Dean of Students

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About Aspire:
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

Job Summary

The Dean of Student Supports is responsible for supporting the Principal in building a culture that fosters respect and is driven by the principals of “College for Certain”. This valuable role will integrate strong models of relationship development, collaborative learning along with conflict resolution skills through managing student behavior that allows our students to thrive in their learning environments.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions

Student Life & Culture

• Implement, model and enforce policies and practices as they relate to student discipline and Aspire cultural norms

• Participate and lead when required parent conferences involving matters related to discipline and attendance.

• Document, manage and report on student discipline data utilizing appropriate systems

• Collaborate with the Administrative team to ensure Student Services compliance at the school site level including 504 plans, SSTs, and Home Hospital and Independent Study programs

• Oversee and develop student mediation/conflict resolution programs

• Respond to and participate in complaints or investigations of student misbehavior. Work with school site staff such as principal, psychologists and counselors in determining appropriate recommendations for resolutions

• Provide supervision of students during school sponsored activities

• Plan and organize extracurricular activities that support the development of student interpersonal skills and relationships

• Lead student life activities including athletics, programs, social activities, music and drama activities, student governments, assemblies, contests and publications, as appropriate.

• Manage relationships with outside vendors, contractors and entities that provide student activities, as necessary

Leadership

• Assign work of, supervise and evaluate direct reports

• Effectively build and maintain relationships with parents, community stakeholders, sponsoring district and neighborhood schools that establish mutual trust, respect and cooperation

• Supports teachers with classroom management including delivering high-quality professional development aligned with best instructional practices; ensures thorough coaching and classroom observations that academic programs are operating in a professional manner and in compliance with applicable regulations

• May support such academic programs as:
  Special Education services, state testing requirements and any other required assessments

• Work collaboratively with Principal and Home Office to achieve site and organizational goals

• Lead projects as assigned by Principal that may include process improvement, cycle of inquiry-driven and/or instructional improvements

• Lead and participate in appropriate staff meetings and training including traveling within and outside of school region

Student Safety

• Collaboratively work with students, parents and school staff to build a learning environment that is safe and productive

• Adopts and manages processes to safeguard…