High School Dean of School Culture Job Fall River area,Massachusetts USA,Education / Teaching

The Dean of School Culture is hired by the Principal to envision, establish, and support positive school culture through the daily oversight of positive incentives, restorative practices, and student disciplinary issues. This staff member also assists the Assistant Principal and Principal in the academic routine of the day. In the absence of the Principal or Assistant Principal, the Dean of School Culture will assume responsibility of providing oversight of the school building.

Also, the Dean of School Culture is committed to the Argosy Collegiate Charter School Board of Trustees’ policies regarding equity, human rights and cross cultural understanding and reports directly to the Principal of the school or his/her designee.

Roles and Responsibilities

Collaborates with Principal, Assistant Principal, and Director of Student Services in enforcing the behavioral and academic standards and expectations of Argosy; establishes and promotes a positive and welcoming school culture that supports high academic achievement; thoroughly considers disciplinary consequences; oversees discipline programs and actions; completes all required forms related to disciplinary issues (i.e. detention notices, ISS/OSS notices, etc.); maintains accurate records in alignment with DESE regulations;

contacts parents/guardians regarding such discipline; meets with parents to discuss disciplinary circumstances; meets with staff on behalf of a student when necessary; leads Bullying Prevention and Intervention Processes and communicates with families regarding outcomes of bullying investigations; supports the Title IX Investigation Process as needed.

Uses Live School to keep track of student disciplinary issues on a daily basis and informs Principal of scholars with serious and/or multiple infractions; communicates with appropriate stakeholders and supports them with appropriate actions; monitors the number of in‑school and out‑of‑school student suspensions and notifies the Director of Student Support when scholars have reached a number of suspensions requiring the completion of a Manifestation Determination Meeting;

attends meetings with parents, scholars, and grade‑level teams.

Oversees the Restorative Justice Coordinator and restorative justice initiatives, including but not limited to re‑entry meetings, cultural celebrations, community service, and peer mediations.

Invites parents and guardians to meet when their scholar serves an in‑school suspension; schedules and attends out‑of‑school suspension hearings; plans re‑entry meetings for scholars who have served an out‑of‑school suspension, in collaboration with the Restorative Justice Coordinator and Principal.

Collaborates with teachers and counselors, attends team‑leader and grade‑level team meetings; addresses academic/behavior concerns with the team and is open to receiving and giving feedback.

Sets up proactive meetings with parents regarding behavioral/disciplinary issues; assists Principal/Assistant Principal in academic and disciplinary meetings, as needed, including retention meetings.

Collaborates with Assistant Principal, Principal, directors, and school counselors to address needs of scholars with multiple/repeated disciplinary issues as well as student relationships; these meetings may address the relationship between behavior and academics.

Prepares daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly positive reward systems (e.g., manages the school store) and participates in assemblies and award ceremonies (in conjunction with the Assistant Dean of School Culture); collects and reviews disciplinary records for award nominees.

Prepares and displays data detailing individuals and homerooms who have met classroom and school behavior expectations each month, quarterly, and yearly for different stakeholders (scholars, teachers, board members, etc.).

Collaborates with the Director of Student Services on all Student Behavior Management Plans, along with support from the school counselors and Restorative Justice Coordinator.

Supports attendance and appropriate interventions alongside the Operations Team; consults around the filing of court documents to report truancy and other serious…