Dean of Students Grades 6-8

Description

GEO Academies is a national, non-profit network of open-enrollment, public charter schools committed to empowering students to accelerate their academic pathways, advance their social mobility, and achieve their career and lifelong goals. Our innovative and award-winning K-16 GEO Academies Model begins with personalized, competency-based learning and accelerates students into postsecondary immersion as early as 9th grade.  GEO Academies students have the opportunity to earn a full college degree or career credential even before graduating from high school - at no cost to families. 

 Performance Responsibilities/ Essential Functions

A Dean performs the following duties:

• Arrives before students arrive each day 
• Greets students in the morning as they arrive and monitors student dress codes
• Works harmoniously with teachers, leadership and SPED Dept. 
• Assist with creating individual behavior plans for students as needed
• Use discipline data to develop culture and climate goals and coordinate with leadership to create action plans
• Provide professional development and parent workshops needed to promote and support positive student culture
• Work with school administration to address and assist with student attendance issues
• Support teachers with logical student consequences and reinforcements 
• Manage and maintain consistency of all consequence programs such as ISS, After School Detention and Saturday School
• Responsible for staffing After School Detention and Saturday School – filling in when necessary
• Log and record all entries for all referrals resulting in Out of School or In-School Suspensions 
• Circulate through entire facility to show presence in every classroom at least once a day
• Coordinate and schedule parent meetings after students 5th referral 
• Communicate via email scheduled parent meetings with teachers and leadership staff
• Determine necessary outcome once a student is referred to (ISS, OSS parent conference)
• Support school wide incentives and rewards
• Participate and attend school functions
• Attend all required staff meetings
• Assist with after school parent pick up until 4:00pm daily
• Other duties requested by supervisor 
• Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree
• Valid Teacher License preferred 
• Proven desire to make a difference in children’s lives 
• 3-5 years’ proven success in an urban school environment 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills