Dean of School Culture
Dean of School Culture
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Job Description
OVERVIEW
The Dean of School Culture is responsible for fostering a positive school culture that creates and supports a safe welcoming joyful and academically affirming school culture guided by structured discipline. The Dean of School Culture reports directly to the Principal and sits on the administration team. The Dean of School Culture is the main school contact for parents and guardians regarding behavior and school cultural expectations.
In addition they will support teachers to effectively develop a strong classroom culture and model for student behavior management. They will work with scholars and families to improve student behavior to ensure academic success in the classroom. Finally they will develop and encourage a positive staff culture.
A successful Dean of School Culture is passionate about supporting our scholars adapts to changes and cultivates productive relationships with all stakeholders within our community including faculty scholars and families.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
DSC role and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
1 School Culture
Lead and Plan Advisory/Community/Town hall meetings and implementation of values integration and character development within the classroom community.
Be highly present and visible during school hours relentlessly ensuring the school has a strong culture.
Proactively circulate throughout classrooms and hallways during the day to gain valuable context on student behavior and help support positive school culture.
Create structures and expectations for increasing student independence in the classroom and throughout the school.
Lead breakfast lunch dismissal and other transitional experiences and wholeschool operations.
2 Student Discipline
Model positive interactions with scholars families and staff as well as a variety of ways to handle misbehavior and disruptions.
Recognize and celebrate exemplary student achievement and behavior communicating with families of scholars regularly.
Assist with contacting families regarding attendance
Serve as the point of contact for discipline/culture issues; in this role the Dean is the primary contact person for all acute discipline and culture concerns.
Reinforce the effective use of schoolwide behavior plans and individualized scholar behavior plans as guided by the Code of Conduct (in conjunction with the Social Worker/Guidance Counselor).
Serve as a resource for teachers to determine the best ways to develop student management techniques especially as it relates to concerns of discipline relationships with scholars and school culture.
Collaborate with the school social workers to support atrisk and incrisis scholars
Provide scholars in crisis with a space and strategies to cope and/or improve inclass behaviors
Serve as the coordinator and leadership point person for student removals/inschool or outofschool suspensions
Communicate with families of scholars in crisis regularly and collaborate/problemsolve the best ways to address student behaviors and support student needs
3 Teacher Coaching and Professional Development
Plan implement and provide ongoing professional development and feedback to all staff focusing on building positive student relationships student culture and classroom community.
Conduct classroom observations and followup with targeted feedback and support for teachers that help them to become even more effective teachers; be available to work with teachers to problemsolve areas of classroom discipline behavior and culture/community difficulty
Collaborate with the Leadership Team to plan summer training and professional development fulldays and halfdays during the school year
Communicate teacher performance to the principal highlighting teachers in need of principal coaching due to insufficient performance.
Organize summer training and professional development days
Recognize and celebrate staff professional growth and success.
COMPENSATION
The starting annual salary for this position is between $50000 and $60000. This does not include any stipends for which a person in this role would be eligible.
Free individuallevel health benefits including medical dental and vision
Free individual shortterm and longterm disability insurance
403(b) retirement program with a company match
To support professional practice and growth all teachers and coaches receive individualized coaching and professional development
*Please note these offerings are subject to change yeartoyear. Terms would be outlined in an offer letter if issued.
Qualifications :
REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelors Degree
An uncompromising belief that all students can learn
KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville believes that our staff will represent our core valueshigh expectations a growth mindset commitment to team trust joy and sustainability. We search for established educators who embody them.
Passing a background check as required by law
HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with implementing restorative practices in a school setting
Experience working in an urban public school or charter school setting (i.e. a paraprofessional a substitute a tutor or a similar role)
Experience working with students at the high school level
Experience following the District Code of Conduct and the referral processing procedures
Additional Information :
APPLY
Please complete an application and upload a resume via our job board. No applicants will be considered that submit resumes through other job postings. Link here: youre a current KIPP Jax team member you should:
1 Inform your current manager of your interest in the role and
2 Complete the online application
QUESTIONS
If you have questions about this position please email Emma at Please understand that resumes and/or cover letters are not accepted via email and you will be redirected to apply via the website.
KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender handicap age religion sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
