Data Analyst, Implementation Office

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2026-05-12

Location:Administration or As Assigned

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students.

 CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

 Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

 CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.

 In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of  our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director, Elementary Curriculum and Instruction
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 6
Compensation: $ 61,510.00 - $ 86,114.00

**Internal applicants are required to upload a resume to their application**

The Department of Research, Evaluation, and Accountability (REA), carries out the District's data analytics, accountability, and research work. This Data Analyst will report to the Executive Director of Research, Evaluation, and Accountability.

The Data Analyst (Analyst) will provide key support for projects required to ensure the successful development and implementation of the District’s key performance indicators. In this support role, the Analyst will contribute to the development of CMSD by helping to manage data collection with school-based and central office staff, assisting with data analysis and producing and distributing reports.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

­The Analyst will work on specific projects assigned by the Executive Director of Research, Evaluation, and Accountability, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Analyze and summarize school and student data to help inform policy and practice
• Assemble data and reports in response to internal and external requests
• Support advanced analytic work (predictive modeling, machine learning, sample matching, etc.) as needed
• Prepare presentations that help explain complex analyses for a wide audience
• Provide administrative and communications support necessary to put the REA strategy and plans into action
• Work with internal stakeholders to help develop standard processes for accessing and examining internal data systems

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS with experience in data analysis, statistical reporting, or similar data-rich work preferred; 1-2 years of experience preferred
• Experience using quantitative skills to examine and transform large datasets using statistical (R, Stata) and/or database programs (Microsoft SQL Server)
• Experience working with large datasets from multiple source systems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at all levels
• Experience with data visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau) a plus
• Interest in using and developing quantitative data analysis skills
• Tenacity, resourcefulness, and the ability to interact effectively with people to acquire information and cooperation
• Excellent organizational skills, the ability to balance multiple priorities, and relentless attention to detail
• Personal sense of accountability for the success of Cleveland students
• Sense of urgency balanced by sensitivity for good process and meaningful results
• Comfort with the challenges of shaping new work

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. 

• Expected moving, walking and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings

NOTE:  The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility. 

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EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future.  CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.