Dean of Operations, SY ; California

Dean of Operations, SY 25-26 (California)

The Dean of Operations will be responsible for ensuring the effective, efficient, and values aligned school site operations.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Dean of Operations will be the non-instructional leader of the school site. The Dean will oversee attendance, child nutrition, recruitment and enrollment, facilities, field trips, health and safety, scheduling, records, testing, and transportation. The Dean will also support key compliance projects and manage operations team members, which may include a Community Engagement Manager, Office Assistant(s) and a Food Server.

The ideal candidate is a results-driven, systems-oriented leader with people and project management experience. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication skills, and can quickly build strong relationships with faculty, families, staff, and students.

What if all students graduated high school with the knowledge, skills and habits they need to lead a fulfilled life? This is the question that guides our mission at Summit Public Schools .

Summit is a leading network of public schools that prepare a diverse student population for success in a four-year college and to be thoughtful, contributing members of society. We operate 12 schools serving over 4,000 students in the Bay Area and Washington state. 100% of Summit graduates are college ready and Summit graduates complete college at double the national average.

We need exceptional, diverse, and mission-aligned teachers to join our team to help prepare our students for a fulfilled life. Join us!

Manage systems and processes to support daily attendance and collaborate with Executive Director to ensure school meets student attendance goals

Ensure regular attendance reports are submitted on time, accurately and in compliance.

Oversee implementation and compliance of attendance interventions including truancy protocols.

Recruitment and Enrollment

Manage systems and processes to support recruitment and enrollment and collaborate with Executive Director to oversee recruitment of new students and ensure school meets enrollment goals (School is fully enrolled)

Manage lotteries and registration for prospective students and ensure compliance with charter petition

Manage re-enrollment for current students (100% forms collected by first day of school)

Health and Safety

Ensure that site is safe and secure and in compliance, including management of site safety plan (100% emergency drills completed on time, safety plan updated annually, annual safety inspection passed)

Coordinate site emergency drills and liaise with local emergency departments

Ensure student incidents are recorded and reported accurately and on time.

Coordinate site health and nursing services; this includes hearing and vision screening.

Ensure that field trips are safe and compliant.

Technology and Facilities

Manage inventory of technology equipment and ensure that chrome books are kept in good care.

Manage facilities maintenance, coordinate repairs and liaise with landlords.

Coordinate with facilities team on site upgrades.

Meals

Oversee child nutrition program and daily meal service; this includes required training and certification.

Ensure compliance with the National School Lunch Program.

Manage meal application collection and processing.

Records and Testing

Oversee intake and ongoing maintenance of student cumulative files to ensure accuracy and compliance, including processing records requests for entering and exiting students.

Manage incoming transfers and transcript requests

Oversee distribution of report cards and transcripts.

Support planning, preparation and administration for standardized tests

Scheduling

Support design of school master schedule.

Build student schedules for start of the school year.

Manage student scheduling maintenance throughout the school year.

Transportation

Coordinate daily bussing and manage public transit program.

Manage transportation reporting and ensure compliance.

Oversee transportation management for field trips and other school activities.

Leadership

Serve as member of the school admin team.

Manage Community Engagement Manager, Office…