Job Title
Specialist, Child Accounting

District Name
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA

Job Description The School District of Philadelphia seeks a Specialist of Student Enrollment to assess current trends in student enrollment and create future projections. The Specialist will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to verify current student enrollment and perform statistical analysis to understand future enrollment.

Essential Functions

• Continuously review and assess student enrollment status across different sectors, e.g., District students, charter students, students placed in alternative settings, etc.
• Project future student enrollment through statistical analysis
• Support the enrollment timeline and process across the District
• Engage in school expansion, contraction, grade configuration, boundary changes, and other discussions related to school changes with the Offices of Grade & Space and Capital Programs
• Collaborate with the Office of Student Placement on school selection timelines
• Collaborate with the Office of Early Childhood Education on Kindergarten enrollment timeline and selection
• Partner with District schools to review and verify enrollment
• Collaborate with the Departments of Human Services and of Public Health and other relevant agencies to gain information on housing developments, birth rates, and other shifts / developments to inform student enrollment projections
• Verify and reconcile current student enrollment across the District and in charters, cyber charters, and other outside entities to support payment function in the Office of Special Finance
• Work with the Office of Truancy to determine student placement trends
• Perform related duties as required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge

• Data Analysis
• Statistical modeling and analysis
• Population projections (preferred)

Skills & Abilities

• Conduct trend analysis and/or population planning
• Perform statistical analysis
• Prioritize tasks, assess progress, follow through on the execution of plans on multiple, concurrent projects, and meet deadlines with urgency
• Outstanding organizational ability and detail orientation
• Exceptional communication skills
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience with statistical software, including SAS, Stata, and/or SPSS;
• Demonstrated experience with flow charts, Excel spreadsheets, and CSV files
• Demonstrated experience with Arc GIS mapping (preferred)

Minimum Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a strong understanding in statistics and/or demography; AND
• Two or more years of full-time, paid, professional experience, preferably in data analysis

                                                                                  OR

• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a strong understanding in urban/school planning and/or demography

                                                                                  OR

• Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent

Selection Process
Selected candidates will participate in an interview process.  Please note that not all qualified candidates may be selected for an interview. The selected candidate must have no anecdotal record on file and have not been subject to any disciplinary action within the past eighteen (18) months, and have an excellent record of attendance and punctuality during the last three (3) years (defined as no more than eighteen (18) occasions of lateness or absence for personal illness in the last three years (3) years with the exception of one extended long-term absence).

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

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