DEAN OF STUDENT CULTURE

About the Role

Responsible for assisting the principal to provide the cultural and administrative leadership necessary for addressing student safety and well-being, social-emotional learning, school discipline, and overall school effectiveness to create a strong culture for learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2 years of teaching experience in PK-12 setting
• Master’s Degree (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Understands and supports the mission, vision and values of Harmony Public Schools.
• Obtains Danielson certification within 3 months of the first day in the assignment.
• Serves as the member of the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) at the assigned school in implementing instructional practices that include:
  • Leading and facilitating a learning culture among teachers and staff
  • Leading and facilitating campus wide data meetings
  • Observing and overseeing team data meetings
  • Conducting annual formal teacher observations and walkthroughs
  • Using observation-feedback cycles to provide ongoing coaching to teachers
  • Planning and co-facilitating campus professional learning (PL) meetings
  • Planning with PLC leaders
  • Modeling implementation of key Arc of the Year instructional techniques
  • Creating and implementing campus improvement plan (CIP)
  • Supporting teachers in microcredential progress
  • Providing periodic feedback to district and network leadership teams about instructional programs
  • Creating and collecting implementation artifacts for bright spots
• Develops guidelines for proper student conduct and implementing disciplinary procedures and policies that ensure a safe and orderly environment at the assigned school.
• Establishes clear expectations, systems and routines for behaviors, including social and emotional supports.
• Leads strategies to proactively provide and coordinate student support services.
• Supervises teacher classroom management.
• Trains staff on student code of conduct and implementation of discipline.
• Develops and implements teacher orientations.
• Maintains records of disciplinary actions taken to ensure that the student code of conduct is administered properly.
• Communicates with parents and key stakeholders regarding student discipline and safety.
• Maintains a safe and orderly school environment.
• Monitors the school ground actively for safety checks.
• Monitors student attendance and truancy, recruitment, enrollment, and retention activities.
• Assists in recruiting, selecting, and retaining highly effective teachers and staff.
• Oversees the work of assigned support staff and conducts their performance appraisals.
• Establishes and implements a plan for social-emotional learning across the school aligned with HPS priorities.
• Leads Character School application and designation process at the state and national level.
• Establishes a professional rapport with students, parents, staff, and community.
• Uses appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.
• Attends meetings, conferences, and workshops.
• Models personal commitment to developing self and others.
• Displays the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents and school personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of classroom management, school culture, social-emotional learning programs, district policies and procedures.
• Ability to receive, internalize, and implement feedback from multiple sources.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to use computer including software, database used by the district, spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, copy machine and telephone.
• Ability to analyze data and generate reports.
• Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving skills.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Light Work: may require occasional light lifting.
• Nights and weekend activities will be occasionally required.
• Position is in office setting and may involve prolonged work at a desk in one location.
• Moderate travel is required.