Dean of Culture & Instruction

TheDean of Instruction and Cultureworks to develop faculty in implementing Summit Learning in their classroom teaching supports with induction and intervenes maintains and executes student discipline on campus. The Dean will also implement programs and initiatives on campus to build and positively impact a strong anti-bias anti-racist school culture through relationship building and effective restorative practices. The Dean should possess strong relationship skills have the ability to develop efficient progress monitoring systems and display strong organization and management skills.

Candidates must be strong instructional leaders and be able to quickly internalize the expectations of the Summit classroom and coach developing teachers to meet those expectations. Candidates must deeply value collaboration and be willing to both offer and receive honest actionable and timely feedback.

Who We Are

Whatifallstudentsgraduatedhighschoolwiththe knowledge skills and habits they need to lead a fulfilled lifeThis is the question that guides our mission atSummit Public Schools.

Summit is a leading network of public schools that prepare a diverse student population for success in a four-year college and to be thoughtful contributing members of society. We operate 14 schools serving over 4500 students in the Bay Area and Washington state.100% of Summit graduates are college ready and Summit graduates complete college at double the national average.

We need exceptional diverse and mission-aligned teachers to join our team to help prepare our students for a fulfilled life. Join us!

What Youll Do:

A Summit Public Schools Dean of Instruction & Culture will have the following responsibilities:

Coach beginning teachers through Summits Induction program

• Hold weekly coaching sessions and regular observations of coachees.
• Support coachees with clear feedback and actionable next steps.
• Coordinate with Summits strategic partners
• Design build and facilitate professional development experiences for the School faculty.
• Communicate faculty progress with the school leadership.
• Assume various campus support and leadership roles as needed.

Leading anti-bias and anti-racist school culture projects and programs

• Developing high functioning faculty and teams
• Initiating tracking and completing restorative processes.
• Defining clear metrics of success for student culture.
• Collaborating with a team to prioritize needs and develop action plans for students who need proactive behavior support.
• Monitoring these metrics and adapting support implementation and program based on identified needs.
• Creating systematic proactive supports for those implementing projects/programs including formal professional development materials and experiences when appropriate.
• Following through with action plans.

Oversee school restorative practices and discipline

• Responding to classroom referrals in a timely way.
• Holding restorative student intervention sessions.
• Holding restorative family intervention meetings.
• Communicating discipline cases and outcomes with stakeholders.
• Holding students accountable to disciplinary consequences and next steps.
• Collecting and tracking discipline data to identify students of concern.
• Collaborating with the school leaders and network strategic partners in cases of escalated disciplinary infractions.

What you need:

• Commitment toupholdSummitsvaluesbelief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them for college and for life
• BachelorsDegree(a Masters Degree in Education and/or participation in the Leadership Fellows program is preferred but not required)
• TeachingCredentialin California (clear credential) Washington or another US State equivalent
• Teaching experiencewithin a Summit school or extensive teaching experience elsewhere required.
• Clearhealthandbackgroundcheck

Who you are:

About You

• You maintainhighexpectationsfor all students and believe all students can find success in school college and life.
• Youthrivewhilecollaboratingand are excited to work with your colleagues. You find positivity in share successes.
• Youshare our visionto reimagine what schools should be and are excited to make an impact on the public education landscape.
• You areempatheticandculturallycompetent. Youre proactively facilitate courageous conversations to advance anti-bias anti-racist practices and dismantle racism in our organization.
• You aredata drivenand have the ability to collect evaluate and utilize data in meaningful ways.
• You haveexpertise in planning learning experiencesthat model skills-based personalized instruction.
• You arepositive and resilientin the face of big challenges.
• You takeinitiative and ownershipin driving your work to meet personal and team goals.
• You possessstrong people management and relationshipskills with the ability to motivate inspire develop and communicate with a diverse group of teachers leaders staff members and community members.
• You have an ability to applyhonest actionable and timely feedbackthat results in improved performance.
• You have astrategic mindsetwhen it comes to executing professional development initiatives.
• You thrive ininnovativeenvironments and are comfortable with the ambiguity that can come with a dynamic and progressive workplace.
• Yourecommittedtocontinuousimprovement see feedback as a positive and have a growth mindset.

What You Get:

In addition to joining a highly motivated team and engaging in meaningful work youll have access to a comprehensive suite of benefits including a retirement plan unlimited take what you need PTO policy 12 paid holidays and 3 weeks of organization-wide closures during the year. You and your dependents will have access to multiple health dental and vision plans at 25% cost (we cover the other 75%) and employee life and disability insurance at no cost. Our compensation policy strives to be equitable and transparent. Our compensation policy strives to be equitable and transparent. The salary for this position starts at $91433 and goes up to $120320 commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Summit is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity equity and inclusion are directly intertwined with education. We are ALL better when we are able to bring our whole selves to work and honor each others voices across identities cultural backgrounds and life experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals who are members of historically marginalized communities. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

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