Immediate Dean of School Culture (High School)

KIPP•Jacksonville, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dean of School Culture creates, implements, and sustains a safe, structured, and positive school culture that supports scholar achievement and staff success at KIPP Bold City High School in Jacksonville, Florida. The Dean leads school-wide behavior systems, coaches culture team members, partners with school leadership, and ensures discipline practices align with KIPP Jacksonville regional expectations, district policies, state regulations, and restorative practices. This is a 12-month role on the administration team. The Dean reports directly to the Principal and receives coaching from the Senior Manager of School Culture. The Dean is the primary contact for parents and guardians regarding behavior and school cultural expectations, and the main point of contact for acute discipline and culture concerns. The role supports teachers in developing strong classroom culture and student behavior-management systems, works with scholars and families to improve behavior and support academic success, and helps foster a positive staff culture. The Dean maintains accurate documentation and builds productive relationships with faculty, scholars, families, and other community stakeholders. The role is based at KIPP Bold City High School, 1440 N. McDuff Ave. The posting describes an immediate opening and gives a start date of early December. The stated starting annual salary is $62,000. Individual-level medical, dental, and vision benefits; short- and long-term disability insurance; a 403(b) retirement program with company match; and individualized coaching and professional development are offered. Benefits are subject to change year to year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
An uncompromising belief that all students can learn.
Represent KIPP Jacksonville’s core values: high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability.
Pass a background check as required by law.

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing restorative practices in a school setting.
Experience working in an urban public school or charter school setting, including as a paraprofessional, substitute, tutor, or in a similar role.
Experience working with high school students.
Experience following a District Code of Conduct and referral-processing procedures.

Responsibilities

Lead and plan advisory, community, and town hall meetings, and integrate values and character development into classroom communities.
Maintain a visible presence during school hours and circulate through classrooms and hallways to support a strong school culture and understand student behavior.
Create structures and expectations that increase student independence in classrooms and throughout the school.
Lead breakfast, lunch, dismissal, transitions, and other whole-school operations.
Ensure consistent implementation of school-wide culture systems.
Model positive interactions with scholars, families, and staff, and demonstrate approaches to addressing misbehavior and disruptions.
Recognize and celebrate student achievement and positive behavior, and communicate regularly with families.
Assist with contacting families regarding attendance.
Serve as the point of contact for discipline and culture issues, reinforcing school-wide and individualized behavior plans in accordance with the Code of Conduct and in coordination with the Social Worker or Guidance Counselor.
Support teachers in developing student-management techniques, relationships with scholars, and classroom culture.
Collaborate with school social workers to support at-risk and in-crisis scholars.
Provide scholars in crisis with space and strategies to cope and improve in-class behavior.
Coordinate and serve as the leadership point person for student removals and in-school or out-of-school suspensions.
Communicate regularly with families of scholars in crisis and collaborate with them to address behavior and student needs.
Plan, deliver, and provide ongoing professional development and feedback for staff on student relationships, culture, and classroom community.
Conduct classroom observations and provide targeted teacher feedback and support, including help with classroom discipline, behavior, and culture challenges.
Collaborate with the Leadership Team on summer training and professional development days during the school year.
Communicate teacher performance to the Principal and identify teachers who need Principal coaching due to insufficient performance.
Organize summer training and professional development days.
Recognize and celebrate staff professional growth and success.
Track threat management documentation.
Oversee implementation of the Student Code of Conduct.
Process referrals in DeansList and FOCUS.
Track office referrals, ISS, OSS, SESIR incidents, and subgroup behavior trends.
Monitor culture data biweekly and identify intervention priorities.