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 supports 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 collaboration among teachers. Effective Dean leadership is intended to improve student learning growth, college readiness, and school health across academic, financial, and cultural measures. The Dean develops and maintains a safe, engaging, student-learning-focused culture; models the Classroom Framework of Instructional Practice; and builds relationships with teachers while supporting their professional success. The role provides differentiated coaching and development, holds teachers accountable for college readiness, analyzes student and classroom data to guide instruction and professional development, reinforces school and NHA procedures, and manages parent relationships. The Dean also participates in recruitment and onboarding for direct reports, administers annual evaluations, and leads wing PLC meetings. Occasional travel is required; other duties may be 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.
A minimum of 3–5 years of teaching experience.
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

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 teacher 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.