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Assistant Prefect for Academic Programs
Saint Ignatius College Prep - Chicago, IL
Description: Saint Ignatius College Prep, a Jesuit Catholic school in the heart of Chicago, is a diverse community dedicated to educating young men and women for lives of faith, love, service and leadership. Through outstanding teaching and personal formation, the school challenges its talented student body to intellectual excellence, integrity, and life-long learning and growth.
Saint Ignatius College Prep seeks applications for a full-time Assistant Prefect for Academic Programs and Support. Saint Ignatius College Prep is a Catholic, Jesuit, urban, co-educational, college preparatory high school with 1,450 students in grades 9-12. Founded in 1869, the mission of the school is to prepare its diverse population of students for lives grounded in faith and characterized by integrity, lifelong learning, leadership, and compassionate service for others.
The Assistant Prefect for Academic Programs and Support provides leadership, supervision, and evaluation interventions in collaboration with the Prefect of Studies to ensure that the school lives up to its mission of developing its talented students for lives of faith, love, service and leadership through outstanding teaching and personal formation.
The Assistant Prefect for Academic Programs and Support reports to and is directly responsible to the Prefect of Studies. Saint Ignatius College Prep, a Jesuit Catholic school in the heart of Chicago, is a diverse community dedicated to educating young men and women for lives of faith, love, service and leadership. Through outstanding teaching and personal formation, the school challenges its talented student body to intellectual excellence, integrity, and life-long learning and growth.
Saint Ignatius College Prep seeks applications for a full-time Assistant Prefect for Academic Programs and Support. Saint Ignatius College Prep is a Catholic, Jesuit, urban, co-educational, college preparatory high school with 1,450 students in grades 9-12. Founded in 1869, the mission of the school is to prepare its diverse population of students for lives grounded in faith and characterized by integrity, lifelong learning, leadership, and compassionate service for others.
The Assistant Prefect for Academic Programs and Support provides leadership, supervision, and evaluation interventions in collaboration with the Prefect of Studies to ensure that the school lives up to its mission of developing its talented students for lives of faith, love, service and leadership through outstanding teaching and personal formation.
The Assistant Prefect for Academic Programs and Support reports to and is directly responsible to the Prefect of Studies.
Job Summary:
- Design, implement, and coordinate the professional development of faculty
- Assist with designing, implementing, and coordinating the comprehensive evaluation of faculty, including classroom observations
- Oversee all Summer Programs (Remediation, Credit-Earning, Advancement, Incoming Freshman, Junior High, Pack Camps, Athletic Camps, Co-Curricular Camps); continue to build Summer Programs to include younger students and new programs
- Manage the alumni internship program
- Oversee the school\'s iPad management program, including communication about and distribution of iPads
- Coordinate the administration of the Student Perception Surveys
- Research and implement innovative academic school programs, and present findings to school officers
- Assist with collecting and evaluating data that helps assess how well students are achieving school-wide student performance goals, as well as course and departmental outcomes
- Assist in the selection of Department Chairs
- Plan and supervise Mini-Class Night and Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Manage test preparation partnerships, including Ray Dass
- Manage the Writing Center
- Manage the Math Resource Center
- Supervise the Director of the Library and coordinate the school\'s master book list
- Teach one section of Freshman Advisory
- Oversee school sponsorship and accreditation processes
- Participate, as appropriate, in JSN and other professional development programs
- Coordinate the school\'s participation in JSN and other professional development programs
- Serve on the Admissions Committee to make decisions regarding freshman admissions and transfer students
- Assist in the recruiting and hiring of teachers and other staff
- Coordinate revisions of the Faculty Handbook and Administration and Staff Handbook in cooperation with the Assistant Prefect for Mission and the Director of Human Resources and other administrators
- Supervise and attend after-school and weekend activities, as assigned
- All other duties, as assigned
Qualifications:
To perform this role effectively, an individual must be able to successfully carry out each essential duty, with or without reasonable accommodation. The following qualifications represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position:
- Evidence of ability and commitment to furthering the Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity of the school
- Evidence of strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills
- Teaching or school counseling, administrative, and supervisory experience
- Master\'s Degree in leadership or supervision and an IL Professional Educator\'s License (PEL) in administration (or equivalent out-of state-license) - must be earned within two years, if not held at the date of hiring
- Practicing Roman Catholic, preferred
(NOTE: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the Administration reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel workload, or technological developments).
Additional Information:
- This position is eligible for Saint Ignatius College Prep\'s excellent benefits package.
- 12-month position
Salary Range:
- $105,000-$125,000
Salary : $105,000 - $125,000