SY 25-26 - Dean of Culture

Welcome to Conservatory Lab Charter School- a community that stands out in Massachusetts:

• The ONLY charter school designated a “School of Recognition” by DESE based on SY22/23 growth metrics across all subgroups.
• A finalist for the Pozen Prize in 2019, awarded for strong student growth.
• An “El Sistema-inspired” program, where students have music class every day and learn a wide variety of instruments.
• An EL Education school where project-based learning, social-emotional development, and rigorous academics are woven together for powerful outcomes.
• A place where students implicitly learn to uplift each other, persevere, and cooperate through their experiences in music as well as academic classes.

Come join our community and be part of a unique, dynamic team committed to holistic excellence in urban education! The Conservatory Lab Charter School seeks a Dean of School Culture who is passionate about collaborating with staff, students, and families to create a strong school and community culture rooted in the 5 school values of Cooperation, Empathy, Perseverance, Reflection, and Responsibility. The Dean of School Culture will support a positive school culture. Responsibilities:

• Support the maintenance of a calm, joyful, inclusive, and compassionate school culture through the development and support of routines, traditions, and rituals
• Collaborate with Leadership on school culture goals
• Collaborate with Director of Academics & Director of Sistema to facilitate family engagement events
• Lead organizing and family outreach for schoolwide events
• Coordinate PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) for lower school
• Monitor daily tier 1 class meetings to support social development
• Collaborate with school counselor to establish and implement support students with lagging social development skills
• Collaborate with BCBA, teachers and families to establish appropriate behavioral expectations and supports for students
• Support teachers in implementing school based systems and individual behavior plans to support success
• Support school wide systems for school culture that promote positive behaviors and address negative choices in a developmentally appropriate way
• Create and oversee systems for behavioral expectations in common spaces and monitor student behavior when necessary (hallways, playground, arrival & dismissal)
• Drive use and fidelity of these systems by all school staff
• Oversee behavior management platform (Kickboard) usage by all staff
• Lead monthly behavior CPT data dives
• Maintain record of student office referrals and bus incidents using Kickboard
• Analyze social development growth data using Kickboard
• Follow through on behavioral concerns via family meetings, using Kickboard data to drive conversations and collaborate with families and teachers to develop student support plans
• Assist teachers, students, and families in the effective creation and implementation of individual behavior plans
• Reinforce the effective use of a school-wide behavior plan
• Manage SST portfolio, attend all SST meetings, initiate referrals to SST as needed in accordance with data and office referrals
• Collaborate with counselor, learning specialists, and special education coordinator to support family success
• Monitor student attendance and tardiness, follow up with families to support school attendance as necessary
• Model how to build strong, mutually respectful relationships with all of our students and their families
• Ensure that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement
• Collaborate with school partners to support the school and individual students
• Support effective use of support staff in classrooms and supervise support staff
• Be highly present and visible during school hours
• Manage arrival and dismissal responsibilities including all scheduling, staffing and coordination with operations manager
• Other responsibilities as assigned by administration