Deputy, Student Rights & Responsibilities

Deputy, Student Rights & Responsibilities

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Deputy, Student Rights and Responsibilities Department:
Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Chief Student Support Services Officer Salary Range: $120,964 - $189,544 Overview The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to our city's more than 200,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities who are committed to ensuring all students achieve.

Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

Job Summary Supports the Chief of Student Support Services in the areas of student rights and responsibilities, student leadership, mentoring, attendance and truancy, student transitioning from out of district placements, students experiencing homelessness, students involved in child welfare, Title IX compliance, bullying and harassment compliance, and student discipline. Assures compliance with laws, codes, and regulations related to student discipline, hearings and expulsions, attendance and truancy, student transition, students experiencing homelessness and Title IX.

Develops short-term and long-term plans that incorporate change processes to reduce problematic student behavior, reduce disproportionate expulsions and reduce incidents in schools which impact the school climate and community. Collaborates with City Partners, including Courts, Mayor's Office of Education (including Community Schools) and the Office of Children and Families to improve outcomes for students. Essential Functions Leads and coordinates efforts to address existing and emerging issues which pertain to student discipline, hearings and expulsions;

coordinates the establishment of timelines to achieve District goals. Oversees all District wide attendance initiatives and partnerships with stakeholders; sets processes and policies for attendance and truancy, including working with the First Judicial District. Revises the Student Code of Conduct annually in collaboration with stakeholders. Coordinates student leadership activities, including citywide student government, mentoring and Black male engagement, student representatives for the Board, GSAs and other student lead groups.

In coordination with the Deputy Chief of Professional Development provides content for PD to include, but not limited to:
Understanding the Code of Conduct, Peer Mediation, Title IX, supporting transgender and gender nonconforming students, supporting homeless students, growing youth voice, and support with attendance strategies. Fosters and maintains cooperative working relationships with School District administrators, City Officials and community organizations. Collaborates with the Department of Human Services (DHS) around program data and outcomes for DHS involved youth. In collaboration with City partners for the truancy process, oversees the establishment of policy and protocols for attendance;

ensures that the functions of the attendance coaches are in alignment with the Pennsylvania Department of Education school plans. Directs the work of the Student Transition Center in collaboration with Juvenile probation, DHS and Community Behavioral Health (CBH) to support students returning to the District from court ordered placements or placements through CBH; sets protocols and establishes best practices for case managers in the Center to support returning students.

Provides leadership for the Education of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Office; oversees the provision of support to students experiencing homelessness and ensures that student rights are protected through the McKinney-Vento federal law. Writes Board policies relevant to student rights; attends all Board and committee meetings as the representative of Student Support Services Oversees the implementation of policy and protocol for the complaints procedure for Title IX and other bullying and harassment complaints.

Represents the District in cross-collaborative meetings with City partners such as Act 33…