Dean of Students

Envision Education • Oakland, CA

22h • $85,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Downtown Oakland Science Academy seeks a Dean of Students to lead the management of a positive school culture through the use of restorative practices, culture-building activities, and professional development of staff. Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates four small schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplar network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in an anti-racist and pro-Black framework. The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life: Knowledge and Love of Self and Land, Collectivism, Critical Thinking, Self Determination, Criticality, Leadership.

Requirements

• Commitment to the mission of Envision Education.
• Commitment to anti-racist and pro-Black leadership in the workplace
• Experience building and designing systems from scratch
• B.A. or B.S. required
• At least 5 years of highly successful K-12 education experience in an urban setting
• Successful team leadership experience with a track record of excellent results
• Experience leading adults to accomplish ambitious goals in the face of challenging obstacles.
• Demonstrated ability to affect positive organizational change.

Nice To Haves

• M.A. and/or Administrative Credential preferred

Responsibilities

• Create a vibrant and positive school culture that supports student learning and deep relationships between students and staff.
• With the site Leadership Team, ensure students are respectful and on-task, supervise school-wide management systems, and develop a rich and supportive school environment that is tangibly felt by everyone on campus.
• Serve as the first point of contact for student issues regarding disciplinary and academic concerns for all grade levels.
• Facilitate training of faculty and staff as it pertains to restorative practices, conflict mediation, Positive Behavior Intervention Services (PBIS), behavior management, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Facilitate WASC/LCAP data and evidence collection as it pertains to key state priorities areas, school-wide goals, and a focus on inclusive support for all learners.
• Supervise before school, lunch, passing, and dismissal.
• Attend evening and weekend events.
• Actively participate in weekly admin meetings and special meetings (such as KPI).
• Partner in the development and management of outreach to parents, faculty, and staff.
• Facilitate parent workshops on a variety of topics that support and develop parent education, awareness, and concrete steps for parents to support their child’s successful navigation through Envision, as well as, provide and explain student data and the implications on student learning results.
• Oversee school-wide community-building activities.
• Develop and implement a strategy to proactively address attendance trends including chronic absenteeism or other attendance issues that impact learning.
• Act as the point person for agencies and programs interested in partnering with Envision, and help to broker new partnerships that are aligned with the school’s mission and goals.
• Coordinate, plan, and attend evening and weekend events as needed.
• Manage student management systems for behavior, discipline, and academic data.
• Manage policies outlined in the student/parent-guardian handbook.
• Develop, organize, and disseminate daily, weekly, monthly, grading period, and annual reports (depending on the item) of academic, social-emotional, disciplinary, and social data.
• Oversee development of school site culture calendar, log all events on reporting tools.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Benefits

• Competitive pay with benefits, pay commensurate with education and experience range $85,000-$100,000.
• This is a 12 month role.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation time.
• Excellent health benefits package with employer contribution to benefits.
• Excellent Optional Flexible Benefits Plan including dependent care, medical care, parking, and commuter benefits.
• Optional 403b Plan.
• Life Insurance at no cost to employee.
• Access to ongoing opportunities for learning, professional, and leadership opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior