Dean of Academics

PUC Schools • Los Angeles, CA

5d • $103,000 - $116,970 • Onsite

About The Position

Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC) Schools is comprised of a non-profit network of public charter schools designed to significantly increase high school graduation rates, college entrance, and college graduation rates for underserved students in North-East Los Angeles, and the North-East San Fernando Valley. Our mission at PUC Schools is to develop and manage high-quality charter schools in densely populated urban communities with overcrowded and low-achieving schools. We create school programs and cultures that promote college graduation for all students. We uplift and revitalize communities through the success of our students and through inspiring them to uplift our communities now and forever and through the development of educational and other supportive partnerships. The ideal Dean of Academics believes in and is passionate about the mission and commitments of PUC Schools and exhibits this through their leadership, reflection, execution of school culture, and collaboration to ensure student success. This team member will support the Administration with shaping a vision of academic success for all students, creating a climate hospitable to education, cultivating leadership in others, improving academics, and managing people, data, and processes to foster school improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field, or equivalent training and experience required
• 4+ years of related experience
• Instructional coaching experience required
• Knowledge of diversity in society, including diverse abilities, culture, language, ethnicity, and gender orientation
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Alignment with core characteristics required of every PUC employee: the pursuit of excellence, innovation, community, tenacity, and authenticity
• Must be flexible and team-oriented
• Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Strong work ethic, accountability, and ownership of work
• Regular attendance, dependability, and punctuality in conformance with the standards are essential to the successful performance of this position

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• Possess an Administrative Credential preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

• Articulate and communicate a shared vision and mission for high student achievement and college readiness
• Support building/sustaining a college-going culture focused on scholarliness
• Ensure that adults and students demonstrate consistent values and positive behaviors aligned to the school’s vision and mission
• Ensure the development of teacher leadership teams
• Communicate teacher performance expectations and current performance
• Support teacher effectiveness by ensuring quality observations, feedback, coaching, and professional learning structures
• Implement the teacher evaluation system
• Ensure rigorous curricula aligned to state and college-readiness standards
• Develop and implement a comprehensive professional development plan aligned to and in support of the SSP and teacher growth goals
• Design and facilitate professional development that yields improvement in teacher practice and student achievement
• Support the development of a collaborative learning community
• Ensure reduction in the achievement gap through targeted intervention
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive group health benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision and additional voluntary benefits
• STRS and other Retirement Plan Options
• Paid Time Off
• Ongoing Professional Development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager