, classroom time, human resources, etc.
• Identify needed technology resources within the School’s overall budgetary constraints (staffing, budget, hardware, software) and work to prioritize these resources in order to meet technology priorities identified with school leadership and stakeholders.
• Oversee the IT budget, E-Rate participation program, outside vendors, ordering, all technology tools, technology related PD and implementation of new technologies.

In the capacity of Director of Institutional Research

• Oversee all institutional research including identifying best practice methodologies, data ETL, reporting and analysis.
• Define a criteria, in partnership with the Administrative Team, for institutional effectiveness and identify opportunities to use data to enhance student and parent experience, and academic performance.
• Design, implement, and monitor data analytics to determine benchmarks for institutional effectiveness and student success.
• Analyze data sets to address strategic questions related to academic performance, enrollment and student retention.  
• Identify new opportunities to use data to create evergreen reporting systems for measurement and assessment of all school data including: student, enrollment, teaching and learning, and alumni outcomes.
• Enhance data infrastructure in order to build a robust warehouse of information and reporting to inform data driven decision making.
• Provide thought leadership and knowledge related to AI and other new and untested technologies thinking about the impacts on education, in general, and McLean School, more specifically.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience overseeing a technology team and infrastructure, preferably in an educational setting.
• Experience in the area of research design, preferably in an educational setting.
• 5 years leading technology teams and overseeing scalable research projects.
• Knowledge of G Suite, Apple products, and Student Information and Learning Management systems. Knowledge of Blackbaud databases and reporting is strongly recommended.
• Strong organizational skills with a close attention to detail and the ability to move among multiple tasks and projects with ease, maintaining multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a friendly, professional, and timely manner with students, faculty, staff, and parents.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all community stakeholders.
• Strong skill set in project management; strategic thinking, and problem solving.
• Skilled in the area of change management to promote technology implementation and adoption.
• A Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field required. A Masters degree is preferred.

McLean School is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, genetic status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please contact Executive Support Manager, Robin Speller.