Dean of Students - Elm Community & Beacon Community

26-27 Dean of Students – Elm Community & Beacon Community

Somerville Public Schools;
Somerville High School – Somerville, Massachusetts

Job : 5711612

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 13, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 27, 2026

To assist the Principal and Assistant Principal in promoting a positive school environment while also addressing issues that affect student learning and success. The Dean will collaborate with the Community Assistant Principals and School Counselors to implement behavior intervention and attendance systems to support a positive atmosphere for student learning. The Dean will assist with building monitoring, attend designated school functions, support families as partners, and maintain an overall environment that promotes student development.

Student Support and Conduct

• Work with Principal, Assistant Principal, and School Counselors to develop and implement disciplinary and attendance procedures and guidelines which will foster a safe learning environment; monitor and enforce the school attendance policy.
• Notify parent/guardian of student absences through phone calls, emails, and parent meetings with a goal of developing positive relationships and offering support to both students and families.
• Participate in and/or lead meetings related to students’ emerging or special needs or other difficulties. Act as a liaison between parents/guardians as well as the court system and human service providers as necessary.
• Work closely with teachers to recommend and assist with behavior modification strategies in the classroom with an emphasis on culturally and linguistically sustaining practices.
• Work with students regarding discipline and attendance issues and make appropriate referrals.
• Facilitate mediations with teachers and students using restorative practices.
• Collaborate with families to support student learning at school and at home.
• Contribute to the management of student behavior, in collaboration with specialty personnel as necessary.
• Assist the Principal and Assistant Principal in addressing student conduct issues.
• Collect and assess all discipline data including detentions and suspensions and present this data at the weekly Student Support Team Meetings.
• Assess discipline data with the administrative team and develop strategies to reduce recidivism.
• Support the implementation of social curricula to provide students with instruction that results in positive social, emotional, and behavioral development.

Teaching and Learning

• Support the Principal/Assistant Principal in ensuring that instructional practices support students’ academic, social and emotional development.
• Ensure instructional practices reflect high expectations regarding content and quality of effort and work, engage all students and are personalized to accommodate diverse learning styles, needs, interests, and levels of readiness.
• Maximize instructional time and use it effectively.

School Environment

• Foster positive, collaborative relationships with staff, students, families, and outside agencies involved in the work of the school.
• Support the development and maintenance of a positive, personalized school environment.
• Provide guidance to staff regarding culturally and linguistically sustaining practices.
• Support the development and implementation of effective plans, procedures, routines and operational systems to address the full range of safety, health, and emotional and social needs of students.
• Implement school-wide behavior expectations.
• Respond to student issues that arise during the course of the school day and supervise students during transitions such as lunch, entry and dismissal.
• Assist with monitoring the building and school grounds before, during, and after school.
• Oversee and supervise Community after school detentions and interventions.

Professional Development

• Support and model a culture in which all staff are reflective about their practice and use data, current research, best practices and theory to continuously adapt instruction and practice to achieve improved results.

General

• Undertake such duties as may be assigned from time to…