Dean of Culture & Instruction; Pool), SY; California

Position: Dean of Culture & Instruction (Candidate Pool), SY25-26 (California)
Overview

Dean of Culture & Instruction (Candidate Pool), SYCalifornia) - Summit Public Schools

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What You’ll Do

• Coach beginning teachers through Summit’s Induction program

• Hold weekly coaching sessions and regular observations of coachees

• Support coachees with clear feedback and actionable next steps

• Coordinate with Summit’s strategic partners

• Design, build and facilitate professional development experiences for the school faculty

• Communicate faculty progress with the school leadership

• Assume various campus support and leadership roles as needed

• Leading anti-bias and anti-racist school culture projects and programs

• Developing high functioning faculty and teams

• Initiating, tracking, and completing restorative processes

• Defining clear metrics of success for student culture

• Collaborating with a team to prioritize needs and develop action plans for students who need proactive behavior support

• Monitoring these metrics and adapting support, implementation, and program based on identified needs

• Creating systematic, proactive supports for those implementing projects/programs, including formal professional development materials and experiences when appropriate

• Following through with action plans

• Oversee school restorative practices and discipline

• Responding to classroom referrals in a timely way

• Holding restorative student intervention sessions

• Holding restorative family intervention meetings

• Communicating discipline cases and outcomes with stakeholders

• Holding students accountable to disciplinary consequences and next steps

• Collecting and tracking discipline data to identify students of concern

• Collaborating with the school leaders and network strategic partners in cases of escalated disciplinary infractions

What You Need

• Commitment to uphold Summit’s values, belief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them for college and for life

• Bachelor’s Degree (a Master’s Degree in Education and/or participation in the Leadership Fellows program is preferred but not required)

• Teaching Credential in California (clear credential), Washington, or another US State equivalent

• Teaching experience within a Summit school or extensive teaching experience elsewhere required

• Clear health and background check

Who You Are

About You

• You maintain high expectations for all students and believe all students can find success in school, college, and life

• You thrive while collaborating and are excited to work with your colleagues

• You share our vision to reimagine what schools should be and are excited to make an impact on the public education landscape

• You are empathetic and culturally competent.

You proactively facilitate courageous conversations to advance anti-bias anti-racist practices and dismantle racism in our organization

• You are data driven and have the ability to collect, evaluate, and utilize data in meaningful ways

• You have expertise in planning learning experiences that model skills-based, personalized instruction

• You are positive and resilient in the face of big challenges

• You take initiative and ownership in driving your work to meet personal and team goals

• You possess strong people management and relationship skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire, develop, and communicate with a diverse group of teachers, leaders, staff members, and community members

• You have an ability to apply honest, actionable, and timely feedback that results in improved performance

• You have a strategic mindset when it comes to executing professional development initiatives

• You thrive in innovative environments, and are comfortable with the ambiguity that can come with a dynamic and progressive workplace

• You’re committed to continuous improvement, see feedback as a positive, and have a growth mindset

What You Get

• Comprehensive benefits including retirement plan, unlimited take what you need PTO, 11 paid holidays, and 3 weeks of organization-wide closures

• Health, dental, and vision plans for you and dependents at 25% employee cost ( Summit covers 75%)

• Life and disability insurance at no cost

• Salary starts at $103,663 and goes up to $122,635, commensurate with experience and qualifications

Summit is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are directly intertwined with education. We are ALL better when we are able to bring our whole selves to work and honor each other’s voices across identities, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals who are members of historically marginalized communities. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

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