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Form of workJob DescriptionHere’s what you need to know:The Dean of Students drives the school-wide vision for positive, values-driven culture, is the school-based owner of reactive discipline, and works to ensure that all adults in the school-building uphold the culture vision through consistent implementation of culture systems. In this role, the Dean of Students provides professional development for teachers on the school's vision for culture, routines, and procedures, coaches teachers who need support executing classroom culture, meets with families and teachers of Students who struggle to determine appropriate interventions and manages the Student Support Advocate/reactive discipline support staff.Here’s what you’ll be doing: Serve as a key member of the school’s leadership teamCollaborates with assistant principals to coach, teach, and uphold culture in relevant grade levels or departmentsMonitors school culture data and ensures that the leadership team problem solves culture dataIn partnership with the school leader, AP team and Director of Student Experience, develop vision for school culture and conducts professional development on the routines, procedures, and structures that support that visionDevelop school-wide procedures and routinesDevelop positive and negative school-wide consequencesConduct professional development on the school's vision for student culture and the corresponding routines, procedures, and consequencesCoach teachers to ensure that all classrooms uphold the school's vision for cultureConsistently evaluates where classrooms fall against the school's expectation for cultureConducts real-time teacher coaching for classrooms where teachers are not meeting culture expectationsDevelops in-depth support plans for teachers for whom RTTC does not succeed as an interventionIn conjunction with grade level chairs, develop a strong school-wide incentive and consequence systemUse data to drive strategies for interventionEnsure that classroom consequences are clear, progressive, and communicated consistently to familiesEngage familiesOversee proactive school-wide family engagement structures (family events, volunteer opportunities, etc.)Create and teach staff to use consistent family communication systemsFacilitate family meetings with teachers and families of Students who persistently struggleHandle culture-based concerns brought to school leadership by familiesCommunicate with families of our most struggling students on a consistent basis to provide feedback on their performance/progressAttend and support at-risk for retention conferences as neededOversee reactive disciplineCreate and teach clear system for removal and suspensionSupport the creation of individual behavior plans for students needing additional supportDetermine the appropriate consequence for students referred to the officeCommunicate consequences to families when students are referred to the officeSpot trends in removals and suspension and work with classroom and support staff to reduce that student's referrals and increase his/her ability to meet the school-wide culture expectationsComplianceAssume responsibility for and follows-through on harassment, intimidation, and bullying investigations, while demonstrating strong attention to detail and communication following the investigationComplete the referral process for when a student issue arises by responding to teacher support and completing compliance-related tasks for suspensions.
