What are the responsibilities and job description for the DEAN OF STUDENT CULTURE position at Harmony Public Schools?
JOB GOAL: Responsible for assisting the principal to provide the instructional, cultural and administrative leadership necessary for addressing student achievement, student safety and well-being, social-emotional learning, school discipline and overall school effectiveness to create a strong culture for learning
Position Qualifications
oAbility to receive, internalize, and implement feedback from multiple sources
Position Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 2 years of teaching experience in PK-12 setting
- Master’s Degree (preferred)
- 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
- 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
- Assists with development and implementation of the master schedule and student schedules.
- Oversees curricular and assessment activities for special programs including SPED, Dyslexia, Section 504, ESL, and GT
- Implements and reviews data related to common assessments such as district assessments and NWEA MAP
- Oversees academic intervention programs campus-wide, supports teachers with intervention strategies, and periodically
- Remains abreast of current curriculum trends, instructional strategies, practices, developments, instructional materials
- Coordinates with district personnel, parents and staff planning for an orderly opening of school.
- Develops and implements teacher orientations.
- Plans, coordinates and follows up school academic teams/competitions.
- Implements/oversees T-STEM blueprint implementation.
- Follows up lesson plans, curriculum/scope and sequence
- Oversees PBLs and other projects.
- Coordinates implementation of instructional software programs and goal-setting process for teachers and students
- Works collaboratively with parents, school, and community committees on all school related matters.
- Develops guidelines for proper student conduct and implementing disciplinary procedures and policies that ensure a safe
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Assists in recruiting, selecting, and retaining highly effective teachers and staff
- 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
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Thorough knowledge of curriculum, assessments, instructional practices, classroom management, school culture, social-
oAbility 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
- 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,
- Ability to analyze data and generate reports.
- Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving skills
- 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.