Elementary Dean of Students

Job description

Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Dean of Students assumes primary responsibility for the culture of the school, facilitating the development of student character and ensuring a positive and structured environment that creates the conditions for accelerated learning. This position requires an organized and consistent educator with a concrete vision of excellence, adult leadership experience, the ability to build outstanding relationships with stakeholders, and a talent for inspiring children to high expectations. This position is an opportunity to play a significant role in founding an institution focused on academic achievement, character, and college-readiness.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS WILL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

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School Culture

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Work closely with Principal to establish a positive, structured, and achievement-oriented school culture

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Facilitate teacher training and support around discipline, relationships, expectations, consistency, and management

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Coordinate and implement a school-wide discipline system with meaningful incentives and consequences

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Serve as the point person for discipline/culture issues as well as specific behavioral intervention plans

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Assist teachers, students, and parents in the creation and implementation of support plans for individual students

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Monitor behavioral pull-out, in-school suspensions, out of-school suspensions, and suspension parent re-entry meetings

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Maintain accurate student discipline records; document all conferences, suspensions, and phone calls for behavior

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Plan, lead and oversee an effective Tier I, Tier II and Tier III behavioral culture

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Stakeholder Engagement and Management

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Lead recognition assemblies, parent workshops, community events, and other culture-building activities

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Support teachers in building relationships with students and parents; implement parental involvement plan

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Communicate clearly and promptly with teachers, families, and students when discipline issues occur

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Ensure that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement

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Conduct regular school culture walkthroughs, classroom observations and audits to help staff maintain a high bar of excellence

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Lead weekly behavior analysis meetings with each grade level

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Provide ongoing coaching and development to teachers

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Plan and lead ongoing student culture professional development throughout the year

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Conduct and monitor the successful implementation of 504 Plans, Functional Behavioral Assessments, and Behavior Intervention Plans

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Facilitate Support Team Meetings to ensure intervention plans are created for students who need additional behavioral support

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Track and report student behavior to MNPS through Infinite Campus, Illuminate for KIPP and other regional level reports

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Growth Mindset

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Model school core values and character strengths at all times

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Willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to change and improvement

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Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year

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Other

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Supervise school entry, breakfast, lunch, transitions, and dismissal to ensure they are orderly and positive

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Lead efforts to ensure all students have excellent attendance and arrive at school on time

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Lead efforts to ensure all students have excellent homework completion and that homework is checked efficiently

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Ensure effective field lessons, school events, and extracurricular activities