Dean of Academics (2025-2026 SY)
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Job Location:
Jackson, MO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Responsibilities and Duties
- Maintain positive ongoing relationships with students families and staff.
- Promote strong staff and student culture.
- Manage school-wide character development and behavior management systems that maximize instructional time and reroutes student behavior back into the instructional time frame
- Support teachers in understanding processes and roles in student support and intervention.
- Manage parts of daily school operations(i.e. arrival dismissal lunch recess etc.)
- Collaborate with the leadership team and stakeholders to promote diversity and consistency in candidate selection.
- Build own and teachers instructional knowledge of standards content and instructional methods.
- Provide high-quality instructional & cultural coaching with consistent teacher observations actionable feedback and accountability for adjustment in practice to develop the understanding of academic standards
- Coach emerging leaders on instructional coaching practice.
- Implement strategies that focus on instructional practices & design culture and progress monitoring as it corresponds to the improvement and enhancement of student success
- Serve as a coach to teachers by providing expert advice on improving and enhancing individual lessons and units based on ongoing analysis. This will include but is not limited to:
- Reviewing lesson plans unit plans and assessments.
- Understanding scope and sequence models.
- Observing classroom instruction and offering comprehensive analysis and feedback.
- Providing instructional strategies as needed.
- Supporting the implementation of curriculum using the backward design model and advising scope and sequence based on essential content knowledge that addresses local state and national standards.
Requirements
To be a part of the Ambition Prep team it is required that all candidates possess an unwavering commitment to Ambition Preps mission students families and community through the implementation of policies and procedures. You must share the belief that every student can learn at an advanced level regardless of race culture or socioeconomic status. It is required that you have the ability to efficiently adapt in an ambiguous fast-paced start-up environment. Candidates must be team oriented and can display a professional level of a growth mindset maturity flexibility promptness commitment and organization. Each candidate must also be receptive to constructive feedback with the ability to remodel positive behavior precisely and effectively keeping the common goal of every student in mind.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required
- Masters degree preferred
- Able to relocate to Jackson MS required (relocation assistance available)
- School leader or administrator certification and/or degree required
- A successful background check in compliance with state law is required.
- Strong computer skills including familiarity with Google Suite.
- Experience managing a team coaching teachers and/or designing a curriculum.
- Minimum 2 years of leadership experience required
- Detailed knowledge of federal state and local requirements for K-12 schools and charter schools preferred
Compensation
Ambition Preparatory Charter School offers competitive salaries and benefits commensurate with experience. Ambition Preparatory Charter School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation national or ethnic origin age disability pregnancy or veteran status.
Disclaimer: This job description describes the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals hired into this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required. Ambition Prep reserves the right to change any or all content of this job description based on business needs.
Key Skills
- Fiscal Management
- Teacher Coaching
- Classroom Management
- Classroom Experience
- Education Administration
- Strategic Planning
- Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Administrative Experience
- Cordova
- Leadership Experience
- Program Development
About Company
Background of the Organization Ambition Preparatory Charter School is deeply committed to ensuring that every student in grades K-8 receives the high-quality education they deserve. Our mission is to provide students with the academic skills and self-discipline needed for college and ... View more
