Description

Job Description

Dean of Students

About St. HOPE

Established in 1989 St. HOPE began as an afterschool program founded by former Mayor Kevin Johnson who grew up in Oak Park and returned to his native Sacramento after retiring from the NBA. In 2003 Sacramento High School was facing state intervention as student performance was dropping year after year. That year St. HOPE proposed reopening the school as a charter along with the opening of PS7 a Kindergarten through 8th grade school that would feed into Sacramento Charter High School.

St. HOPE has operated St. HOPE Public Schools since 2003 with the mission of graduating selfmotivated industrious and critical thinking leaders who are committed to serving others passionate about lifelong learning and prepared to earn a degree from a fouryear college.

We are proud to say last school year 96 percent of Sac Highs seniors were accepted to a fouryear college and that both PS7 and Sacramento Charter High School boasted some of the most outstanding standardized testscores in the City! One of our many highlights include our 3rd graders performing higher than any school in Sac City Unified School District with 89 of our 3rd grade scholars meeting or exceeding on their Math CAASPP. This is compared to the district average of 39. At St. HOPE Public schools we believe in the power of the classroom teacher and know that having three years in a row of excellent teaching can overcome the average achievement deficit between lowincome scholars and others. We consistently ground ourselves in this belief and prioritize collaboration so that we are building upon scholar success year after year. In addition we offer every teacher a robust coaching and support plan in order to develop our teachers into the best possible educators. At PS7 Middle School our results highlight the power of three years of good teaching. Our 6th graders enter our system with only 9 of our scholars on or above grade level in math compared to the district average of 25. Then after spending three years at PS7 Middle that same group of scholars promotes from 8th grade with 48 of scholars on or above grade level in math compared to the district average of 32. This same trend is evident in English Language Arts with our 6th graders entering our system with 25 on or above grade level and promoting from 8th grade with 57 on or above grade level compared to the district average of 43. In addition to prioritizing academic achievement we prioritize school culture hosting several engaging scholar and family events throughout the school year. In order to provide a wellrounded experience for our scholars our elementary scholars attend three different elective courses music art and PE! This is far above what traditional elementary schools offer and provide our scholars with diverse learning experiences and our teachers with additional prep time!

In conjunction with education St. HOPE also stands for economic growth in the Oak Park neighborhood to ensure that its schools are not just islands of excellence. In 30 years St. HOPE has created an estimated economic impact of $89 million in Oak Park and more than $401.7 million in the greater Sacramento area.

One of St. HOPEs most prized development projects in Oak Park is the 40 Acres Art and Cultural Center on Broadway unveiled in 2003. The project involved refurbishing the old Guild Theater and Woodruff Hotel buildings at 35th Street and Broadway a complex that had long been vacant. 40 Acres currently includes the Guild Theater Underground Books Old Soul Co. twelve loft apartments and its newest addition Fixins Soul Kitchen.

Although St. HOPE has come a long way in the last 30 years there is still so much more to accomplish. St. HOPE looks forward to continuing its vision of being one of the finest urban TK12 public school systems in America and seeks outstanding individuals who are committed to this journey and willing to do whateverittakes to provide our scholars with the best education possible! Our future depends on it.

Ready to Join the Team

The ideal candidate will bring passion and grit to the mission and vision of St. HOPE and a desire to positively impact the Oak Park community and a willingness to learn grow and work hard along the way. At St. HOPE Public Schools we live by five key pillars:

High Expectations You not only set the bar high for every scholar but also for yourself. You possess a clear vision for what excellence looks like for student work student behavior and your craft.

Choice & Commitment You understand how your work impacts life outside of your office or classroom. You wake up every morning and commit yourself to doing whats best for our scholars.

More Time You are one of those people that goes above and beyond in all areas of life. Some people may even say you do too much but you know that more time equals better results.

Focus on Results Everything you do is done with purpose because you are dedicated to growth. You believe in data and work tirelessly to reach your goals. You are a problem solver and find feedback empowering.

Power to Lead You are a natural influencer. You cant help but train and nurture scholars and peers. People are attracted to you because of the way you equip them to succeed.

Position Summary

St. HOPE Public Schools is seeking a fulltime Dean of Students to help build and maintain a strong positive achievementoriented campus culture where scholars grow in a warm and supportive environment. The Dean of Students helps to create behavior systems for the campus and models how to establish strong mutually respectful relationships with students and families.

The Dean of Students reports to the Head Dean.

Responsibilities:

• Has a clear vision of high expectations for scholar behavior.
• Understands and embodies a vision of high expectations and leads at daily operations to ensure scholars are held accountable across the entire campus.
• Consistently enforces all schoolwide expectations so that we are reaching our vision of being the number one school in the nation with a culture of warmth and high expectations.
• Assists with the yearly review revision and preparation of the student handbook.
• Ensures consistent implementation and enforcement of the student handbook focusing specifically on the school policies and procedures for attendance conduct discipline and dress code.
• Is present at key moments throughout the day including breakfast lunch recess and dismissal to ensure a safe campus.
• Serves as a leader on campus addressing any scenarios that do not meet St. HOPE wide expectations.
• Attends and executes safety plans at after school activities campus wide including games dances and more.
• Ensures uniform expectations are clearly communicated to all staff members scholars and families and that 100 of scholars are held accountable for being in complete uniform each day.
• Ensures appropriate supervision of all scholars at schoolwide procedures as well as school assemblies activities and athletic events.
• Trains teachers and staff members to be effective at setting and holding scholars to expectations inside and outside the classroom setting.
• Supports struggling teachers who have a classroom culture that does not meet expectations through coaching and supporting the teacher and supporting the teacher to improve their classroom culture.
• Ensures the school has an effective behavior management system that reinforces positive behavior.
• Coordinates resolution of student discipline problems in a fair and just manner.
• Provides documentation and recommendations to Lead Dean and site leads regarding suspension of students. Prepares and files all paperwork in an organized fashion. Completes communication with families as well as the grade level team.
• Conferrs with site leads staff students and parents concerning student behavior problems and discipline issues.
• Provides daily updates to site leads with regards to disciplinary issues.
• Leads disciplinary sanctions including detention (before school lunch after school and Saturday detention) suspension and expulsion.
• Runs the Deans Office in an organized orderly fashion with the ultimate goal to reduce the number of daily sendouts and to dramatically reduce the number of suspensions.
• Assists staff in developing implementing and monitoring prescribed interventions and individualized positive behavior plans for scholars who are struggling to meet expectations.
• Creates appropriate student behavior/discipline history that includes accurate and detailed records of all student discipline and office referrals.
• Leads inhouse suspension.
• Communicates with families in a clear positive manner. Goes above and beyond with parent communication so families understand exactly what is occurring and that as a school our desire is to support every one of our scholars which also often means holding scholars accountable.
• Supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive security plan including fire and crisis plans.
• Assists site leads in addressing chronic attendance problems (truancy) as well as overseeing the School Attendance Review Team (SART) and the School Attendance Review Board (SARB).
• Leads efforts to invest scholars and families in loving St. HOPE and understanding how St. HOPE is supporting them for their future to go to and through college.
• Participates in applicable 504 and SST meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

We are seeking team players committed to the St. HOPE mission high expectations and to their own professional growth.

Required:

• Successful experience in education specifically the development and implementation of student behavior and discipline systems
• Demonstrated skills and belief in facilitative participative management and shared decision making
• Exceptional ability to manage people and complex projects
• Belief and alignment with St. HOPEs core beliefs and educational philosophy
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and strong interpersonal skills
• Understanding and experience working with the nuances of urban school environments and school culture
• Strong strategic thinking and problem solving capabilities
• Ability to organize workload independently and set priorities; to adapt quickly to changing priorities; and perform multiple interrelated tasks under deadline pressures

Highly Desired (but not required):

• Bachelors degree
• Bilingual speaking reading and writing abilities (Spanish)
• Teaching Experience
• Leadership and/or counseling experience

Salary

$56000 starting salary; commensurate with experience and all years of experience are counted; This is a full time exempt position.

To Apply

All candidates for this position must submit the following two pieces of information. Please note you must submit both documents or your application will not be considered.

1. Resume

1. Thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of this position and stating how you heard about this opportunity

Submit the application materials via the Careers page on our website at www.sthopepublicschools

As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration to race religion creed color national origin

age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.