Dean of Undergraduate Students

Dean of Students Role Overview / Key Responsibilities Build and cultivate a high-performing, positive and collaborative school culture in support of students: students with disabilities, limited language proficiency, and low socio-economic status), in collaboration with the school leadership team

Serve as a resource to teachers in terms of issues of discipline, relationships with students, classroom management, and school culture

Supervise breakfast, lunch, in-between class transitions, activity period/office hour, and dismissal, making sure that students are always where they are supposed to be and ensuring a professional school culture at these times.

Manage before and after school detention

Foster positive student culture and climate and build positive relationships with individual students Develop relationships and behavior plans with those students who need help by coaching, supporting, and compelling these students towards increasingly positive behavior.

Organize student activities including clubs, pep rallies, prom, community service projects, etc. Support school implementation on Restorative Justice, in collaboration with the Director of Student Support and Student Support Team.

Serve as the primary formation and discipline authority for students, support teachers with students who are being disruptive in class, remove students (as necessary) and assign appropriate consequences.

Lead the development and implementation of a multi-tiered system of social-emotional and instructional supports for all students.

student behavior management systems, schedules, interventions, PD, food services, transportation) that promote teaching and learning.

Monitor students' attendance rates and employ strategies and incentives to increase attendance, in collaboration with clerks and members of the Family and Community Engagement team

Track behavior statistics, discipline interventions, and outcomes on an individual student level and on a school-wide level and maintain up-to-date digital data and be able to communicate information both orally and in written format.

Analyze school-wide trends behavior and class transitions and develop and lead initiatives to address challenges.

Work collaboratively with the guidance department, related service provider, family and community engagement staff, partners and other individuals to ensure that students and families receive appropriate level of support services.

Partner with families and community members: Build relationships and engage frequently with parents and community members as critical partners in school improvement.

Demonstrate an appreciation of cultural and language differences and the resulting needs of students.

Participate in formal and informal meetings and conferences with principal, parents, students, and members of the community.

Facilitate outreach to community leaders and organizations for the purpose of developing resources, community service projects, and building partnerships with community members.

Report to the Peck Middle School Principal.

Maintain up-to-date digital data and be able to communicate information both orally and in written format.

Candidate Requirements Excellent managerial skills, with proven success managing and coaching a team of professionals to ambitious goals

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to guide and inspire teachers, school staff, school leaders and central office staff toward a common goal

students with disabilities, limited language proficiency, and low socio-economic status) and unwavering belief that all students can excel

Bachelor's degree, and Master's degree in Education or related field

Preferred: bilingual (English/Spanish)