Dean of School Culture

School Culture

Lead and plan advisory, community, and town hall meetings, and implement 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 whole-school operations.

Ensure consistent implementation of school-wide culture systems.

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,

Reinforce the effective use of school-wide 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 at-risk and in-crisis scholars.

Serve as the coordinator and leadership point person for student removals/in-school or out-of-school suspensions.

Communicate with families of scholars in crisis regularly, and collaborate/problem-solve the best ways to address student behaviors and support student needs.

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 follow up with targeted feedback and support for teachers that help them to become even more effective teachers; be available to work with teachers to problem-solve areas of classroom discipline, behavior, and culture/community difficulty.

Collaborate with the Leadership Team to plan summer training and professional development full-days and half-days 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.

Data and Compliance

Track Threat Management Documentation

Oversee implementation of the Student Code of Conduct.

Process referrals in DeansList and FOCUS.

Track office referrals, ISS, OSS, SESIR incidents, and subgroup behavior trends.

Monitor bi-weekly culture data and identify intervention priorities.

Compensation

• Starting annual salary: $62,000
• Individual-level health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision
• Individual short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 403(b) retirement program with a company match

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree
• An uncompromising belief that all students can learn
• KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville believes that our staff will represent our core values—high expectations, a growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability.
• 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: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/jacksonville

If you're a current KIPP Jax team member, you should:

• Inform your current manager of your interest in the role
• Complete the online application

QUESTIONS If you have questions about this position, please email Emma at ekosanda@kippjax.org.

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.