SY18-19 Impact Prep Dean of Culture
- Employer
- Springfield Public Schools
- Location
- Springfield, MA, US
- Salary
- Based on collective bargaining unit salary schedule
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- Job Category
- Administrator, Principal
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SY18-19 Impact Prep Dean of Culture
Grade Level: 6-8
Start Date: Summer, TBD
Location: Impact Prep at Chesnut South
Impact Prep is an innovative public middle school in the Springfield, Massachusetts community. Our vision at Impact Prep is the creation of a learning environment where students are academically equipped and socially inspired. Graduating eighth grade students from Impact Prep will leave performing at or above grade level on the MCAS and - equally important - will have developed a character compass to guide their future decisions.Our vision is grounded in the belief of our CORE VALUES:
Character - Achievement - Resilience - Excellence
Our goal is simple: to prepare scholars with the educational and societal skills they will need to succeed in middle school, high school, and college. Ultimately, scholars will become leaders and responsible contributing members of their communities.
We are currently seeking educators who want to become Impactors! We are seeking those who are excited about the opportunity to join our team and help to assist us in transforming the lives of scholars in Springfield, Massachusetts.
About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership
In 2015, the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Springfield Public Schools partnered to form the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP). SEZP is committed to ensuring that the middle and high schools in "The Zone" are engaging environments where teachers receive the supports they need to grow professionally, and students have the opportunity to acquire the academic and personal skills to succeed in the college or career of their choice.
Each SEZP school has the autonomy to craft and implement its own, unique vision for success and receives support from an ecosystem of national-caliber partners. Furthermore, Teacher Leadership Teams at each school ensure that teacher voice is heard and that there is strong communication between school administration and staff.
Teaching in SEZP
SEZP is seeking educators who are excited to work in a collaborative, engaging, diverse, and high energy environment. We are seeking team players committed to the SEZP mission, high expectations, and their own professional growth.
Dean of Culture
Duties:
1. Teacher Leadership:
The Dean of Culture is responsible for ensuring fellow teachers have the support needed to effectively build a supportive culture of high expectations for all students. Specifically, the Dean of Culture is responsible for the following:
Serving as the primary teacher leader defining and reinforcing school culture and expectations
Helping ensure school-wide consistency in implementation of culture expectations
Leading professional development training on positive school culture, effective classroom management, and other topics
Providing planning support to teachers to help them improve classroom management and increase student engagement
Observing teachers frequently and providing actionable feedback and coaching on how to improve student culture and classroom management
Acting as an exemplar for all staff by modeling positivity and high expectations for all students
Reinforcing a learning environment that sets high expectations for all students, with a recognition of the individual needs of students, including language and cultural differences, maturational differences, and differences in learning styles
Working closely with school leaders to help insure a positive staff culture; addressing challenges in staff culture positively and assertively
2. School-Wide Responsibilities:
The Dean of Culture is accountable for fostering an environment designed to allow all students to be happy, productive, and reach their full potential. Specifically, the Dean of Culture is responsible for the following:
Implementing and overseeing an effective, building-wide, consistent student culture program
Making the school a positive environment that values students, their families, and their culture, and consistently pushes them to work hard and achieve at high levels
Developing positive relationships with students and consistently holding students to high expectations
Consistently and fairly responding to students who have failed to meet school culture expectations; helping to implement appropriate consequences and help students quickly become able to meet the school's high expectations
Working closely and effectively with students who have behavior challenges; coordinating with their families; partnering with other school staff to execute individualized behavior interventions when necessary
Developing positive relationships with family members and the community
Serving as a representative of the school to the community; working with staff members to insure that families are well-informed about what is happening in school and have other opportunities to interact positively with the school
Supervise public areas (such as hallways and other public spaces) when appropriate to reinforce school behavior expectations
Accurately monitoring and analyzing student attendance, student homework completion, and student discipline records; work with leaders, fellow teachers, students, and families to create appropriate responses to ensure outstanding attendance, homework completion, and student culture
We are seeking team players committed to the SEZP mission, high expectations, and their own professional growth.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Appropriate content/program area educator license and grade level (Middle School) licensure from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Desired Skills
A track record of success working with students and proven expertise in middle school instruction
High expectations for self and others, and a willingness to hold self and others accountable to these expectations
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong interpersonal skills
Ability to build strong relationships with students and families
Commitment to professional growth and regularly seeking out opportunities to improve instructional practice
Belief and alignment with SEZP's core beliefs and philosophy, including the belief that each and every child can excel academically
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage interrelated tasks
Bilingual speaking, reading, and writing abilities (Spanish)
Benefits
SEZP offers a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience; salaries for new teachers start at $49,000. Teachers in SEZP qualify for benefits (personal/sick days, health insurance, etc.) offered to other teachers in the Springfield Public Schools.
Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. Please contact sezp@springfieldempowerment.org with any questions.
Primary Location: Chestnut Impact
Salary Range: Based on collective bargaining unit salary schedule
Shift Type: FT - Full Year
Job Contact Information:
Name: Nate Higgins
Title: Principal
Phone:
Email: higginsn@springfieldpublicschools.com
Grade Level: 6-8
Start Date: Summer, TBD
Location: Impact Prep at Chesnut South
Impact Prep is an innovative public middle school in the Springfield, Massachusetts community. Our vision at Impact Prep is the creation of a learning environment where students are academically equipped and socially inspired. Graduating eighth grade students from Impact Prep will leave performing at or above grade level on the MCAS and - equally important - will have developed a character compass to guide their future decisions.Our vision is grounded in the belief of our CORE VALUES:
Character - Achievement - Resilience - Excellence
Our goal is simple: to prepare scholars with the educational and societal skills they will need to succeed in middle school, high school, and college. Ultimately, scholars will become leaders and responsible contributing members of their communities.
We are currently seeking educators who want to become Impactors! We are seeking those who are excited about the opportunity to join our team and help to assist us in transforming the lives of scholars in Springfield, Massachusetts.
About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership
In 2015, the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Springfield Public Schools partnered to form the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP). SEZP is committed to ensuring that the middle and high schools in "The Zone" are engaging environments where teachers receive the supports they need to grow professionally, and students have the opportunity to acquire the academic and personal skills to succeed in the college or career of their choice.
Each SEZP school has the autonomy to craft and implement its own, unique vision for success and receives support from an ecosystem of national-caliber partners. Furthermore, Teacher Leadership Teams at each school ensure that teacher voice is heard and that there is strong communication between school administration and staff.
Teaching in SEZP
SEZP is seeking educators who are excited to work in a collaborative, engaging, diverse, and high energy environment. We are seeking team players committed to the SEZP mission, high expectations, and their own professional growth.
Dean of Culture
Duties:
1. Teacher Leadership:
The Dean of Culture is responsible for ensuring fellow teachers have the support needed to effectively build a supportive culture of high expectations for all students. Specifically, the Dean of Culture is responsible for the following:
Serving as the primary teacher leader defining and reinforcing school culture and expectations
Helping ensure school-wide consistency in implementation of culture expectations
Leading professional development training on positive school culture, effective classroom management, and other topics
Providing planning support to teachers to help them improve classroom management and increase student engagement
Observing teachers frequently and providing actionable feedback and coaching on how to improve student culture and classroom management
Acting as an exemplar for all staff by modeling positivity and high expectations for all students
Reinforcing a learning environment that sets high expectations for all students, with a recognition of the individual needs of students, including language and cultural differences, maturational differences, and differences in learning styles
Working closely with school leaders to help insure a positive staff culture; addressing challenges in staff culture positively and assertively
2. School-Wide Responsibilities:
The Dean of Culture is accountable for fostering an environment designed to allow all students to be happy, productive, and reach their full potential. Specifically, the Dean of Culture is responsible for the following:
Implementing and overseeing an effective, building-wide, consistent student culture program
Making the school a positive environment that values students, their families, and their culture, and consistently pushes them to work hard and achieve at high levels
Developing positive relationships with students and consistently holding students to high expectations
Consistently and fairly responding to students who have failed to meet school culture expectations; helping to implement appropriate consequences and help students quickly become able to meet the school's high expectations
Working closely and effectively with students who have behavior challenges; coordinating with their families; partnering with other school staff to execute individualized behavior interventions when necessary
Developing positive relationships with family members and the community
Serving as a representative of the school to the community; working with staff members to insure that families are well-informed about what is happening in school and have other opportunities to interact positively with the school
Supervise public areas (such as hallways and other public spaces) when appropriate to reinforce school behavior expectations
Accurately monitoring and analyzing student attendance, student homework completion, and student discipline records; work with leaders, fellow teachers, students, and families to create appropriate responses to ensure outstanding attendance, homework completion, and student culture
We are seeking team players committed to the SEZP mission, high expectations, and their own professional growth.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Appropriate content/program area educator license and grade level (Middle School) licensure from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Desired Skills
A track record of success working with students and proven expertise in middle school instruction
High expectations for self and others, and a willingness to hold self and others accountable to these expectations
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong interpersonal skills
Ability to build strong relationships with students and families
Commitment to professional growth and regularly seeking out opportunities to improve instructional practice
Belief and alignment with SEZP's core beliefs and philosophy, including the belief that each and every child can excel academically
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage interrelated tasks
Bilingual speaking, reading, and writing abilities (Spanish)
Benefits
SEZP offers a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience; salaries for new teachers start at $49,000. Teachers in SEZP qualify for benefits (personal/sick days, health insurance, etc.) offered to other teachers in the Springfield Public Schools.
Positions will be filled on a rolling basis; applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. Please contact sezp@springfieldempowerment.org with any questions.
Primary Location: Chestnut Impact
Salary Range: Based on collective bargaining unit salary schedule
Shift Type: FT - Full Year
Job Contact Information:
Name: Nate Higgins
Title: Principal
Phone:
Email: higginsn@springfieldpublicschools.com
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