Dean of Culture Middle School

Job Title: Dean of Culture-Middle School 

Supervisor: Director of Culture 

Start date: This position is scheduled through the end of the current school year, with potential to continue during the 2026-2027 school year.

Hours: MS hours. Supervisor will review specific arrival and departure times.

Compensation: Codman Academy Charter Public School follows a compensation scale based on years of direct experience. 1 year experience starts at $60,000, with 16 years direct experience starting at $110,444 annually. 

Description: The Dean of Culture models how to build strong, mutually respectful relationships with students and families and supports teachers to do the same. They serve as the team leader for student accountability (discipline), coordinate and support school culture based structures and activities, and support in the identification of additional resources for families (enrichment, preventative programs, etc). The Dean of Culture is the keeper of culture, ensuring that our school’s ways of being support high levels of student growth and achievement.  This position requires a creative and inspiring educator with adult leadership experience, high energy, excellent organizational abilities and a talent for creating a warm and supportive environment for children.

Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

Student Support and Accountability

• Steward of school culture

  • Coordinate weekly Community Circle meetings through the support of team/clubs

  • Own the school’s character development efforts

  • Model a school-wide culture of respect and compassion

  • Elevate student voice and leadership in classrooms and across the school

  • Make Habits of Scholarship visible across the school and in daily instruction

  • Prioritize social and emotional learning, along with academic learning, across the school

  • Models strengths-based, growth-mindset approach to maintaining a strong school culture

  • Serve as an active member of the School Culture Team

• Oversee the development and implementation of student supports and interventions

• Ensure the consistent and fair administration of school policies regarding student conduct and discipline 

• Work with the Director to evaluate student accountability procedures and outcomes and make necessary adjustments

• Communicate school accountability policies to staff, parents & visitors

• Support in the coordination and documentation of student accountability procedures for inclusion in student-family handbook and faculty handbook and DESE reporting

• Ensure appropriate data collection to maintain systems for collecting and tracking data on school culture metrics, including discipline and attendance (currently SWISS program)

• Oversee behavioral interventions, including family meetings, mediations, suspensions and expulsion hearings

• Ensure clear and consistent implementation of student accountability practices amongst staff

  • Holds staff accountable for school wide norms and staff non-negotiables

  • Support teachers to create and sustain classroom management systems that ensure a focus on learning and student success

  • Work with team to create and facilitate staff professional development around student accountability

  • Work with the team to create and maintain the school's student accountability documentation and staff training materials.

Family & Community Outreach

• Manage and conduct incoming student intakes during the summer and school year

• Identify and enroll students/families in enrichment opportunities during the school year, school vacation weeks and summertime

School Safety

• In conjunction with the Operations Team and the Principal, develop a safe school crisis plan.

  • Identify procedures for fire drills, shelter in place, etc.

  • Train staff in school safety and security policies and procedures

  • Plan for lockdown and fire drills

  • Create visitor sign-in and identification system and protocols

Community Engagement and Stewardship

• We are crew, not passengers, and we uphold that ideal as we support each other in reaching our shared goals. 

• Every adult in our community is a teacher and a role model, and we model and implement EL Education design principles and core practices to the best of our ability in our roles.

• Advance the educational mission of the school by participating in duties and responsibilities consistent with building, upholding and promoting a strong Codman community.

• We actively value and solicit feedback in order to improve performance.

Qualifications:

We are looking for a dynamic leader with…

• a strong track record of success as a leader

• exceptional communication and motivational skills, including writing and speaking to diverse constituents

• a passion for Codman’s mission and EL Education philosophy, which deepens intellectual growth through experience, reflection and social action

• a proven ability to build community, inspire and lead teams, whether adults or students, to achieve ambitious learning and teaching goals

• successful experience coaching teachers, documenting curricula and supporting strong instructional practice

• facility utilizing data to drive improvement

• an understanding of child and adolescent development and demonstrated commitment to implementing best practices in 9-12

• established habits of creative collaboration

• an abiding sense of urgency

• licensure qualifications

• a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred

• at least 5 years of relevant experience