Dean of Scholars

Position: 2026-27 Dean of Scholars

ABOUT ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS


Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit public charter school networks in the nation, operating 26 high-performing, middle and high schools that educate nearly 13,000 scholars who make up the heart of Los Angeles' Latinx, Black, and recent immigrant communities. Alliance schools have been recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, the U.S. Department of Education, and the California Department of Education.

Since opening our first school in 2004, 95% of Alliance scholars have graduated from high school. We strive to uplift our scholars and their communities by fostering unparalleled educational opportunities that encourage scholarly thought, resilient learning, powerful communication, mind-body wellness, and community advocacy. To learn more, visit www.

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ROLE SUMMARY

Deans of Scholars are responsible for facilitating the development and support of an inclusive school community that encourages a culture of high academic achievement, wellness, a sense of belonging, individual accountability, and collective responsibility for scholars, families, and staff.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

School Culture and Climate

• Lead and sustain school culture initiatives aligned with network priorities to support scholar engagement, strong teacher-scholar relationships, and scholar safety.
• Lead high-fidelity implementation of effective and consistent implementation of School wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) through a trauma-informed approach while always modeling the school's values and high expectations.
• Actively engage in and facilitate conversations about race with colleagues that aim to build a more equitable, inclusive, and culturally relevant school culture.
• Promote general scholar health, safety, and welfare by overseeing inclusive scholar activities (e.g., career exploration, field trips, service learning, dances, rallies, etc.)

Scholar Behavior, Discipline, and Safety

• Oversee scholar discipline record keeping and documentation, including conducting scholar behavior incident investigations and writing reports.
• Lead targeted and intensive behavior systems through use of research-based interventions and alternatives to suspension.
• Manage suspension, alternative-to-suspension, and behavior referral processes using a restorative approach, non-exclusionary practices, and strong documentation procedures.
• Assist in the planning, implementation, and progress monitoring of effective individual scholar behavior support plans in collaboration with scholars, parents/guardians, Teachers, Counselors, School Leaders, and other support service providers, including re-entry meetings and/or IEP/504 plan meetings for students with multiple behavior infractions.
• Ensure the overall safety and well-being of all scholars through ongoing monitoring and adjustment of school site systems, practices, routines, and procedures.
• Develop, coordinate, and monitor active supervision and transition systems throughout the school.

Family Engagement and Relationships

• Model for and coach staff in building and maintaining strong relationships with scholars and families.
• Plan and lead parent/guardian conferences for targeted and intensive behavior and/or attendance-related issues as needed.
• Maintain regular communication with families regarding scholar behavior (both positive and negative) via email, phone, and in-person conferences.

Scholar Attendance

• Actively participate on the school's attendance team.
• Support with the management and implementation of school strategy to reduce chronic absenteeism and increase scholar attendance with a trauma-informed lens and special attention to scholar subgroups (i.e. multilingual learners, socioeconomically disadvantaged, foster youth, homeless, scholars with disabilities, racial/ethnic groups).
• As part of the school's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), analyze attendance data alongside behavior and academic data to support scholar success through tiered intervention recommendations, implementation, and…