Unidos Academy Dean Of Students

Job Title: Dean of Students Department: Administrator Reports to: Principal Location: Unidos Academy Welcome to Lawrence Public Schools Lawrence Public Schools is committed to ensuring that ALL students successfully master the content and skills necessary to graduate from high school, college, and/or career ready. We achieve this by providing a standards-based, rigorous instructional program focused on academic achievement and the development of 21st-century skills, accompanied by a comprehensive system of support. These efforts are monitored and assessed regularly to ensure accountability to all stakeholders. Position Summary: The Dean of Students is responsible for fostering and maintaining a positive, safe, and productive school climate at Unidos Academy. This role supports student success by promoting positive behavior, building strong relationships with students and families, and ensuring a school environment that is conducive to learning and personal growth. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: • Supervise Climate Team Associates in the effective execution of Climate’s duties and procedures. • Safeguard our students’ education by ensuring education is not being disrupted in any classroom. • Provide students with guidance to improve their behavior and effort to become more successful in school and life • Maintain organizational systems to track and monitor student climate with complete accuracy (i.e. Suspension database, Dean's List, Individual Behavior Plans, etc.) • Oversee effective implementation of school-wide behavior system (including consequences (i.e. stumbles) and positive incentives (i.e. 3-pointers)) and use data to analyze and continuously strive to improve the system. • Effectively communicate and work with families to support students’ effort and behavior. • Supervise lunches, detentions (during and/or after school), morning entry, and dismissal. • Lead development and execution of positive incentive system (prize week planning) with support from operations associate. • Develop and maintain intake and in-house room protocols, materials, set up, and systems to successfully allow students to reset and prepare them to re-enter classroom and continue to learn. • Determine whether students should be assigned to in-house suspension; serve as principal designee for determining out-of-school suspensions. • When necessary, create new, efficient, easy to remember systems of organization (e.g. a system for recording number of days, a student has been suspended out of school, etc.). • Train other staff members and provide feedback to successfully implement intake room procedures. • When appropriate, call families to inform them of behavior issues; log family contacts on Dean's List. • Carefully monitor and analyze students with chronic disruptive behaviors; on a regular basis determine whether further interventions are necessary for students to be successful (i.e. behavior plans, Purpose program, etc.). • Lead the Purpose program entry protocol and process when appropriate. • Lead the creation of, maintain, and track student behavior plans with students, families, teacher teams, and, when applicable, special education department. • Develop and lead professional development related to school-wide behavior system. • Design and organize activities and events that promote a positive school culture for students (e.g. talent shows, celebrations for honor-roll students every quarter, etc.). • Participate in Student Support Meetings and IEP meetings when necessary. • Organize and run family meetings focused on behavior issues. • Serve as a student advisor. • With rest of administrative team, make decisions to clarify and edit the school-wide consequence and positive incentive system. • Coordinate floating orientation with mid-year transfer students. • Other tasks as assigned by the principal. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Strong instructional coaching skills, including teacher observation, feedback, and evaluation • Ability to analyze student data and implement targeted interventions and acceleration strategies • Experience designing and leading professional development and collaborative teacher planning • Strong leadership and organizational skills to implement school-wide systems and drive instructional improvement • A capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment and the ability to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges. • A desire to work with educationally underserved student populations and their families. Qualifications & Requirements: • At least 5 years of work experience including substantial experience both in teaching and instructional leadership roles • Demonstrated efficacy in raising academic achievement for low-income students in the classroom • Experience working in a high-performing school organization or other entrepreneurial environment strongly preferred • Bachelor’s Degree required; Masters preferred • Massachusetts Principal/Assistant Principal or Supervisor/Director License • Belief that every student should be held to the highest academic and behavioral expectations. • Understanding that a structured environment is essential for learning. • Fluency in Spanish strongly preferred Equal Opportunity Employer Lawrence Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment for employees and applicants. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. Pay Range • $89,967 - $109,460 Non-Discrimination Statement Lawrence Public Schools is dedicated to maintaining a workplace and learning environment free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose discrimination or participate in investigations. All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of the required background check and availability of funding.

Salary : $89,967 - $109,460