Dean of Students

Dean of Student Success is a school leadership position focused on developing, implementing, and maintaining a positive, equitable, and safe school environment. They drive school-wide student behavior systems, mentor staff, and manage relationships with families to support student achievement. Common duties include managing discipline, conducting behavior interventions, and enforcing school culture routines.


Key Responsibilities

• Behavior and Discipline Strategy: Creates and manages school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions (PBIS) and character education programs, Crew, etc.
• Culture Maintenance: Ensures the physical environment and student interactions align with the school's mission of safety, structure, are full of love (e.g., in classrooms, hallways, lunches and during transitions). Runs gradewide and schoolwide celebrations, events.
• Staff Coaching: Leads staff training on classroom management, school culture, and student engagement.
• Family/Community Engagement: Serves as a point of contact for families regarding student behavior and drives the home-to-school connection.
• Data Analysis: Conducts walkthroughs and uses data to identify trends in student behavior and track culture initiatives. Can assess and drive student achievement through data analysis of student test scores, track interventions with the intervention team and inspire students to improve.
• Operations: Ensure building entry and exit, transitions throughout the building and events are run safely and smooth.

• QUALIFICATIONS:
  1. Master's degree (or willingness to complete such degree within five years) in student personnel, administration, counseling or related field
  2. MA DOE license: teacher, school guidance, school social worker, at appropriate grade level.
  3. Minimum of three years of successful teaching or counseling experience in a school setting
  4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  5. Excellent organizational and leadership skills
  6. Solid decision making skills

"If you BELIEVE, we have a place for YOU on our team! Come work for us!"

About our District

Springfield Public Schools is a cultural gem in Western Massachusetts that is committed to providing a learning environment that opens the doors of infinite possibilities to our amazing students and staff. We strive to equip each of our approximately 24,000 students with learning experiences that enhance their knowledge and critical thinking skills. We are the 3rd largest district in Massachusetts. Our district has over 44 languages spoken and over 60 countries represented by both students and staff. We foster a positive and professional environment in our schools and worksites where people feel valued, respected, supported, seen and heard. Our students and staff share their ideas and perspectives, learning from and appreciating each other. We are a district that is committed to equity and excellence.


Join a team that Empowers Educators

In addition to offering competitive salaries and benefits, we provide numerous cutting-edge professional development opportunities for all staff. We let our data shape the professional development of the district, therefore, it is relevant and actionable. We support our teaching staff with mentors such as instructional leadership specialists and effective educator coaches to work with them throughout the year in lesson planning, data analysis and management. Our district offers career advancement opportunities and is invested in "Grow our Own" and educational pipeline programs. These programs help our staff achieve a college degree or lead to certification pathways.


If there is something that you would like to know specifically about the position that you are applying for or assistance with matching your skills to a position, Carmen Molina-Figueroa will be happy to assist you at View email address on click.appcast.io.

The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, or military service, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation. The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.

NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools' Title IX Coordinator, View email address on click.appcast.io, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights at or both.

The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Jeremy Saint Laurent, Chief Legal Counsel in Legal Services, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, View phone number on click.appcast.io, View email address on click.appcast.io.


Springfield Public School's sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website,

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to View email address on click.appcast.io