Dean of School Culture

Description
Company Overview
The Academy Charter Schools offers a creative art curriculum in an environment where students are highly motivated in acquiring new skills. The academic program focuses on preparing students to use the acquired skills in the real world – college, work and beyond. The Academy employs caring and committed staffs who promotes excellence in the classroom to ensure that students can achieve at high levels.
Position Overview
The Academy Charter School Dean of School Culture understands and promotes the school’s mission, vision, objectives, and policies both within and outside the immediate school community. The Dean will demonstrate the qualities expected of all academy teachers in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, classroom management, professional responsibilities, professional relationships, family involvement, and school community.
Responsibilities
Assists students in establishing high standards of conduct
Properly addresses the improvement of student attendance and discipline
Reports illegal acts to the proper authorities
Coordinates with other deans to ensure coverage at all school events at which coverage is necessary.
Confers with students and parents on security matters
Coordinates with outside organizations and agencies
Assists in developing and administering practices dealing with campus control and security
Patrols buildings and grounds
Student Assessment
Investigates student complaints and grievances.
Interviews students and witnesses in disciplinary investigations
Investigate, adjudicate, and monitor minor infractions of the school code in the form of
progressive discipline such as detentions, classroom referrals, Saturday detention, and in-school
suspension
Suspends students from school in accordance with Board policy and state law
Re-enters students upon completion of out-of-school suspensions, facilitates student/teacher reentry
meetings, and provides Peer Mediation to resolve student conflicts
Maintains disciplinary records required by policy, regulation, law or good practice
Presents the school’s case in due process proceedings for suspension and expulsion
Provide ongoing and timely feedback to students on their progress towards meeting expectations and achieving goals
Completes all reports in a timely manner

Learning Environment
Create, and manage a responsive learning environment that enables students to feel safe, to be creative, and to develop to their full potential
Establish, model, practice and reinforce age-appropriate rules and discipline using school approved procedures; create and consistently use individual behavioral management plans as needed
Ensure smooth operation of all classroom's instructional functions without exceptions
Student and Extracurricular Activities –
Create a sense of community and belonging for the students in their school
Establish connections and relationships among their students and the larger community that support the academic and social development of the student and contribute to achievement of overall school goals
Student Support & School Culture –
Communicates with parents and teachers on student attendance.
Investigates attendance issues
Assigns students appropriate consequences for truancy
Decides if absences are excusable under state law and board policy
Advises students and parents on ways to improve attendance
Oversees student attendance record to ensure all absences are adjudicated
Compares information or data with other records for verification
Communicate effectively and maintain strong relationships with students, families, colleagues and administrators
Establish, involve, and assist students in the development, maintenance, and evaluation of portfolios
Oversee and assist with student arrival / dismissal
Work closely with all members of school community modeling citizenship, collaboration and support of one another
Counsels' individual students and, when necessary, works with administration to make appropriate referrals for testing, guidance or psychological counseling
Other tasks as assigned by the Administration

Pay Transparency: The salary range for this role is $62,500 - $97,500. Base pay offered may vary within the posted range based on several factors, including but not limited to education, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
The Academy is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Requirements
Academic & certification qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree preferred
Work experience & skills
Minimum of 2 years of urban teaching experience required
Experience working with at-risk student population in some capacity preferred
Educational experience after college (fellowships, summer study, or graduate course work to pursue greater depth in a subject area, specific instructional methodology, curriculum development, special education, technology, etc.) preferred
Working knowledge and comfort level with instructional technology
Strong written, grammatical, presentation, and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required to develop rubrics, examine data and metrics that will enhance student knowledge and promote performance of superior work products
Proven ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with a diverse team of teachers and administrators
Knowledge of childhood development and demonstrated experience with executing planned lessons to meet the differential needs of each child