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About the Role

As a Dean of Students at Achievement First, you will coach teachers, drive decisions for scholar benefit, and foster a love of learning. You will be a champion for students, demanding excellence and creating a vibrant school community. You will grow as a leader, thrive on feedback, and cultivate strong schoolwide classroom cultures.

Responsibilities

• Analyze school wide data to design responsive and effective student interventions.
• Develop highly effective instructional curriculum and schedule, in collaboration with principal and Team Teaching & Learning in the Network Support office.
• Observe lessons regularly and deliver targeted feedback to teachers.
• Collaborate with grade/subject teams to plan units, lessons and assessments; regularly share feedback.
• Assist teachers to devise and monitor high-impact support plans for students.
• Model outstanding instruction for teachers.
• Coordinate and manage creative, inspiring professional development sessions in line with school goals and priorities.
• Direct the interim assessment process to ensure teachers are using current data to drive instruction; facilitate regular, meaningful interim assessment data debriefs with teachers.
• Lead staff trainings at start and end of school year and on professional development days.
• Track other useful academic data (e.g. homework completion rates); communicate progress to students, teachers and parents.
• Participate in regular leadership team meetings.
• Work closely with dean of students to support efforts in character development and positive school culture.
• Assist teacher leaders (e.g., coaches, grade team leaders) in developing leadership skills.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree; master’s degree preferred.
• Certified as a school leader per your state’s guidelines and requirements; If not currently certified, ability to obtain necessary state certification in specific subject and grade level is required within the first two months of employment.
• At least 3 years of K-12 full-time lead teaching experience with a record of high student achievement.
• At least 1 year of experience coaching and leading adults to obtain high student achievement.

Skills

• Active and demonstrated commitment to Achievement First’s mission and values: Leading for Racial Equity, Embrace Challenge, and Go Further Together.
• Exemplary instructional and classroom management skills, including meeting extremely high standards for student achievement.
• Proven ability to proactively and effectively coach and manage adults and drive excellent student achievement through others.
• Superior personal organizational skills, ability to coach others to improve their organizational skills and efficiency, and ability to “zoom out” to create and manage systems and projects that require long range planning and organization.
• Strong self awareness and awareness of others, and exceptional “warm/demanding” balance when leading adults.
• Growth mindset for self and others; willingness to seek out feedback and ability to implement constructive feedback quickly and effectively.
• Mastery of and enthusiasm for subject matter.
• Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

Location

• NY
• CT
• RI

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3 years of K-12 full-time lead teaching experience
• 1 year of experience coaching and leading adults

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree preferred
• School leader certification

Salary/Compensations

• NY salaries range from $94,725 - $123,595.
• CT/RI Salaries $85,765-$119,904.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 403(b) retirement benefit package with match
• Paid Family Leave

About the Company

• Achievement First is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity.
• You can learn more about diversity at Achievement First here: http://achievementfirst.org/about-us/diversity/

Equal Opportunity

• Achievement First is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity.
• People from all diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.