Chair of Academic Supports

Diocese of Providence St. Mary Academy-Bay View - East Providence, Rhode Island Open in Google Maps

Job : 5884454

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 13, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

The Chair of Academic Supports provides Pre-K through Grade 12 leadership for the systems, programs, and practices that ensure students receive the academic and individualized support necessary to thrive at Bay View. Reporting to the Director of Student Services, the Chair leads the School’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and oversees the coordination of academic interventions, student support plans, accommodations, and specialized academic support programming across all divisions.

Working collaboratively with faculty, school counselors, administrators, the School Nurse, families, and outside providers, the Chair ensures that student needs are identified early, interventions are coordinated and data-informed, and support practices are consistent across the School. The role provides leadership and supervision for key academic support programs and personnel, including the CLASSroom, which provides targeted student supports;
Lower School interventionists; and the Purcell Promise Program, which extends our academic program to young women with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities; while supporting faculty in implementing effective classroom interventions and accommodations. The Chair also plays an important role in strengthening the School’s overall approach to student support through progress monitoring, data analysis, professional learning, program evaluation, and resource planning.

Through this work, the Chair of Academic Supports helps create a cohesive PK–12 continuum of support that promotes student growth, access, independence, and success within Bay View’s academic program.

St. Mary Academy – Bay View is an all-girls, independent, Mercy Catholic school located in Riverside, Rhode Island, serving a diverse population of girls from Pre-K through Grade 12. A sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Education, St. Mary Academy – Bay View fosters academic excellence in an innovative and creative learning environment. For more than 150 years, Bay View has empowered each student to be a confident, independent, compassionate, and socially conscious faith-filled young woman.

Reports to:

Director of Student Services

Partners closely with:
School Counseling, Associate Heads, Division Heads, School Nurse

Supervises: CLASSroom, Purcell Promise, Lower School Interventionists

• I. MTSS LEADERSHIP & SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
  • Design, implement, and continuously refine the School’s PK–12 Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), including tiered interventions, referral processes, entry and exit criteria, universal screening, and progress monitoring.
  • Develop and maintain the School’s MTSS Framework and Manual, ensuring consistent referral pathways, intervention practices, and expectations across divisions.
  • Convene and coordinate PK–12 student support personnel to promote a cohesive continuum of academic and student support services.
  • In partnership with the Associate Head of School for Academics, support faculty in implementing effective classroom interventions and accommodations within the general education setting.
• II. STUDENT SUPPORT PLANS, INTERVENTIONS & ACCOMMODATIONS
  • Design, implement, and monitor student support plans, including Individualized Service Plans (ISPs), for students requiring academic, behavioral, social-emotional, or medical support.
  • Partner with teachers, school counselors, families, administrators, and the School Nurse to identify emerging needs, coordinate interventions, monitor student progress, and ensure continuity of support.
  • Coordinate and oversee testing accommodations for school-based assessments and manage accommodation requests with the College Board, ACT, and other external testing organizations.
• III. PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, DATA & STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING
  • Oversee the CLASSroom program and staff, monitoring student progress, support plans, attendance, assessments,…