SY25-26 Impact Prep Middle School Dean of Instruction

Grades: 68

Dean of Instruction

Full Time Start Date: August 18 2025

Base Salary: Up to $90424 and commensurate with experience

Job Responsibilities

The Dean of Instruction will join the Building Leadership Team composed of the Associate Principal Assistant Principals Lead Counselor etc. and is expected to take on a leading role inthe Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) as well as other teams and initiatives as needed. They should intentionally and effectively build strong relationships with students teachers/staff and families. In addition the Dean of Instructions is expected to:

• Collaborate with instructional staff administrators and leadership teams to promote student achievement by identifying current researchbased instructional and assessment strategies modeling lessons to classroom teachers providing constructive feedback and assisting teachers in collecting student achievement data and using the data to modify instruction
• Usestudent achievement data the Dean of Instructions will identify professional development needs and plan present and evaluate onsite staff development activities
• Devote the majority of their time to utilizing the coaching model within the classroom setting
• Provide constructive feedback on the delivery of high quality teaching and learning
• Assist classroom teachers in collecting analyzing and using student achievement data to guide instruction to ensure that all students are college and career ready
• Provide job embedded professional development focused on organization of the classroom to construct a positive learning climate
• Schedule teachers for classroom peer/best practices observations
• Plan schedule and conduct schoolbased professional development aligned with the school goals outlined in the School Strategic Plan and connected to solid rigorous core instruction
• Perform other jobrelated duties as assigned by supervisor and administration

Position Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience teaching in middle school or high schoolpreferred
• Appropriate content/program area and grade level educator license from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Educationrequired(Educators who are not yet licensed by MA DESE in the appropriate content/program area and grade level may be eligible for a licensure waiver and are still encouraged to apply.
• Experience as an active antiracist LGBTQ advocate or organizer for equitypreferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanishpreferred
• Bachelors degreerequired
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with curriculum and program developmentpreferred
• Demonstrated experience in providing professional development for teacherspreferred
• Demonstrated experience supporting students with disabilitiespreferred
• Demonstrated knowledge experience and engagement in providing leadership around improvementpreferred
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with current pedagogy as it relates to the schools evidencebased best practices in support of the school focuspreferred
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team setting with other adultspreferred

If you meet some of the qualifications above we encourage you to apply or reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups including people of color women people from working class backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTQ are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore we strongly encourage applications from educators with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

We encourage you to reach out to us at if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!

Benefits

Selection as an educator in SEZP recognizes an individual for their outstanding vision capacity and commitment to antiracist school communities. Educators joiningSEZP may be eligible for the following recruitment incentives subject to personalized negotiation for individual candidates:

• Up to $90424 base salary
• Substantial signing bonus in addition to base salary
• Relocation award for candidates from regions beyond western Massachusetts

About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership:

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS) the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5000 students in our 16 middle and high schools.

As a zone of schools within the city of Springfield SEZPs approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers union while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result each school within SEZP is accorded significant schoolbased autonomies in curriculum talent calendar schedule and budget while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work SEZP is in pursuit of equity and antiracism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.

NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation sex characteristics sex stereotypes and other sexbased conduct genetic information ancestry age disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race color sex gender identity sex characteristics sex stereotypes and other sexbased conduct religion national origin or sexual orientation disability or homelessness.

NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination including sexbased harassment in any education program or activity that it operates as required by Title IX and its regulations including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights at or both.

The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie OSullivan Senior Administrator of Human Resources 1550 Main Street Springfield MAext. 55428 .

Springfield Public Schools sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX please refer to