Dean; D5 Closing

Job Details

Job Location: 928-Pagosa Southern - Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $63,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Dean

Principal

Assist the Principal/Assistant Principal in managing the school, providing on‑site direct support to staff and students, overseeing student discipline, and fostering positive relationships. The Dean may assume the duties of the Principal or Assistant Principal in their absence.

• Maintain a regular on‑site presence to support students and collaborate with colleagues.
• Provide leadership, direction, supervision, operations, and accountability of academic and non‑academic duties of school personnel.
• Collaborate with school leadership for efficient operation of facilities and programs.
• Serve as an instructional leader, monitoring professional development and instructional efforts per the school improvement plan.
• Implement and monitor metrics for behavioral expectations, attendance trends, and truancy interventions; address safety and welfare issues.
• Collect and analyze data from assessments to develop interventions for academic improvement.
• Lead staff in data analysis, results, and goal planning.
• Comply with FERPA and other privacy and reporting laws.
• Model a variety of instructional strategies designed to be rigorous and mirror assessment.
• Perform indirect supervision of employees, including assigning and directing work, interviewing, evaluating performance, disciplining, and resolving issues.
• Mentor new teachers and assist in their orientation.
• Assist with parent conferences and related personnel regarding attendance or disciplinary problems.
• Coordinate support services to ensure student progress toward graduation requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Love for children and enthusiasm for their well‑being.
• Recruit new students through community partnerships and events.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time‑management, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Knowledgeable and comfortable with technology.
• Competently apply problem‑solving skills to technology issues.
• Collaborate and participate in decision‑making processes.
• Strong work ethic for school and personal goals.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to travel regionally and transport students as required.
• Ethical, honest, and good‑humored.
• Must work all scheduled calendar days in Colorado.

• Must reside in Colorado.
• Must possess a driver’s license.

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Management, or a related field.
• Preferred:
  Master’s degree.
• Preferred:
  Valid Colorado Principal’s License.

• Required:
  
  Two years of experience as a secondary teacher, secondary counselor, or equivalent.
• Preferred:
  Two years of experience working online and/or with at‑risk youth.
• Preferred:
  Three years of progressively responsible leadership experience in a school.

• Advanced knowledge of school leadership within a blended/online school.
• Prior experience overseeing standardized testing procedures.
• Advanced abilities working with at‑risk students, web‑based instructional approaches, and/or alternative educational programs.
• Well‑versed in conflict resolution, mediating conflicts among students, staff, parents, or community members.
• Commitment to continuous professional learning.

• Seldom:
  Cold ≤50°F or Heat ≥90°F; gases/fumes; heights; climbing; crawling; kneeling; bending; walking on uneven surfaces; chemicals/solvents; travel (national or international); lifting over 30lbs.
• Occasional:
  Noise; working alone; local travel; visual acuity (far); color discrimination; lifting over 20lbs.
• Frequent:
  Driving; working with others; visual acuity (near); hearing; speech; manual dexterity; eye‑hand coordination; computer; mouse; copier; scanner; printer; telephone; lifting under 20lbs.

• Competitive starting salary based on experience and qualifications.
• Potential to earn Pay‑for‑Performance incentives as a member of the GOAL Team.
• Emphasis on wellness in the workplace.
• Participation in the Colorado Public Schools Retirement System…