Dean of Culture - Middle School (26-27)

KIPP Bay Area Schools - San Francisco•Stockton, CA

48d•$90,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

At KIPP Public Schools Northern California, we believe strong culture and academics are key to student success. Healthy and positive school cultures and climates are the foundation of effective learning environments, fostering conditions that promote successful teaching and learning. A school's culture is constantly in play, either facilitating or obstructing learning. The Content Specialist of Culture is responsible for fostering a positive school culture that supports academic achievement and personal growth for all students. This teammate will collaborate with teachers, students, families and staff to develop and implement programs and initiatives that promote the school's values of Excellence, Belonging, Determination and Integrity.

Requirements

Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school's unique community
Direction Setting: Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action
Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives
Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data
Instructional Leadership: Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students' knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies
Instructional Leadership: Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. make kids sweat, pacing, stretch it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
Relationship Building: Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders
Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes

Nice To Haves

Minimum 3-5 years of experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community
Previous Leadership or Teacher-Leader experience preferred (ex: Grade Level Lead, Instructional Coaching, Content Lead, etc.)
Hold a B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution
Maintain a Substitute Teaching Permit through the CTC

Responsibilities

Model and support implementation of the school's vision and goals with a specific focus on culture
Engage and invest staff, students, and families in executing the cultural vision of the school by leading PD, parent meetings, and student meetings focused on building and maintaining healthy and restorative school culture
Facilitate and drive continuous improvement of the school's cultural enabling systems and structures including driving the execution of strong school wide routines, serving as a member of the coordination of student services team, leading and modeling restorative conferences and attendance meetings
Manages campus monitors and school safety structures
Supports teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline
Manages and/or support parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips)
Acts as a contact for student intervention and parent engagement; determines next steps for issues that are above the teacher/grade level/department chair
Creates and facilitates school culture PD to teachers and leaders regarding behavioral management best practices
Provides real time coaching to teachers and leaders school wide on classroom cultural excellence
Ensures strong execution of school-wide routines
Collects, analyzes and disseminates data on culture systems to drive continuous academic improvement
Organizes (in partnership with the school leadership team) school wide academic, non-academic and identify affirming celebrations
Develops and is responsible for the scope and sequence for Advisory.
Responds to and navigates behavioral crisis-intervention and acute behavioral issues (breach of classroom and student community expectations)
Collaborate with teachers, students, and families to create, implement and monitor individual behavior plans
Leads Restorative Conferences
Manages lunch detention & after school detention systems