SY - Dean; Expenses Secondary

Position: 2025-2026 SY - Dean; Relocation Expenses $3000 (300+ miles) - Secondary

Job Details

• Position Type:
  Administration / Dean
• Date Posted: 12/15/2025
• Location:
  
  Gallup Middle School
• Date Available:
  
  SY
• Closing Date:
  Until Filled

Job Title

Dean

Work Location

Gallup Middle School

Work Hours

7.5 hours per day

Contract Length

204 days

Salary

$85,607.00

Supervisor

Principal

Relocation Incentive

300+ miles: $3,000.00. Incentive paid in full on the first paycheck. Incentives are subject to district terms and conditions.

General

Job Description

The School Dean will develop leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student. The Dean will learn to perform at the effective or higher level as measured by the competencies and indicators found in the Handbook for Highly Objective Uniform Statewide Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) and meet the foundational expectations of the District Instructional Expectations.

Terms of Employment

• Annual Reapplication required
• Non-CBA
• At-will employment
• 204-day contract

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support school leadership in the promotion of the success of all students by maintaining a culture that supports student achievement, high-quality instruction, and professional development to meet the diverse learning needs of the school community.
• Develop, evaluate, and coordinate, within District policy, an educational program. Ensure that, with administrative guidance, objectives for student education are met through meetings with staff, review of teachers’ activities, identification of educational needs of students, and implementation of District and State standards.
• Comply with state-approved Code of Ethics of the education profession and uphold administrative directives and regulations, school board policies, and local, state, and federal regulations. Safeguard confidentiality of privileged information.
• Use communication and relationship-building skills to engage the larger community in the knowledge of and advocacy for equity in meeting the diverse needs of the school community.
• Organize and support ongoing professional learning opportunities that are aligned with the New Mexico Professional Development Framework and support the diverse learning needs of the school community.
• Support the Principal in the management of the school campus, budget, and daily operations to equitably meet the diverse learning needs of the school community.
• Develop, support, encourage, and supervise programs that lead to increased student attendance and achievement.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify and respond to sensitive community and organizational issues, concerns and needs.
• Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the work of campus/building staff.
• Delegate authority and responsibility.
• Learn the process of staff evaluation.
• Participate in the development and administration of District goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Work with the school leader to develop, prepare, and facilitate school budgets.
• Interpret and apply applicable Federal, State, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Utilize District curriculum based on state competencies, including objectives, assessment methods, and ordering of instructional materials.
• Develop the ability to direct the preparation of class schedules, cumulative records, and attendance reports.
• Confer with teachers, students, and parents concerning educational and behavioral problems in school.
• Administer the educational programs for students with mental or physical disabilities, facilitate services and ensure that needed services are provided by the appropriate specialist.
• Establish and maintain relationships with colleges, community organizations, and surrounding schools to coordinate educational services.
• Plan and direct building maintenance and ensure all facilities follow appropriate health and safety regulations.
• Attend required meetings, conduct staff meetings, and participate in assigned committees.
• Prepare required state and district reports.
• Prepare requisitions and allocate supplies, equipment, and instructional material as needed.
• Perform related duties as required.
• Understand and respect cultural diversities and Native American traditional beliefs and practices of students and their families.

Qualifications

Must hold a Level II Teaching License or higher.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in Educational Leadership.
• Flexibility in working with both adult and student learners.

Physical Requirements

Ability to perform the job and access the environment for which you are hired. Required tasks include sitting, standing, lifting, moving about the room or school, carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, kneeling, prolonged typing, and moving light furniture.

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