26-27 Dean of Culture - High School

KIPP•Newark, NJ

1d•$76,000 - $133,000•Onsite

About The Position

Deans drive the school-wide vision for positive, values-driven culture. They are the school-based owner of reactive discipline and work to ensure that all adults in the school building uphold the culture vision through consistent implementation of culture systems. In this role, you will provide professional development for teachers on the school's vision for culture, routines, and procedures, coach teachers who need support executing classroom culture, meet with families and teachers of students who struggle to determine appropriate interventions, and manage the Student Support Advocate/reactive discipline support staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Strong presence and high expectations for all students
Strong management and achievement of goals
Demonstrated ability to invest, impact, and influence
Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills and the ability to motivate people
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents, and the community

Nice To Haves

Experience coaching teachers in a middle-manager role (GLC, culture chair, etc.) strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as a key member of the school’s leadership team
Serves as the acting leader in the building if principals and APs are out for PD
Collaborates with assistant principals to coach, teach, and uphold culture in relevant grade levels or departments
Monitors school culture data and ensures that the leadership team problem solves culture data
In partnership with the school leader, develop vision for school culture and conducts professional development on the routines, procedures, and structures that support that vision
Develop school-wide procedures and routines
Develop positive and negative school-wide consequences
Conduct professional development on the school's vision for student culture and the corresponding routines, procedures, and consequences
Coach teachers to ensure that all classrooms uphold the school's vision for culture
Consistently evaluates where classrooms fall against the school's expectation for culture
Conducts real-time teacher coaching for classrooms where teachers are not meeting culture expectations
Develops in-depth support plans for teachers for whom RTTC does not succeed as an intervention
In conjunction with grade level chairs, develop a strong school-wide incentive and consequence system
Use data to drive strategies for intervention
Ensure that classroom consequences are clear, progressive, and communicated consistently to families
Oversee proactive school-wide family engagement structures (family events, volunteer opportunities, etc.)
Create and teach staff to use consistent family communication systems
Facilitate family meetings with teachers and families of students who persistently struggle
Handle culture-based concerns brought to school leadership by families
Communicate with families of our most struggling students on a consistent basis to provide feedback on their performance/progress
Attend and support at-risk for retention conferences as needed
Oversee reactive discipline
Create and teach clear system for removal and suspension
Support the creation of individual behavior plans for students needing additional support
Determine the appropriate consequence for students referred to the office
Communicate consequences to families when students are referred to the office
Spot trends in removals and suspension and work with classroom and support staff to reduce that student's referrals and increase his/her ability to meet the school-wide culture expectations

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Participation in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund, provided appropriate teacher certification
Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan, including matching contributions
A school-issued laptop
Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area
Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year), allocated sick and personal days, and an extended summer break
Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
Employer paid life insurance
Extensive optional ancillary benefits including, short term and long term disability and accident and hospital indemnity