Dean of Middle School at Queen's Grant Community School

National Heritage Academies•Mint Hill, NC

20d

About The Position

The Dean at Queen's Grant Community School helps advance National Heritage Academies’ purpose of transforming students’ lives and enriching communities through high-quality educational choice. The role focuses on ensuring high-quality learning in every classroom by developing teacher skill, capacity, and effectiveness and fostering effective collaboration among teachers. The Dean’s leadership supports student learning growth, college readiness, and school health across academic, financial, and cultural measures. The Dean develops and maintains a safe, engaging culture focused on student learning; models the Classroom Framework of Instructional Practice; builds relationships with teachers and supports staff members’ professional success; and coaches teachers toward instructional mastery with differentiated, ongoing support. The position manages teacher development and accountability, analyzes student and classroom data to guide instruction and professional development, reinforces NHA and school procedures, manages parent relationships, participates in recruitment and onboarding for direct reports, administers annual evaluations, and leads wing PLC meetings. Occasional travel is required, along with other duties as assigned.

Requirements

College diploma (BA or equivalent) or higher in Education or a related field.
School Administrator Licensure in states where required; a valid administrator license if required for the state of application.
Strong written and verbal skills.
Self-motivated, with the ability to see complex projects through from start to finish.
Highly developed interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 3–5 years of teaching experience and previous school leadership experience, such as instructional coach, assistant principal, interim dean, content leader, or new teacher mentor.
Experience working with at-risk students is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, support, and maintain a safe, engaging culture focused on student learning.
Master and model all aspects of the Classroom Framework of Instructional Practice.
Build relationships with and among teachers and invest in the professional success of all staff members.
Coach teachers toward instructional mastery and provide ongoing, differentiated support based on their skill, experience, and needs, using the Classroom Framework as a blueprint.
Manage and hold teachers accountable to college readiness through teacher development, including observations, full lesson observations, goal setting, O3s, and coaching.
Routinely analyze student, class, and wing data to drive instruction, student growth, and professional development and ensure student needs are met.
Promote, model, and reinforce NHA and school procedures, including the School-wide Behavioral System, Behave with Care, and Moral Focus.
Manage parent relationships.
Participate in recruitment and onboarding efforts for direct reports.
Administer annual evaluations.
Lead wing PLC meetings using data and state standards.
Travel occasionally.
Perform additional duties as assigned.