Dean of Students

Dean Of Students

The Dean of Students gives leadership to and is responsible for situations related to student discipline and student attendance, providing a climate in the school that is conducive to learning. The Dean of Students reports directly to the Principal and Assistant Principal and works in cooperation with other administrators who comprise the district Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish, regularly review, and enforce procedures regulating student behavior in the school that are consistent with the Secondary Student Handbook and with other Board policies.
• Establish disciplinary procedures that afford due process to students.
• Familiarize students, staff, and parents with disciplinary procedures.
• Investigate behavioral problems referred to the office.
• Develop and implement preventive discipline programs, including inservice programs for staff and students.
• Assist in developing/revising student handbooks annually.
• Establish and enforce procedures regulating student attendance that are consistent with the Secondary Student Handbook and with other Board policies.
• Establish attendance procedures that afford due process to students and that promote responsible work/study habits.
• Familiarize students, staff, and parents with attendance procedures.
• Act on attendance problems that occur or that are referred by faculty, guidance staff, or parents.
• Organize and operate an efficient and accurate attendance system relative to the specific grade level.
• Collaborate with teachers, student support services staff, administrators, and parents in the implementation of a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) model for students.
• Supervise and direct non-teaching personnel as assigned.
• Provide for the appropriate supervision of student activities during lunch and noon recess periods.
• Assist with the successful implementation and supervision of student co-curricular and extracurricular activities as assigned.
• Participation in long-term projects in conjunction with the principal and assistant principal.

Key Qualifications:

• Must hold valid teaching license/certificate
• Valid administrative license or certificate, or evidence of the completion of administrative program courses toward administrative licensure preferred
• Proven experience in successful student discipline strategies, improving school culture, and working through challenging situations
• Demonstrated experience in communicating and problem solving with students, parents, staff and community members
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities
• Must have full support of Building Principal(s), Director of Elementary or Secondary Education, Assistant Superintendent(s) and Superintendent

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA): Leadership skills, prompt response to disciplinary and attendance referrals, accurate record keeping, ongoing communication with staff, administrators, parents, and students, establishment of the relationship of behavioral discipline and daily attendance to academic performance, planning and organization, understanding of statutory parameters, court cases, truancy regulations and Ohio Revised Code as they relate to student discipline and attendance, exhibit a belief that every student can succeed, exhibit a commitment to high expectations, values and mission of the district, demonstrate technological literacy with intermediate or higher proficiency level, demonstrate the ability to build and maintain relationships with students, parents, faculty and staff, exhibit initiative, drive, and perseverance to complete responsibilities as assigned, knowledge of and ability to implement conflict resolution strategies, exhibit a drive and passion for excellence and continual learning/professional growth.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position is mostly indoors. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and stand. Occasionally the employee will sit and/or run. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the trunk while performing the duties of this job. The employee will frequently squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head, reach forward and repeat the same hand motion many times while performing the duties of the job. The employee may routinely lift and move objects 50 pounds. The specific vision requirements of the job include good depth perception and occasionally being able to see objects/persons at a distance. While performing the duties of the job the employee frequently is required to hear conversation in quiet, as well as, a noisy environment and be able to tell where a sound is coming from. The employee must be able to communicate to the team in order to give directions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Occasionally the employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers. The noise level in the environment is usually low/moderate.

The Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status ancestry, genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes"), or any other legally protected category, in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.